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Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

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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 @B2VVYP7from Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but it should be up to the individual sports administrators to define the rules, Government should have no influence.

 @9F5BCCMLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and science should be reconstructed based around men and women's biological capabilities in order to more accurately inform sports on how to separate athletes based on ability capacity. As we continue research on gender and sexuality, it is becoming more apparent that historical research that created our "facts" around these subjects has been significantly biased in order to serve those in positions of power, further segregating and categorizing individuals to a false dichotomy.

 @9LX8MD9from Ontario  answered…12mos12MO

Yes, but sex based divisions are an over simplification of what differentiates athletic potentials and this system for division should be reconsidered.

 @9J2KZ54from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

More research is needed to determine the fairness of letting trans women compete with cis women, but trans men should be allowed to compete with cis men

 @8VJSLNHfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, only in a Transgender category.

 @8VHRB9Rfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, in an open category designed for this eventuality that anyone can access.

 @8TWJPY3from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

We need a new way of splitting up categories for academic performance

 @8QXMK98from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Impartial.

 @9CKSQB3answered…2yrs2Y

Create separate teams and leagues for trans athletes to ensure fairness

 @9CCFRY8answered…2yrs2Y

No, create a separate category for just trans athletes.

 @9B3LQJ4from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Only if they didn't go through male purperty

 @8VB2DHNanswered…4yrs4Y

All events should be based on weight class, not gender.

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