MtF should go to Thailand Kingdom
soon! It is allowed by normal society "Gender-Free" in that
country. There is not discrimination of TG in Thailand
kingdom.
>>485 IOC Okays Transsexual Athletes in
Olympics By STEPHEN WILSON Associated Press Thursday, November 13,
2003; 4:54 PM <http://ime.nu/sports.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/20031114/20031114-00000131-kyodo-spo.html
の部分:略> "The trend is to have an ineligibility period," he said. "Then after
certain conditions have been fulfilled, the athlete will be able to compete
in his or her new sex." The exact length of the waiting period hasn't been
determined. Schamasch said officials want to make sure that any side
effects of hormone therapy have worn off. Schamasch said he didn't know
whether there were any potential transsexual athletes in line to compete in
next summer's Athens Olympics, but noted that several international sports
federations have asked the IOC for guidance. "We need to be proactive,"
he said. The rule covers both male-to-female and female-to-male
cases. Some contend transsexual athletes have a physical advantage against
other women. Men have higher levels of testosterone and greater
muscle-to-fat ratio and heart and lung capacity. However, doctors say,
testosterone levels and muscle mass drop after hormone therapy and sex-change
surgery. Until 1999, the IOC conducted gender verification tests at the
Olympics but the controversial screenings were dropped before the 2000
Sydney Games. One reason for the change was that not all women have
standard female chromosomes. In addition, there are cases of people who
have ambiguous genitalia or other congenital conditions. Over the decades,
there have been various accusations of men impersonating women and competing
in the Olympics. "The eligibility of transsexuals to participate needs
to be clarified and dealt with," Arne Ljungqvist, the IOC medical commission
chairman who organized the meeting of experts in Stockholm. <以下略>