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Title: Women’s Tennis Association bans trans women & will require mandatory sex testing
Post by: Jessica_Rose on July 20, 2026, 03:28:04 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on July 20, 2026, 03:28:04 PM
Women's Tennis Association bans trans women & will require mandatory sex testing to compete
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/womens-tennis-association-bans-trans-women-will-require-mandatory-testing-to-compete/
Molly Sprayregen (20 July 2026)
The global organizing body for professional women's tennis will institute a new policy on Tuesday requiring all competitors to undergo testing to confirm their female sex.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced that the policy will "preserve the integrity of women's professional tennis and maintain fair competition conditions" by confirming whether players have the SRY gene, which is located on the Y chromosome and plays a major role in the development of male genitalia. Testing for the gene typically involves a blood test or a cheek swab.
The rule mirrors those implemented by both World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee. The WTA's statement on the mandatory testing appears to have been removed from its website, but according to The Athletic, the organization said it "recognizes that this is a sensitive and complex issue and is committed to treating all players with dignity and implementing the policy in a respectful and thoughtful way."
Dr. Andrew Sinclair, the professor who first identified the SRY gene, said that testing for the gene is an inadequate method of establishing biological sex.
"All it tells you is whether or not the gene is present. It does not tell you how SRY is functioning, whether a testis has formed, whether testosterone is produced, and, if so, whether it can be used by the body," Sinclair wrote last August.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/womens-tennis-association-bans-trans-women-will-require-mandatory-testing-to-compete/
Molly Sprayregen (20 July 2026)
The global organizing body for professional women's tennis will institute a new policy on Tuesday requiring all competitors to undergo testing to confirm their female sex.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced that the policy will "preserve the integrity of women's professional tennis and maintain fair competition conditions" by confirming whether players have the SRY gene, which is located on the Y chromosome and plays a major role in the development of male genitalia. Testing for the gene typically involves a blood test or a cheek swab.
The rule mirrors those implemented by both World Athletics and the International Olympic Committee. The WTA's statement on the mandatory testing appears to have been removed from its website, but according to The Athletic, the organization said it "recognizes that this is a sensitive and complex issue and is committed to treating all players with dignity and implementing the policy in a respectful and thoughtful way."
Dr. Andrew Sinclair, the professor who first identified the SRY gene, said that testing for the gene is an inadequate method of establishing biological sex.
"All it tells you is whether or not the gene is present. It does not tell you how SRY is functioning, whether a testis has formed, whether testosterone is produced, and, if so, whether it can be used by the body," Sinclair wrote last August.
Title: Re: Women’s Tennis Association bans trans women & will require mandatory sex testing
Post by: Lori Dee on July 20, 2026, 04:51:04 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on July 20, 2026, 04:51:04 PM
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on Yesterday at 03:28:04 PMby confirming whether players have the SRY gene, which is located on the Y chromosome
Except when it's not.
People normally have 46 chromosomes in each cell. Two of the 46 chromosomes, known as X and Y, are called sex chromosomes because they help determine whether a person will develop male-typical or female-typical sex characteristics. Females usually have two X chromosomes (46,XX), and males usually have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (46,XY).
The SRY gene, normally located on the Y chromosome, provides instructions for making the sex-determining region Y protein. The sex-determining region Y protein causes a fetus to develop as a male.
In about 80 percent of individuals with 46,XX testicular difference of sex development, the condition results from an abnormal exchange of genetic material between chromosomes (translocation). This exchange occurs as a random event during the formation of sperm cells in the affected person's father. The translocation causes the SRY gene to be misplaced, almost always onto an X chromosome. If a fetus is conceived from a sperm cell with an X chromosome bearing the SRY gene, it will develop as a male despite not having a Y chromosome. This form of the condition is called SRY-positive 46,XX testicular difference of sex development.
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/46xx-testicular-difference-of-sex-development/
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Science!