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caster semanya hermaphrodite Caster Semenya Is a Hermaphrodite: ConfirmedCaster Semenya, the South African 800m champion whose gender has been in question as of late, is indeed a hermaphrodite.  He / she has both male and female organs.

Caster Semenya has no womb or ovaries, but instead has internal testes, the male sexual organs which produce testosterone, making her / him a hermaphrodite.

These new test results can, in effect, strip Semenya off her medals and are sure to cause quite a commotion between the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the South African Athletics Federation.

Caster’s family and a multitude of South African politicians had come to her defense, calling the media both "racist and sexist" for insinuating that the runner looked masculine.  In addition, the 18 year-old had recently received a major makeover to look more feminine on the cover of South Africa’s You Magazine (pictured at right).

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