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I'm not familiar with that term and the subject, what's the issue with checking someone fit in the corresponding physical category? Sport is all about the physical body and performance, not about personality. Physical categories could be abandoned, but if they are maintained there then it's seems logical to check, maybe with a more scientific test like testosterone level being into a range. Regardless of gender people would then compete in their (testosterone?) class, like weight classes exists in some sports.

Yeah, I take issue with forcing anyone including 13 years old to undergo genital checks. It is literally in the sexual harassments category and massively humiliating.

Also, if there is manufactured controversy, it is this one. It is not like there would be hundreds of trans women destroying female sport. This issue exists purely to outrage people and to be cruel to few that exist.

weird take imo, I played multiple sports in highschool and every year I had to go have a doctor (always female, but I'm supposed to be ok with this I guess, but I wasn't) handle my genitals or I wouldn't be allowed to compete.

That is definitely not normal.

It's extremely normal https://www.virtua.org/articles/turn-your-head-and-cough-the...

You clearly didn't play any sports, or you're female, I suppose.

I have never seen people called "TERF"s being against transmen in men's sports, only transwomen. Haven't seen one demand genital checks either.

What's even the point of having sports separated into women's and “men's” if anyone can just choose where to participate?

Which is not situation at all, nor was there any threat of that happening.

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