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Dr Lydia Foy new case.

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    #482
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    petronius wrote: »
    This always sounds like crazy to me -
    waste of time and money
    if you have a y-chromosome you are a dude in the eyes of the IAAF - unless you have a gene defect
    no mater how a national court classifies you...

    Actually the Olympics allow transitioned transgender people to compete. There are strict rules but it does happen. I believe the IAAF conform to the Olympic's standards.


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    #483
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    petronius wrote: »
    This always sounds like crazy to me -
    waste of time and money
    if you have a y-chromosome you are a dude in the eyes of the IAAF - unless you have a gene defect
    no mater how a national court classifies you...


    What international court is the IAAF, sez I, as I hit google.....


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    #484
    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 40,931 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    petronius wrote: »
    This always sounds like crazy to me -
    waste of time and money
    if you have a y-chromosome you are a dude in the eyes of the IAAF - unless you have a gene defect
    no mater how a national court classifies you...

    I think I'll take the European Court of Human Rights word on this one.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #485
    Philo Beddoe
    Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭Philo Beddoe


    But what does the Pope have to say on the subject?


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    #486
    Chunners
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 424 ✭✭Chunners


    Philo Beddoe wrote: »
    But what does the Pope have to say on the subject?

    Who cares what a guy in a dress has to say...oh wait...


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    #487
    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    The Govt has finalized an ex gratia payment of 50k, not much considering how badly she was treated.

    Full story here.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/compensation-paid-to-lydia-foy-over-gender-recognition-failures-1.1985515


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    #488
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,710 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Lyaiera wrote: »
    Actually the Olympics allow transitioned transgender people to compete. There are strict rules but it does happen. I believe the IAAF conform to the Olympic's standards.

    East German shot putters spring to mind.


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