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Related: About this forumIOC rules transgender athletes can take part in Olympics without surgery
Source: Associated Press
IOC rules transgender athletes can take part in Olympics without surgery
Associated Press
Monday 25 January 2016 01.04 GMT
Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, according to new guidelines adopted by the IOC.
International Olympic Committee medical officials said on Sunday they changed the policy to adapt to current scientific, social and legal attitudes on transgender issues.
The guidelines are designed as recommendations not rules or regulations for international sports federations and other bodies to follow and should apply for this years Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Now, surgery will no longer be required, with female-to-male transgender athletes eligible to take part in mens competitions without restriction.
Meanwhile, male-to-female transgender athletes will need to demonstrate that their testosterone level has been below a certain cutoff point for at least one year before their first competition.
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Associated Press
Monday 25 January 2016 01.04 GMT
Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, according to new guidelines adopted by the IOC.
International Olympic Committee medical officials said on Sunday they changed the policy to adapt to current scientific, social and legal attitudes on transgender issues.
The guidelines are designed as recommendations not rules or regulations for international sports federations and other bodies to follow and should apply for this years Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Now, surgery will no longer be required, with female-to-male transgender athletes eligible to take part in mens competitions without restriction.
Meanwhile, male-to-female transgender athletes will need to demonstrate that their testosterone level has been below a certain cutoff point for at least one year before their first competition.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/25/ioc-rules-transgender-athletes-can-take-part-in-olympics-without-surgery
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IOC rules transgender athletes can take part in Olympics without surgery (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2016
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WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)1. Lol
I will follow this story. I'm guessing women will boycott.
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)2. Does should be able to = can?
I say they are not the same.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)3. Bad Decision
Even if transgender athletes get a sex change operation they should not be allowed to compete in competitions against non-transgender athletes. Regardless of testosterone levels this skews the competition. Without the surgery it is a man competing against women and a woman competing against men.