Sean Saifa Wall

Intersex Activist, Visual Artist and Certified Hell Raiser

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

This is an incredible video produced by @sciam and @meg3mcd. I feel that this segment is informative, generative and demands accountability. So much love to @Karkazis and @arlenebaratz who contributed their wisdom and insight! #intersex

[Sara Rey @SaraReyi]

RETWEET

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@BlkBoyDreaming_ @brethawriter this is BRAZY

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@pagan_online THAT PART.

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

Please read this statement from Intersex South Africa!

[Intersex South Africa @IntersexSA]

All women respective of their variations in sex characteristics should be afforded the opportunity to take part in sports freely 💛💜

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@RaquelWillis_ Thanks for saying that!

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

BREAKING: IMAME KHELIF AFTER BEATING LUCA TODAY:

“I have been boxing for years in the International Boxing Association which has committed INJUSTICE towards me.

But I have Allah with me ALLAHU AKBAR”

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

I love it when people turn their brains on!
Imane Khelif and many other female athletes who appear gender nonconforming or whose bodies may not align with conventional notions of what a "woman" is "supposed to be" deserve respect and dignity!

[Karthik Balachandran @karthik2k2]

What's the controversy about Imane Khelif?
Khelif , an Algerian boxer is "accused" of being male - after the opponent Angela Carini, an Italian boxer, abandoned the match after 46 seconds.  Carini says this is the hardest she has been hit.

What's the background for the claim that Khelif is male?
Khelif failed an unspecified gender test in 2023 conducted by the now defunct IBA(International boxing association) . IBA president says Khelif has XY chromosomes - but no details about the test are available in public domain.

Is there a political background to the controversy?
IBA was derecognized in 2019 by IOC(Internatioaal Olympic Committee) for financial mismanagement, governance  and integrity issues. Several national associations including India's have opted to join a new association called World Boxing instead of IBA due to these issues.

What's the current IOC criteria for determining gender?
None. If the passport says you are female, you are female

Has anyone seen the testosterone or karytopye/FISH report of Imane Khelif ?
No data available publicly

Is Khelif a male to female transgender ?
No

Is Khelif a person with DSD (Disorder of sexual differentiation) /intersex?
No one knows for sure

Assume that Khelif has Y chromosome (identified by Karyotype) or SRY (sex determining region of Y chromosome) detected by Fluorescence insitu hybridization. What are some diagnostic possibilities?

1. Mixed gonadal dysgenesis
2. Swyer syndrome
3. Complete androgen insensitity

If she has one of these DSD does it mean she has an unfair advantage ?
No. Even if she has Complete Androgen Insensitivity / Swyer syndrome / Mixed Gonadal dysgenesis, there's no convincing evidence that Y chromosome / part of Y chromosome alone gives her an unassailable competitive edge

Has she been beaten in boxing before by women ?
Yes, many times.

Does this mean those women who won against her in the past are actually men ?
No

Has any woman after extreme success been accused of being male in the past ?

Yes. The most famous example would be Serena Williams.

So Imane Khelif was born female, registered as female, competed( and lost) as female in the past and continues to identify as a woman ?
Yes

Could she have been born male and secretly underwent gender reassignment surgery + testosterone therapy ?
No. Algeria , a conservative country, doesn't allow such treatment.

Is Imane Khelif is a winner and a victim at the same time ?
Yes.She has worked hard to reach where she has reached. She has won fair and square. Unfortunately  many people on social media  have denied her victory, questioned her identity and called her a fraud. Meanwhile her opponent Angela Carini, just because she looks more "feminine" conventionally gets a free pass for her tearjerker.

What is my personal opinion on Imane Khelif ?
Imane Khelif is a champion, worthy of respect, not ridicule.

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

People keep talking and debating while hundreds of people are being murdered en masse #Rafah #RafahMassacre

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

Brilliantly written article about intersex issues and the film, Every Body! #intersex

[Big Issue @BigIssue]

Some 1.7% of children are born with some intersex traits.

For too long, the medical establishment has treated them as "a problem to be solved."

Activist @SeanSaifaWall on what needs to change ⤵️

#EveryBodyFilm

https://t.co/g4mSeH2WoD

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

Very well-written article and a fabulous interviewer!
@FilmmakerJulie

https://t.co/nLPhyjEnTL

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@RitchieTorres Dude you're so gross and actively misrepresents facts.

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@Cupcakes_n_Rap @PPFA Thank you so much! I appreciate you fo listening and this very generous reflection!

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@SecBlinken Meeting after meeting while people are still being bombed and starved.

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

White House is like, ALL YALL CAN DIE while we fund multiple wars 🤡

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

The irony.

[Amer Zahr @AmerZahr]

At the International Court of Justice this week, it will be South Africans with Irish lawyers against Israelis with British lawyers.

Basically, it’s Mandela vs Balfour.

If that is not enough to tell who is on the right side of history, please read a book.

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

@RitchieTorres You are such a liar. You could use your platform as a politician to actually call for the end of genocide in Gaza but you are using it to spread misinformation and encourage hate. AIPAC is really getting their money's worth with you.

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

hahahahaha this would be RAD.

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

ISRAELI ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED IN BATH UK

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

this is sad, hilarious and true!

[Syed Ali 🇵🇰🇵🇰 @SARSALI99]

History,Conflict between #Palestine and #Israel in one video.
#AbuUbaidah #Hamas #IsraelTerorrist #IsraeliNewNazism #IsraelisGenocidalState #IsraeliLies #Gaza #FreePalestine #WeStandWithGaza #WeStandWithPalestine #FuckIsrael #FuckNetanYaho

[Sean Saifa Wall @SeanSaifaWall]

This shows how if the US was actually committed to partnership and democracy instead of destabilizing countries in Latin America, people would not be leaving in droves.

[Mayra Flores @MayraFlores4TX]

The largest migrant caravan of 2023 known as the 'poverty exodus,' has recently departed from Southern Mexico, comprising approximately 15,000 individuals from 24 countries en route to the US border.

Yet Democrats are focused on cooking pictures I posted that reminded me of my upbringing’s. I can’t with so much pettiness.

@TexasTribune you should write about this caravan on its way. That would be more productive.