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 2.4k Melbourne (C) voters.
52% Yes |
48% No |
32% Yes |
42% No |
20% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
6% 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 Melbourne (C) voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9LHNTMY9mos9MO
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.
@8NZTRGW4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they can compete their own transgender-specific events.
@8JM7MBS4yrs4Y
@8G7LMYL4yrs4Y
@9ZZ866H1mo1MO
Either create a separate league for trans people or make the current leagues have mixed gender teams.
@9ZZ7YJ31mo1MO
Yes, in so much as sports should not be separated by gender. Remove all gender requirements from sports and merge existing teams.
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