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 2.1k Brisbane voters.
51% Yes |
49% No |
35% Yes |
42% No |
16% 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 |
1% No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other |
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Unique answers from Brisbane 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.
@B376PMP1mo1MO
I believe that there needs to be more medical research done to determine whether this should be allowed.
@B3BDQRZ1mo1MO
Yes, or remove gendered sports categories altogether. Either have no categories for things like archery, shooting etc and weight classes for others
@B4BCY6V2 days2D
Yes, but they should not be eligible to set national or international records or compete professionally.
@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.
@B34HX871mo1MO
Yes, but only in an unofficial capacity. Excluding things like national level sports, or Olympic teams
@8JM7MBS4yrs4Y
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