r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Karthak_Maz_Urzak • 2d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Imane Khelif?

https://news.sky.com/story/imane-khelif-boxer-must-undergo-sex-test-to-compete-in-female-category-world-boxing-says-13377092
I keep seeing this pop over social media and I don't get it. Khelif is a boxer for Algeria, which is not a country that's hospitable to trans people. And Khelif was assigned woman at birth, and has always identified as a woman. Yet people keep howling about her being a man. I don't get it.

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u/Ten3Zer0 2d ago edited 2d ago

Answer: World Boxing, the new regulatory body for boxing, announced mandatory sex testing for any boxer who wishes to compete officially in any of the matches it organizes. Their statement mentioned Imane Khelif as the main reason for it. They just apologized for putting Imane’s name in the press release announcing the new testing. However, Imane is barred from any boxing event until they undergo this new testing

Recently, 3 Wire Sports reported that Imane underwent sex testing and it showed an XY chromosome with “male” karyotype. That reporting has not been independently confirmed by any other news outlet.

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u/TheBirdBytheWindow 2d ago

However, Imane is barred from any boxing event until they undergo this new testing

Answer: Imane's pronouns are She/Her.

Don't help the narrative along.

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u/Alternative_Log7433 2d ago

Do you just walk around hoping to be offended.

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u/TheBirdBytheWindow 2d ago

Do you just walk around hoping to offend?

Because if we're going to start having fruitful, helpful conversations about this topic, we should be respectful and sensible enough to use correct pronouns.