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…
Read more54% Yes |
46% No |
36% Yes |
39% 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 |
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@98BDLLX1yr1Y
remove gender-oriented competition and instead conduct balanced classification through examination of physical traits
@92M9D5X2yrs2Y
A new division should be created because this is a very complex topic.
@92LR6PN2yrs2Y
I think it should just be categorised by skill and weight grades oppose to sex.
@92DNWF92yrs2Y
Should move towards categories which disregard sex and gender, and instead use measurements of strength, weight etc.
@8RLVY7G3yrs3Y
Abolish gender segregation and competition categories should be based on equal level of fitness and anthropometrics. So, males and females of similar weight and body mass compete.
@9LHNTMY2wks2W
No, hormones don't change biological sex. See is not assigned at birth. See is determined at egg fertilisation. Basic biology.
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