Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+, women athletes

Algeria's Imane Khelif prepares to fight Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris. Italy's Angela Carini speaks with her team after abandoning her fight against Algeria's Imane Khelif in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris.

LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying female boxer Imane Khelif in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes.