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The International Olympic Committee has stood behind their decision to allow Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to compete at the Paris Summer Olympics, despite previous controversy surrounding a "testosterone test." IOC spokesperson Mark Adams emphasized that Khelif is a woman and should be able to compete as such, stating, "This is not a transgender case." Adams further clarified that scientifically, this was not a situation of a man fighting a woman. During a match at the Olympics, Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew less than a minute into the fight after facing powerful blows from her Algerian opponent. Both boxers had been disqualified at th...... Read Full article on HadNews

CC BY-SA You’ll often hear lawmakers, activists and pundits argue that many transgender people regret their decision to have gender-affirming surgeries – a belief that’s been fueling a wave of legislation that restricts access to gender-affirming health care. Gender-affirming care can include surgical procedures such as facial reconstruction, chest or “top” surgery, and genital or “bottom” surgery. But in an article we recently published in JAMA Surgery, we challenge the notion that transgender people often regret gender-affirming surgeries. Evidence su...... Read Full article on HadNews