Quote Originally Posted by applepie2 View Post
There are very few differences of ***ual development (DSDs) [or "congenital reproductive disorders" (CRDs)] which result in a clear male puberty advantage, and there are debates to be had about some conditions such as CAIS (complete androgen insensitivity syndrome), but testing based on a cheek swab is sufficient to determine 46,XY 5-ARD. This appears to be the most common condition causing controversy, and may be the case with the two boxers. This is the DSD that Caster Semenya has, and it is now clear that Semenya should not have been competing against women.

The Sutton issue needs no *** testing, as the goalkeeper is transgender not someone with a DSD. The reason it is "a sudden scandal now" is that women are more able to speak out than even a couple of years ago. I am all for transgender people being treated with a reasonable degree of respect (not being discriminated against in housing, for example) but other people's rights also matter. Women should not lose their rights in order to be nice to a man who thinks he is in some sense a woman.
Nailed it. If "trans rights" means that trans people are afforded the same dignity and respect as anyone else, I'm all for it. I'm sure most people are. But if it means legally changing their identity so that someone born a man can compete against women or get undressed in female changing rooms, I'm very much against it. First, because women's rights matter. Second, because elevating subjective feelings above objective realities sets a very dangerous president.