People REALLY hate to see intersex people of color, specifically Black intersex people succeeding. Caster Semenya has been on blast and her life been up for debate because of the body she was born in.

How can we just sit here and be like “it makes sense that this Black intersex woman needs to go through HRT in order for her to be accepted in her profession”. The intersection of anti-Blackness and intersexism is so incredibly blatant that I’m actually shocked that it’s being ignored. I don’t know how to put into words how awful it is to be told your body that you were born in, the natural state of your being, is CHEATING and not natural, and that you can’t be allowed to continue your career without changing it.

And let’s be honest, the likelihood of this happening to a white woman even if she is intersex is so much smaller. Caster Semenya is a skilled athlete who is under so much more pressure because of her race, this is not solely because she produces more androgens than average. At the same time I think this is heartbreaking for intersex people to see happening. I really feel for her and it’s painful to see so many people online dehumanizing her. I think this really shows how racist and intersexist people are, especially those denying that this is also an intersex issue.