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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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 @8C97BVPNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

Athletes should not be divided by gender but instead divided by their weight, height, muscle mass, etc.

 @9D5RBCZLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

A new class division should be opened for trans women and trans men

 @Hannahgoodfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

They should make a new category

 @8TX9HRLNew Democraticfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

women can join the men league but not the opposite

 @8F73G4Yfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

should be a third group for transgender people

 @9W58D5GNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…6mos6MO

I feel like transgender athletes have every right to compete. However, we need to make time to decide on new regulations/rules in order to move forward.

 @9QS776DGreenfrom Ontario  answered…9mos9MO

I think these decisions should be researched by medical professionals to assess the fairest competition for all

 @9LBPBS7Greenfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

I do not care, if someone wants to play sports, let them play. if the loss of a soccer game ruins your life to the point you wont except someone for who they are then thats your own problem.

 @8PKKPYGLiberalfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Not at Olympic level.

 @8TJ5M7Bfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Trans-man (woman to man) should be allowed to compete, but trans-women should depend based on hormone levels because men have higher levels of hormones and different chemicals that make them stronger.

 @8VJB783from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

They compete in their own category.

 @8TYBYFQfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but athletic events should be reinvented to be more inclusive while still being fair

 @8TWJPY3from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @8RG6SG3from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

I feel it depends on what sport a trangender is participating in.

 @8R7WCQ5from Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Create a transgender female/male groups

 @8WFX23Pfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

She/he should be allowed to compete against which ever gender they would like to compete against.

 @8V5QB95from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

There should be a bracket that is separate for those whose abilities are different

 @8TK73VWLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

yes in a category with other trans athletes

 @93WLR2Vfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Depends on the age of gender change

 @9395BMWfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

There should be 2 different brackets of athletics made for Transgender athletes.

 @7KBM6ZPfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't feel this is a government issue

 @8VP6P4Qfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

They should be allowed to compete in their own class

 @8VLHXVDfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Matter the situation. Still very iffy with everything and new research

 @8VVNM86Liberalfrom Quebec  answered…4yrs4Y

Their own lgbt games

 @8QDSNZY from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as they pass the same tests that sis gendered people must pass

 @7979QY9 from Nevada  answered…4yrs4Y

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.

  @8QFWL9B from Tennessee  answered…4yrs4Y

No, cisnormative gendered leagues should be abolished, there should be a general & cis-woman league then anyone can make their own with whatever regulations.

 @10417 from Ohio  answered…4yrs4Y

Regardless, the decision should be made by athletic organizations with no government involvement.

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