Re:What No One Is Reporting About Caster Semenya: She Has XY...
by Arbalest on Sunday May 05, 2019 @05:51AM
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The article does make point that the biology isn't that clear. Yes, much of her physiology is more male than it would typically be, but her external characteristics aren't male. so summarising that "she" is a "he" is a gross oversimplification of exceptional circumstances.
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Re:What No One Is Reporting About Caster Semenya: She Has XY...
by TheAdamAndChe on Sunday May 05, 2019 @08:15AM
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Perhaps, but having male genetics and some characteristics of both sexes makes her intersex[1]. She was assigned the female gender, but she still has genetics and hormone levels that are not cis female. Hormones strongly affect some forms of physical performance.
Re:What No One Is Reporting About Caster Semenya: She Has XY...
by DanBC on Sunday May 05, 2019 @08:21AM
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> She chose the female gender,
She was assigned female at birth.
Re:What No One Is Reporting About Caster Semenya: She Has XY...
by TheAdamAndChe on Sunday May 05, 2019 @08:42AM
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Thanks, I have corrected my comment.