It's also not correct to call this non-invasive. A dry blood draw is also on the table. Both methods require sharing one's DNA, which can violate privacy in several ways, particularly regarding how genetic data is collected, stored, shared, and potentially misused.

Thank you!

Last was "Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography" by Rebecca Jordan-Young & @karkazis.bsky.social. This book does double duty - accounting for the biological effects of t and the heavily biased research and discussion in the area. Highly recommend

Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (4/4)

WA is asking stakeholders for consultation but they are expected to be implemented later this year.

WA said the cheek-test proposal was based on the special rapporteur’s report on female eligibility to the UN General Assembly. This report is filled with transphobia and ignores the many orgs and experts saying how these practices violate human rights.

www.hrw.org/report/2020/...

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Under current rules, women with intersex variations have to undergo testosterone suppression for 2 years to be eligible--a requirement many have said violates multiple human rights. Now they would be banned too.

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Doubling down on their sexism and women's inherent inferiority they add that the “athletic disadvantages associated with female body structure and physiology contribute to the performance gap.”

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In 2023 World Athletics banned women who transitioned after puberty. Now they want to ban all trans women & most women with intersex variations claiming "males" have an “already an athletically significant performance gap before the onset of puberty."

worldathletics.org/download/dow...

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