How does a sport governing body deal with it?

Sep 10, 2009
11:44:09am

scall

Is s/he/it a she or a he or neither? Should the individual be allowed to compete with women or be required to compete with men? Tough decisions all around for the Track and Field governing body.

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South African runner a hermaphrodite

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:28am

Must be tough for her.

Blueintheface

9/10/09 11:30am

That's a really good question. Man, that sucks.

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:31am

As a hermaphrodite, is she a she?

scall

9/10/09 11:31am

Just combine "She" "He" and "It"

Frustrated Coug

9/10/09 11:32am

Wow, careful with that one.

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:33am

If learning of her dual sexuality makes her

Blueintheface

9/10/09 11:36am

Are hermaphrodites usually "more" one gender

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:38am

I saw a National Geographic special about a

Blueintheface

9/10/09 11:40am

You may be interested in this story

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:43am

How does a sport governing body deal with it?

scall

9/10/09 11:44am

As I understood the article, she's a man.

BluePie

9/10/09 11:37am

So is internal more important than external?

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:41am

I guess it depends on if you are talking psycologi

BluePie

9/10/09 11:43am

Well, genetically a hermaphrodite is XXY

cougfanblue

9/10/09 11:47am

Not exactly - see response to original

eaglelover

9/10/09 12:54pm

An interesting quote I heard recently

BluePete

9/10/09 12:48pm

She/He has an ironic name for a hermaphordite

wapiti

9/10/09 11:55am

Like Jamie Lee Curtis - AIS

eaglelover

9/10/09 12:57pm

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