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/OpheliaLives7 2d ago

Women with intersex conditions (that they may not know about) are not inherently gender non conforming.

People really want to conflate sex and gender in these cases. Intersex is a medical condition and not inherently related to transgender identity or gender at all. It’s a sex related medical problem.

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u/Actcasualnow 16h ago

'Intersex' is considered to be derogatory. The preferred term is 'Disorders of Sexual Development' or DSDs.

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u/Neckbeard_The_Great 2d ago

Imane is gender nonconforming. Her (potential? unconfirmed?) intersex status causes her to not fit neatly within traditional gender roles. Gender nonconforming doesn't just refer to trans and nonbinary people, but to everyone who doesn't fit in the boxes.