Saturday, August 3, 2024

There are no trans women Olympians this year, so anti-trans people picked a 'victim' to falsely 'accuse'

"‘This is not a transgender issue’: IOC addresses Olympic boxing controversy," CNN video, August 1, 2024

Transphobia Hurts Everybody, Joshua P. Hill, New Means (Substack), August 2, 2024

She’s Not Trans: Gender Politics Display Our Ignorance About Women’s Bodies, Melissa Corrigan, Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO, August 2, 2024

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after backlash over gender misconceptions, KADDOUR HABBARI AND GREG BEACHAM, AP, August 5, 2024

Why Is JK Rowling calling a cisgender female Olympian a man? Kaylin Hamilton, Prism & Pen, Medium, August 3, 2024

"Trump called into an episode of the right-wing show 'Clay and Buck' on Thursday to field questions about 'men in women’s sports,' discussing the transphobic right-wing reaction to an Algerian woman defeating an Italian woman in an Olympic boxing match, despite both athletes being cisgender." — Sara Boboltz, Trump: ‘They’re The Weird Ones’, HuffPost, August 1, 2024

Olympic Boxer Who Had Gender Test Issue Wins Fight, Causing Conservative Meltdown Tech billionaire Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump were among those criticizing the participation of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif in the Olympics. Sebastian Murdock, HuffPost, Aug 1, 2024

Italian Olympic boxer apologizes as "transvestigation" against opponent spreads: Angela Carini apologized for her treatment of opponent Imane Khelif, and for a transphobic storm that brewed after. Griffin Eckstein, Salon, August 2, 2024

"Weirdo right-wingers whip themselves into a hateful frenzy over Olympics boxing match" Matt Gertz, Media Matters, August 2, 2024

There are no trans women athletes at the Paris Olympics. So bigots manufactured them. The true story is much more complex than can be explained clearly in a handful of rage tweets. Katelyn Burns. MSNBC. August 2, 2024

Olympics 2024: Debate over trans inclusion hits female boxers hard - Editorial, NZ Herald

Algerians complain of 'violation' against Imane Khelif by Olympic boxing rival, Outsports

Only 8% of cable news coverage of anti-trans legislation featured a trans or gender-nonconforming guest in the first half of 2024, Media Matters

Irish boxer who beat Imane Khelif in 2022 defends former rival amid abuse over Olympic appearance, The Pink News

The transphobia Imane Khelif is experiencing isn't new—it's part of a disturbing, hateful pattern, The Advocate

The Boston Globe incorrectly printed the headline "Transgender Boxer Advances." The author was sports journalist Greg Beachem who wrote it for the AP. He clarified: "That's not my headline. That word isn't in my story. My stories are syndicated worldwide, and customers [of the articles in the AP wire service] are allowed to write their own headlines." Erin Reed adds: "The word 'transgender' does not appear once in the story, which was printed on August 2, 2024."

"International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has confirmed that Khelif is a cisgender boxer, calling disinformation about her gender “totally unacceptable.” Khelif’s family shared pictures of her as a child, as well as identity documents showing her assigned sex at birth. Notably, gender transition is criminalized in Algeria, making it extremely unlikely that transgender people would be allowed to transition in the country.
The original claim about Khelif’s sex eligibility arose when the scandal-plagued International Boxing Association (IBA) ruled her out of competition, alleging she failed an unspecified gender test after defeating an undefeated Russian boxer. Notably, the IBA is presided over by Umar Kremlev of Russia, an associate of President Putin. In 2023, the International Olympic Committee voted to derecognize the IBA due to concerns about corruption, governance, and judging controversies."
— Erin Reed, Boston Globe Falsely Prints Headline Calling Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Transgender: The paper, which claimed that Algerian cisgender boxer Imane Khelif, adds fuel to an already raging fire over womanhood and boxing. August 3, 2024

Read the boston Globe's apology: "Editor's note," Boston Globe, August 3, 2024

The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports, Natasha Lennard, The Intercept, August 2, 2024

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches Olympic medal after facing online abuse

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— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) Aug 3, 2024 at 11:27 AM

One thing I didn't mention in this, because it would be a digression, but: JD Vance's attack on a female boxer exposes how much a lie it is that conservatives want to "protect" women in sports. It proves that they don't believe female athletes are legitimate. www.salon.com/2024/08/05/g...

