The return of mandatory genetic sex testing: An unfolding catastrophe for women’s sport and what Humans of Sport and the International Sex Testing in Sport (STS) Consortium are doing about it
The policy will likely impact vast numbers of women and girls across the world: the IOC recommends conducting the screening “early in the athletic career,” exposing even athletes at the development level to potentially devastating genetic test results. Given the number of sports and countries in which the policy will be implemented––there are currently 43 sports on the combined summer and winter Olympic programme and over 200 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)––the implementation of the policy is likely to be highly varied, exposing women and girls to a wide range of potential harms.
Transgender women and intersex persons banned from Olympic women competition: compilation
English Statements and resources The International Olympic Committee polices women and girls and fails them – Ilga Olympics: Sex Testing Harms All Women and Girls
Sexual politics from July to October 2024
Introduction Once again, our newsletter brings you news and analysis about the current times, which are more somber than bright: authoritarian trends, the continued expansion