I’ve got ovaries and a uterus. But those ovaries, if not quieted by The Pill, will produce male-appropriate levels of testosterone. I have broad shoulders, facial hair I have to control to avoid embarrassment, and develop muscle tone fast. So if the intersexed women have physical advantages over ‘average’ women, so would someone like me, who would surely pass the sex test. (I’ve probably also got excess estrogen as I have an almost cartoonlike hourglass figure.) And average people aren’t the top athletes. Some have long legs, some have low body fat, some probably have bodies that are better for storing and releasing energy for marathon running and distance swims. So they are singling out just one kind of physical quirk as a disqualifier when everyone else is allowed the natural advantages their own body gives them.

It’s sad to see her posing on a photo shoot with ‘feminine’ hair (longer and straighter), make-up and a dress. Why can’t women have muscles and be strong like men? Not all of us want to be dainty princesses waiting to be rescued.

I’ve been mistaken for a boy once, and it knocked my confidence. I can’t imagine that happening in front of the entire world.

I’ve seen some vile comments about this elsewhere. Thank you for all your hard work.