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Gonz

Gonz

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Plan to allow transsexuals into Games on back burner


ATHENS, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- A decision to allow transsexuals to take part in the Olympic Games was put off on Saturday as the IOC executive board failed to reach consensus.

The decision-making body of the International Olympic Committeehad discussed the emotive subject at a meeting in the Greek capital but had failed to make much progress.

"The discussion was a difficult discussion for (IOC medical director) Patrick Schamasch and myself who tried to explain a verydifficult medical problem," said IOC president Jacques Rogge.

The rule would cover both male-to-female and female-to-male cases.

Some contend that transsexual athletes have a physical advantage against other women, because men are believed to have higher levels of testosterone and greater muscle-to-fat ratio and heart and lung capacity.

However, doctors say, testosterone levels and muscle mass drop after hormone therapy and sex-change surgery.

"Even for me it is complicated," Rogge said, "It is much more complicated for someone with no medical training." Enditem
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As Emperor of the World, I will define man/male as anyone possessing XY & woman/female as anyone possessing XX.
 
Since they are a very small group, they can be handled individually.
 
I assume it would be the some for Klienfelter syndrome?

Does this mean that all competitors would be subjected to compulsory chromosomal screening to determine their catagory?
 
Gotnolegs said:
I assume it would be the some for Klienfelter syndrome?

Does this mean that all competitors would be subjected to compulsory chromosomal screening to determine their catagory?
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Isn't that the way they do it now? ;)
 
Oh shit, I agree with Gonz on this one. Are there really any transexuals (former East German women swimmers excepted) that want to be in the Olympics?
 
Anybody know how much an island costs? :banghead:

Transsexuals were cleared Monday to compete in the Olympics for the first time.

Under a proposal approved by the IOC executive board, athletes who have undergone sex-change surgery will be eligible for the Olympics if their new gender has been legally recognized and they have gone through a minimum two-year period of postoperative hormone therapy.

The decision, which covers both male-to-female and female-to-male cases, goes into effect starting with the Athens Olympics in August.
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Exactly how many men would be willing to go through this surgery merely to compete in the women's portion of the Olympics? or vice versa for that matter.

I'm wondering how many transgendered people actually applied to make this such a big issue.
 
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