I've been following this story to some extent.  It's just a fascinating 
story.

When I was younger, I used to visit a church (where I met my wife :-) ), and 
there was a little girl there, who at the time was 2 or 3 years old.  Well, 
that was about 20 years ago, and I hadn't heard from any of that family 
until very recently.  The little girl grew up, of course.  Apparently, while 
she was growing up, she noticed certain changes "down there".  Without even 
telling her parents, she went to the doctor.  At some point, I don't know 
exactly when, she found out that she was actually genetically male.  Within 
a few years, it started to become very obvious.  Eventually she had surgery 
to close up what appeared to be a female body cavity, and then changed her 
name and began living as a man, which she always had been to begin with, but 
no one knew it.  "He" is now married.  I have no idea if having children is 
a possibility.

I can't imagine what it would be like to go through something like that.  In 
the above story, the family was accused of horrible, untrue things by some 
members of their church.  They eventually were forced to leave.  Ignorance 
and fear apparently drove them out.  But, having been through that, they all 
seem better for it.  Who wants to live with the ignorant and fearful?  The 
family seems more well-adjusted now, than they were before.

So, it's possible that Caster Semenya is not even aware that she is actually 
male.  What a shock that would be!  If so, I feel sorry for him, since he 
can probably say goodbye to elite sports competition.

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