In 2016 the International Olympic committee ruled that transgender athletes can compete in the Olympics without undergoing sex reassignment surgery. In 2018 the International Association of Athletics Federations, track’s governing body, ruled that women who have more than 5 nano-mols per liter of testosterone in their blood—like South African sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya—must either compete against men, or take medication to reduce their natural testosterone levels. The IAAF stated that women in the five-plus category have a “difference of sexual…
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Response rates from 18.5k Australia voters.
51% Yes |
49% No |
34% Yes |
41% No |
17% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
7% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
1% No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9LHNTMY12mos12MO
No, hormones don't change biological sex. See is not assigned at birth. See is determined at egg fertilisation. Basic biology.
@98BDLLX2yrs2Y
remove gender-oriented competition and instead conduct balanced classification through examination of physical traits
@92LR6PN3yrs3Y
I think it should just be categorised by skill and weight grades oppose to sex.
@B3WTL3W2wks2W
Nobody is "assigned" sex at birth, it is determined at conception when the fertilized ova accepts an X or Y chromosome.
@B3QHK5N2wks2W
No, but create a separate "open" category for any athletes that wish to compete in - transgender or not.
@B3J3SD3 3wks3W
Transgender athletes (and all athletes) should be against people of similar builds - like in weightlifting
@B3FCRR64wks4W
We need a new system that relates to hormone balances. Or remove sex separations in sports. Its a complex matter but for now just let boys be boys.
@B3BDQRZ4wks4W
Yes, or remove gendered sports categories altogether. Either have no categories for things like archery, shooting etc and weight classes for others
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