Lets see.... gay marriages and divorces where the splitting couple have all the rights under the law for support etc.Originally Posted by Toronto.gal
What about morphadites (hermamorphidites..sp?) If the person has both sets of organs and claims to be a female?
Should that person be allowed to enter a beauty contest where the rest of the contestants are true females from birth?
These are special cases. In Olympic competition, the genders are clearly divided because records are set by each gender in their sports
categories. You can't have a male competing in a female sports category claiming he is a female to take advantage of any physical
strength he (she?) may have over genetically born (not altered) females.
In some ways, it's no different than taking ability enhancing drugs or steroids which are banned and tested for vigorously.
I agree!
Religion aside, I do believe that in 'some' instances, we're playing God/interfering with nature & that's all I'll say in the matter.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
See, this is how a pretty reasonable subject is made into a carnival ride, 'let's bring up the freaks in the world'. I don't now, would a woman with two amputated breasts be allowed to enter a beauty contest where the rest of the contestants are true females from birth? Honestly do you think a hermaphrodite (see, I looked it up) wasn't born like this?
And seriously, do you expect a hermaphrodite or a women with amputated breast to enter a beauty contest? It's not rocket science.
Sorry but in regards to Semenya: she was born this way.
I have a transgender family member ,my cousin's daughter who was born male.I am first to say my first emotion was shock followed by sadness but after six years we have all embraced her new identity and love her just the same.
I wasn't talking about her at all and/or her condition; my comment had been in general.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
II used to be rather disapproving of people who undergo sex change surgery, until I saw a documentary several years ago on TV - I think it was on W5, but I'm not sure. I think it was Andrew who alluded to this in an earlier post, but, according to this documentary it is much more common than we think for babies to be born with attributes of both sexes. When that happens, doctors and parents are usually forced to make an immediate decision as to what the gender of their baby will be and surgery is often done even before the parents take the baby home. If that's the case, it's perfectly understandable that the wrong decision is sometimes made, and the baby grows up as the opposite gender of what they were intended to be. That made me look at the whole situation much more sympathetically, and I no longer look at it as either a moral or an emotional health issue. Some of the medical "experts" interviewed on the show were advocating not doing any surgery until the child was much older when they would be able to have input into the decision, but it's obvious that that would present its own set of problems.
Karen - you may be thinking of David Reimer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer
Jenna Talackova. I assume I am not the only one who spotted the play on words..... "genital lack of a" Google says I am not the only one.
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