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Female soccer player called ‘racist’ and ‘transphobic’ after call for gender testing
The article itself reports misogynistic and skewed information to frame women with naturally higher testosterone levels as transgender. Gender testing in sports is typically used as a suspicion-based approach, which is highly discriminatory and enables racism in the sporting community. High levels of testosterone play a significant role in women's hormones, but it is also estimated that 1 in 10 women deal with this sort of fluctuation in hormones. Overall, the author seems to be in support of Elizabeth Eddy's claims and her want for the sport to remain "female only"; high testosterone in women should not be an indicator of gender in sports, and it is entirely wrong that this news article is portraying and spreading that sort of information.
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I completely agree that framing naturally higher testosterone levels as “cheating” in female sports is misleading, especially since many women naturally have higher levels without any enhancement due …Read MoreI completely agree that framing naturally higher testosterone levels as “cheating” in female sports is misleading, especially since many women naturally have higher levels without any enhancement due to factors such as genetics, medical conditions (like PCOS), or natural hormonal variation/imbalance. Read Less