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IOC Nears Transgender Women Ban

The International Olympic Committee moved closer to banning transgender women from competing in female Olympic events in time for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, multiple outlets said.

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Alejandra Caraballo

@esqueer.net

What this policy will do is wreak havoc on intersex women who will have had no idea they were intersex until they are forced to undergo an invasive DNA test. They will be disqualified and have their entire lives upended. Athletes have completed suicide over this.

November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Zen Faulkes

@doctorzen.net

Being able to participate in sport is a human right.

www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...

www.olympics.com/ioc/pierre-d...

Right to participate in sports

www.ohchr.org

November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM

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