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— Amanda Marcotte (@amandamarcotte.bsky.social) Aug 5, 2024 at 9:28 AM

"Imane Khelif Is the Latest Victim of Weaponized White Womanhood: The most lethal weapon a white woman possess is her tears." My Lovely Suque, Aug 5, 2024

Florence Ashley, August 7, 2024:

"...in many ways, transphobia isn’t about trans people. Rather, it’s about what trans people mean to ideologies of race and gender. ... My colleague Blu Buchanan and I tracked that racial logic a bit more in depth in a truthout essay a few years ago. White supremacist ideologies are heavily invested in rigid gender norms and roles because they see them as necessary to white reproduction. The panic about ‘gender ideology’ is about trans people, yes, but it’s also explicitly about cis men and women not conforming to gender ideals that see men and women as fundamentally different forms of life with different roles in a society organized around the nuclear family.

Here, Helen Joyce is asserting which chromosome pairing Khelif has and saying that she's male.

Video still: Women's Olympic boxing & DSDs | Helen Joyce on TalkTV

J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit Filed by Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif After Olympic Win (EXCLUSIVE) By Elsa Keslassy, Alex Ritman, Variety, August 13, 2024

This is bullshit. All the info comes from the IBA, which lost its IOC credentials due to corruption. IBA said they tested Khelif's chromosomes, then said no actually it was testosterone, then said no it was something else, then claimed it was WADA certified which WADA denied.

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— Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) Aug 14, 2024 at 10:14 AM

Imane Khelif: TERFism Was ALWAYS about Race, Riki Wilchins, Aug 14, 2024

Imane Khelif Slams Trump and Musk Over Transgender Allegations: Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif has filed a cyberbullying lawsuit in France following false claims about her gender identity made by public figures, including former U.S. President Donald Trump. Khelif, a cisgender woman, has condemned the harmful rhetoric that has marred her victory and highlighted the damaging effects of transvestigation on both cisgender and transgender women. The lawsuit also names Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling as contributors to the online harassment. Transvitae Staff, August 15, 2024

Imane Khelif is the people’s champion.

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— Nathan Kalman-Lamb (@nkalamb.bsky.social) Aug 20, 2024 at 7:26 PM

today in “gender critical feminism”: if you’re a butch who occasionally femmes it up you’re gonna need a dna test for that

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— Julia Carrie Wong (@joolia.bsky.social) Aug 23, 2024 at 10:46 AM

Rowling went on to harass other athletes: "J.K. Rowling Calls Trans Paralympian 'Inspirational' But It's Sarcastic Scorn": The "Harry Potter" author won't make her contempt on gender issues disappear. Ron Dicker, HuffPost, Sep 4, 2024.

In a November 17, 2024 post on X, Rowling retweeted a John Oliver clip shared by Gays Against Groomers. Rowling commented that Oliver's video was "an example of motivated reasoning and confirmation bias" and that he "spouts absolute bullshit." She said that, "according to the UN, female athletes have lost nearly 900 medals to trans-identified men competing against them in women’s sporting categories," yet she also said that the purpose is "to bolster an elitist post-modern ideology embraced by a minute fraction of the world's population." I do not know how a "minute fraction" of humanity is stealing so very many medals.

The UN report says: https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n24/249/94/pdf/n2424994.pdf Trans women's participation in women's sports "has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against males. According to information received, by 30 March 2024, over 600 female athletes in more than 400 competitions have lost more than 890 medals in 29 different sports." "According to information received"? That's footnoted to: "Submission from Women’s Liberation Front, International Consortium on Female Sport and Dianne Post on behalf of Lavender Patch." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Liberation_Front Looks like the stats came from here. https://www.shewon.org/?utm_source=tested&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tested-updates-on-khelif-and-mboma-and-a which I found from here https://www.reddit.com/r/JordanPeterson/comments/1gbipsd/comment/lxvnfdo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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