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The right-wing representative launched a campaign following Angela Carini's loss to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who conservatives were falsely claiming is a transgender woman.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School and College of Biological Sciences have discovered a gene that is required to maintain male sex throughout life. The research team, led by David Zarkower and Vivian Bardwell of the University of Minnesota’s department of genetics, cell biology, and development, found that removing an important male development gene, called Dmrt1, causes male cells in mouse testes to become female cells. The findings were published today in the online edition of Nature.
"We're getting past the need for labels. It's beautiful."
Various celebrities and politicians are issuing hateful, transphobic remarks about the Algerian boxer competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Last Thursday a no-name South African runner named Caster Semenya won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the IAAF World championship in Berlin. The end of this story should be her celebrating with her family and friends and being congratulated by the world. Instead she is now under a microscope literally and figuratively and being tested for her gender? Can her experience teach the IOC, IAAF and the public at large?
