An aspect of the Imane Khelif brouhaha that deserves careful attention is the role that the Russian International Boxing Association played in setting up the conditions for the transphobic outrage that we've witnessed.

it's well-documented that Khelif was raised female, considered female in the very conservative, anti-LGBTQ culture of Algeria, and has always competed as a female boxer.

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https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/olympics-boxer-imane-khelif-anti-trans-rcna164721

Why the anti-trans right is attacking two female Olympic boxers

Conservative politicians, including former President Donald Trump, and other anti-trans voices such as author JK Rowling accused Imanf Khelif of being a man.

^{Katelyn Burns (MSNBC)}