@jk_rowling I just don't understand what you want anymore, Joanne. You seem so obsessed with hating on trans people, that you're now throwing a biological woman under the bus. And for what?
There's literally a child rapist competing in the Olympics and you waste your Tweets on this?
@duchengzhe@BBCWorld JK Rowling's accusation on female boxer Lin Yu-Ting being a male is total BS, Lin IS a biological female on birth and started boxing wanting to protect her mother from her domestic violent father. Rowling is not protecting women she is BULLYING a woman. Apologize!
Lin Yu-Ting is female and has been female since childhood.
What is terrifying is that J.K. Rowling, wielding her influence and always using a frantic approach, completely disregards the possibility of making mistakes and relentlessly attacks our athlete.
Yesterday, the incident involved an Italian athlete who felt that the punches from Algerian athlete Khalif were too heavy and said she "did not want to compete against a male," so she withdrew. Khalif is one of the athletes who had disputed biochemical data in their previous IBA tests with Lin Yu-Ting.
However, in the current International Olympic Committee (IOC) examination, both athletes were found to be completely normal. The IBA, which had previously disqualified them, has been suspended due to issues with unfair judging and corruption. The IBA was stripped of the status by the International Olympic Committee in June 2023.
Moreover, the IBA president "claimed" that these two athletes have XY chromosomes, but they "never actually tested chromosomes" and only "tested biochemical data."
So the IBA president was "guessing."
How can someone with XY chromosomes have normal testosterone levels in the Paris Olympics and other events, including the Tokyo Olympics?
Did they somehow remove their testes during blood tests and then put them back in for the competition?
It is natural for athletes to not be allowed to administer additional testosterone, so normal blood tests before the competition are expected. What more do you want to question?
Additionally, testosterone levels in females can naturally increase without medication, including a condition called DSD (Differences in Sex Development). Studies suggest that 7 out of every 1,000 female track athletes have DSD, with higher testosterone levels than typical females. However, medicine has yet to prove that testosterone levels are the absolute key to winning in sports. [1]
Next, let's talk about chromosomes. Did you know that some people's cells have a "45,X/46,XY mosaicism" ? [2]
Furthermore, men can lose Y chromosomes from many cells with age. This phenomenon is considered increasingly common. [3]
While you are defaming athletes who have been female since childhood, some of your cells might be silently undergoing changes you aren't aware of.
Rules for the world's highest-level competitions are not determined by novelists but by professional medical teams and the Olympic Boxing Working Group (PBU).
Our athletes are competing legally and in compliance with regulations. I will continue to support them, and Lin Yu-Ting also needs your efforts to debunk the rumors and full support! Go Yu-Ting!
[1] Controversies surrounding female athletes with differences in sexual development, Ahmed Khattab, Ian Marshall, Sally Radovick, J Clin Invest. 2020 Jun 1; 130(6): 2738–2740.
[2] Sex Chromosome Mosaicism, Penn Clinical Manual of Urology (Third Edition) 2024, Pages 879-914.e1 CHAPTER 25 - Embryology and differences of sex development, Katherine M. Fischer MD, Thomas F. Kolon MD, MS
[3] Zhou W, Machiela MJ, Freedman ND, Rothman N, Malats N, Dagnall C, et al. (2016). "Mosaic loss of chromosome Y is associated with common variation near TCL1A". Nat Genet. 48 (5): 563–8. doi:10.1038/ng.3545. PMC 4848121. PMID 27064253.
Article by Chengche Tu, MD.
When I met boxer Lin Yu-ting 林郁婷, I saw an athlete who is fearless in the face of challenges, whether they come from inside or outside the ring.
Today, when she represents #Taiwan on the Olympic stage, we will be behind her & all the Taiwanese Olympians making us proud.
這次「0403花蓮大地震」受災的朋友們,我們由衷地向您致以慰問。
受到這次地震的影響,針對King Gnu Asia Tour 「THE GREATEST UNKNOWN」台北場的舉辦事宜,我們與主辦方、場地方經過多次協商,確認可以安全舉辦演出,因此,原訂於4月6日(六)及7日(日)的King Gnu Asia Tour 「THE GREATEST UNKNOWN」在台北流行音樂中心的演唱會將如期舉行。
此外,為了支援受災的朋友們,我們將捐贈樂團本身在台北演唱會的全部收益。
捐款的具體內容將另行告知。
我們由衷地祈願災區,早日恢復與重建。
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