There is an article that is worthwhile reading on stuff about the hounding of the runner Caster Semenya on the question of her gender. I confess, I was revolted by the reaction of the press and the olympic committee. I was also shocked that the olympic committee appeared to have no procedures set down for [...]

Apparently we are officially the third fattest nation on the planet. Our obesity rate is 26.5% of the population (Mexico is 30% and the US 34.3%). Australia has a rate of 21.7%, but as the Aussies haven’t updated that figure since 1999, I find it as believable as their underarm bowling skills. Inevitably, the obesity [...]

Women who want to physically become men. Men who want to be female, not just gay. These are the true transexuals. Men and women who want to become the other sex, not just emulate them. We consider these people as mentally unwell and have a word for their condition. It is called Gender Identity Disorder. [...]

Interesting article recently in the Sydney Morning Herald. An Australian study has found evidence of a gene that could be linked to male transsexuality. They theorize that this genetic variation, which reduces testosterone action, could lead to inadequate masculinization of the brain. This seriously dents the (unbelievable, in my view) theory that masculinization is entirely psychosocial – [...]