I am at a loss for words…

For the first time, I have no opinion on this…

From the folks over at Sports Illustrated:

IOC gives go-ahead for transsexuals to compete

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transsexuals were cleared Monday to compete in the Olympics for the first time.

Under a proposal approved by the IOC executive board, athletes who have undergone sex-change surgery will be eligible for the Olympics if their new gender has been legally recognized and they have gone through a minimum two-year period of postoperative hormone therapy.