The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is reportedly preparing to ban all transgender women athletes from participating in the women’s category of Olympic competition.
The decision is grounded in “unambiguous scientific evidence” that individuals born male retain significant physical advantages, even after hormonal transition.
According to The Times, the IOC is on the brink of finalizing eligibility rules that would effectively bar transgender women, and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) who started after male-puberty, from competing in the female category beginning with the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina.
This marks a dramatic reversal from policies over the past decade which permitted transgender women to compete if they met specific testosterone thresholds and other criteria.
Duh. It’s been that way from the beginning.