SecondUniverse (she/her/they)Mar 27

How are we in a world where these two statements are widely seen as simultaneously true: (1) You always know when you see a trans woman so Sex Matters toilet terrorists are just fine, and (2) trans women are so sneaky the IOC has to catch them out with genetic testing?

There has only ever been one trans woman athlete at the Olympics, and she finished last. It wasn't a trans sneak attack, the athlete made no secret of her history. There is no evidence at all of trans women "stealing" sport from cis women. In fact, trans women are underrepresented on the winner's podium.

This ban is transphobic but the direct victims of the ruling are intersex and cis women who are now required to "prove" they are women. The violence is that people who have lived their whole lives as women will be told they aren't really valid. That they are a threat to their sisters.

Fuck the IOC.

#ukpol #uspol #sports #trans #intersex

Show threadSecondUniverse (she/her/they)

Alliance of rights organizations and the UN condemn the IOC:

https://sportandrightsalliance.org/olympics-sex-testing-harms-all-women-and-girls/

Olympics: Sex Testing Harms All Women and Girls

The IOC should abandon plans to mandate sex testing and ban trans and intersex athletes – which would set women’s sport back 30 years.

Sport & Rights Alliance
Mar 27 at 11:36amWeb
Show threadsamiamsamMar 27

@SecondUniverse

this was tried before and it was a human rights violation and a disaster

Show threadsnowyfoxMar 27
"In recent years, sport eligibility regulations have targeted women of color from the Global South, often with no evidence and on the basis of appearance."
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"Finally, the IOC and International Federations (IFs) are in no position to oversee how mandatory genetic screening will be implemented across 200+ diverse national contexts. While this has the potential to harm all women and girls, the harms would be particularly pronounced in Global South countries that have fewer resources and protections for athletes. According to the U.S.-based non-profit The Inclusion Playbook, the sex verification testing proposed by the IOC can cost upwards of $10,000 USD per athlete; how IFs or other governing bodies will pay for these costs remains to be seen."
Show threadAngela Glansbury 🚽Mar 27

@SecondUniverse
estimated price of testing $10k

fuck this shit 👎😾