Eldritch kcarruthers13h ago
GeofCox

LeMonde: "France calls new Olympic gender testing 'backward step'."

""We oppose a generalisation of genetic testing, which raises numerous ethical, legal and medical questions, particularly in light of French legislation" which does not allow such tests, Sports Minister Marina Ferrari said in a statement."

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/03/27/france-calls-new-olympic-gender-testing-backward-step_6751863_9.html

France calls new Olympic gender testing 'backward step'

The IOC announced on Thursday that only 'biological females' will be allowed to compete in women's events, preventing transgender women from competing.

Le Monde
Mar 27 at 3:28pmWeb
Show threadGeofCox17h ago
I was amazed to read the quote from Rowling in this article - she is still not contrite at all about her mistake over Imane Khelif's gender.
Show threadChristo. London, England17h ago
@GeofCox
Plus it's only women athletes. Don't men have genetic differences too.
Show threadTanek Rune15h ago
@Christo_459 @GeofCox
Sure, but it wouldn't be proper misogyny unless it specifically hurt women and LGBTQIA folks.
Show threadRaw Cast Labs16h ago
@GeofCox who is France.
Never herd of them.
Show threadChloChloaca15h ago

@GeofCox More people need to call out this primitive decision. Genetic testing proves nothing about a person's capabilities.

And with the IOC recently releasing their own study that proved trans women actually *underperform* against cis women, this decision of theirs is clearly just based in bias and bigotry and not science.