Transgender and the Olympics

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Transgender and the Olympics concerns the policy of the Olympics in dealing with the unfairness of biological men invading women's sports as transgenders.

The Olympics initially adopted a policy of deferring to the international committees unique to each sport, but those committees are vulnerable to lawfare and judicial activism.

In early June 2024, the Leftist-controlled International Olympic Committee published new "PORTRAYAL GUIDELINES GENDER-EQUAL, FAIR AND INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN SPORT." These liberal guidelines insist, for example, that gender "refers to both one’s sense of self and to the system of socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for people of different genders (UN Women)." These biased guidelines further assert that:

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TERMS TO AVOID: “born male”, “born female”, “biologically male”, “biologically female”, “genetically male”, “genetically female”, “male-to-female (MtF)”, “female-to-male” (FtM)

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As of 2024, the Olympics has dropped a requirement based on hormone treatments.

The Olympics, perhaps due to pressure by the transgender agenda, is in liberal denial about inherent athletic advantages of males which makes it unfair to allow them to compete in women's sports. As summarized by NBC News:

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In a six-page document, the IOC outlined 10 principles, which it described as "grounded on the respect for internationally recognised human rights," that sports competitions should follow. It also said it will no longer require athletes to undergo hormone level modifications to compete. "This Framework recognises both the need to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their gender identity or sex variations, can practise sport in a safe, harassment-free environment that recognises and respects their needs and identities," the committee said.

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Lia Thomas

An appeal to an international sports governing body by Lia Thomas, the transgender women who swam in the NCAA championship for Penn, was denied on June 12, 2024:

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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case. The Court of Arbitration for Sport panel of three judges dismissed Thomas’ request for arbitration with the World Aquatics governing body, in a ruling released Wednesday.

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Historical rules

In 1999, mandatory sex testing was banned for the Olympics. But "the International Olympic Committee has left sex and gender to the discretion of each sport’s governing body. Though the IOC recommends international federations follow its 10-step framework method to assess eligibility, federations are not required to abide by those principles when making a decision."

See also

• "Which sports will allow trans athletes at the Paris Olympics?"