Comment Comment by Aurornis > and some high-performing female athletes show signs of intersex, which has caused this entire hysteria about checking for penises.This is a gross (literally) misunderstanding of the entire topicThe ruling covers a lot of the nuanced cases, including rare DSDs that may never even apply to Olympic athletesThe tests DO NOT check for genitals, and that is irrelevant to the decisions! It's a cheek swab that checks genetics. parent Aurornis 7 months ago
This is a gross (literally) misunderstanding of the entire topic
The ruling covers a lot of the nuanced cases, including rare DSDs that may never even apply to Olympic athletes
The tests DO NOT check for genitals, and that is irrelevant to the decisions! It's a cheek swab that checks genetics.