My attention was just drawn to this case of an Indian athlete failing a gender test (via Scott Adams) The nature of the test is unclear, though I like Scott's guess. The article reports she (I'll say she) had passed one before. On the assumption that her gender hasn't changed, this suggests to me that the tests aren't the most reliable.
Oh, and I'd have thought sex was the more relevant thing to be testing anyway...
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Thanks for all your entertaining posts this year. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
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