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 1.4k 3000 voters.
50% Yes |
50% No |
29% Yes |
45% No |
22% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
5% 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 3000 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9LHNTMY7mos7MO
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.
@9SBFDT73mos3MO
Depends on what the sport is, however, we should start creating transgender sports teams instead of placing them in male or female teams
@9S32KL23mos3MO
I believe transgender people should only compete against other transgender people or in a mix-sex competition
@9M4FTGN7mos7MO
female> male sure, but in male> female, no unless it is proven that they have no biological advantage
@99HRFT42yrs2Y
No. Create new categories of competition in which these athletes may continue to perform on a level playing field.
@8NZTRGW4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they can compete their own transgender-specific events.
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