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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swimming: not a good comparison. The only divisions are men and women.

Running: If there is a division, there has to be a way to determine it and, if necessary, examine for it.
  
For nearly all competitors, a standard cheek swab and drug-test-like exam would (I think) be enough to determine if the genetic makeup is XX and if testosterone levels are in the normal range.

Then if these two tests indicate something unusual, other diagnostics (ultrasound, other) would be called in.  These diagnostics would only be needed for a small minority of competitors.

Of course, I would also support very transparent rules and the idea that serious competitors would be tested early in their careers so as not to be surprised.[/quote]

...but WHY is testosterone the defining factor here?  It seems like this is a "rule" meant to harass women who are insufficiently feminine while leaving all of the other genetic "freaks" alone.  Most Olympic calibre athletes are weird in some way, but the only folks being subjected to humiliating testing are women of color from poor countries.  [/quote]

NP here, why would you think only certain people signing up for female events would be singled out?  This seems akin to weighing everyone participating in sports divided by weight class; requiring birth certificates for people entering events segregated by age (eg, no 16yo trying to pass as 12yo in little league World Series), etc.  BTW in the case of xxy, participating and winning in a men's competition *could* make the xxy person the first female to win a men's title.[/quote]

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