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 moreResponse rates from 17.1k Australia voters.
53% Yes |
47% No |
36% Yes |
40% 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 |
0% 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.
@98BDLLX2yrs2Y
remove gender-oriented competition and instead conduct balanced classification through examination of physical traits
@9LHNTMY6mos6MO
No, hormones don't change biological sex. See is not assigned at birth. See is determined at egg fertilisation. Basic biology.
@92LR6PN2yrs2Y
I think it should just be categorised by skill and weight grades oppose to sex.
@9SSPP6D1mo1MO
In general I believe they should have their own categories however if they're hormones are at the same level as the opposite gender they should be allowed to compete
@9SLZ2YY1mo1MO
Trans men should be able to play in men's sports, but not trans women in women's sports, unless it is a sport in which biological sex barely matters then unisex play should be encouraged
@9SBFDT72mos2MO
Depends on what the sport is, however, we should start creating transgender sports teams instead of placing them in male or female teams
@9S32KL22mos2MO
I believe transgender people should only compete against other transgender people or in a mix-sex competition
@9M4FTGN5mos5MO
female> male sure, but in male> female, no unless it is proven that they have no biological advantage
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