Intersex people are neither biologically male nor biologically female. But intersex people should still be allowed to compete. This person most likely said that they would like to compete in women’s events because they feel more comfortable being referred to as a woman.
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Because she is a person like anybody else. Would it be more fit for her to compete in the Paralympics? No, because she would have an unfair advantage. Would it be more fit for her to compete in men’s events? No, because she is a woman. There are over 30 variations of intersexuality, not every intersex person produces high levels of testosterone.
Intersex people are neither biologically male nor biologically female
This is flat out false, and shows you don't actually know what you're talking about. Intersex people are Males or Females that have an intersex condition. This means sex characteristics that are inconsistent with their biological sex. This is usually means underdeveloped genitalia (men with hidden testes or a vagina), abnormal chromosome patterns (XX males are a thing, XY Women are also a thing, see the SRY gene link in my previous comment), abnormal hormonal levels (usually leads to very high levels of breast cancer unfortunately), etc. But at the end of the day, if that SRY Gene is on (wherever it is located, 99.999% of the time on the Y chromosome), it means you are male, if its off, female.
But intersex people should still be allowed to compete
I agree, but competition in any sport or esport necessarily means a fair ruleset and playing field. Otherwise its not competition at all. What this means most of the time in traditional sport is sex-segregation (in stuff like pistol shooting or esports, Sex is almost certainly irrelevant) This is especially true in combat sports. Letting a male fight against a woman is literally organized violence against women. There's just no world where where that should be allowed.
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