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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@3KHD56C4yrs4Y
Regardless, we should sexually desegregate athletics
@3WJLKCG4yrs4Y
Yes, this should be the decision of the hosts of the competitions, not a government mandate
@104174yrs4Y
Regardless, the decision should be made by athletic organizations with no government involvement.
@8PSZWPL4yrs4Y
Yes, Sports shouldn’t be categorized by sex
@4KMQBNC3yrs3Y
No, but allow the playing of all sports by any gender against any gender
@3M775G25yrs5Y
No, Transgender females will have had years or decades of male horomones during their early lives. This results in a severe inequality of phyiscal ability.
@7979QY94yrs4Y
Yes, I can only speak to MtF HRT, but going on HRT decreases muscle mass and bone density, thus effectively removing any actual differences. Honestly, I think gender classification should probably just be removed and replaced with just having sports be based on weight classification.
@7ZSCDK44yrs4Y
Depends on the sport. Not in contact sports or strength sports. All of them should be required to have their hormone levels equal to the gender they are competing against.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, a separate category should be created in which transgender athletes compete against other transgender athletes of their current sex
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, if they are over the age of 18 and their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete. Individuals under the age of 18 should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate
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