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 Democratic5yrs5Y
Athletes should not be divided by gender but instead divided by their weight, height, muscle mass, etc.
@8CW6SXRNew Democratic5yrs5Y
Yes, but some athletic organizations need to reassess how athletes are categorized to ensure safety and fairness for all.
@8PW9SHK4yrs4Y
Except there's absolutely no evidence that allowing trans women in sports leads to more injury; the evidence usually cited is that Fallon Fox injured another fighter, but serious injuries are not uncommon in martial sports, and many women have been injured and in some cases killed even when no trans women were present.
@9G2QFBDNew Democratic2yrs2Y
They should look into other ways to categorize athletes besides gender/sex if in the eyes of those they decide, gender and sex entail a set of specific differences. Perhaps weight class, hormones etc. Should be individually considered outside of gender and sex as these physical differences exists and vary amongst these categories regardless, so to limit someone if they’re transgender based on that principle wouldn’t be entirely preventing biological difference
@9FX7X7KNew Democratic2yrs2Y
No, but there should be new categories that benefit transgender athletes, like transgender men categories and transgender women categories, that way everyone can perform.
@9D4YVYKNew Democratic2yrs2Y
We should remove the gendered aspect of competitive sports somewhat to focus more on skill category than gender. This also allows a better inclusion of non-binary and otherwise gender-diverse people in sports.
@8TZXVB94yrs4Y
Transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with members of their identified gender. It is unfortunate but there are vast differences in the physiology of biological men and women that would potentially give transgenders an advantage or disadvantage.
@8TYLF9YNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but only in a separate category for transgender athletes
@8TX9HRLNew Democratic4yrs4Y
women can join the men league but not the opposite
@8TVX24MNew Democratic4yrs4Y
@8TVDT364yrs4Y
Yes, Athletic Events should now be reorganized by skill level rather than gender or sex.
@8HGXPCZNew Democratic5yrs5Y
Yes, And create MTF and FTM Catagories
@9W58D5GNew Democratic6mos6MO
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.
@9VKMP3G6mos6MO
professional sports are chock full of athletes who already have a genetic advantage. The best swimmer in the world has the best genetics for swimming in the first place, that gap cannot be bridged with training no matter what. I believe sports should not be segregated in the first place.
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.
@8VVRLT8New Democratic4yrs4Y
Separate events and leagues for trans atheletes
@9TMG6K47mos7MO
i need to findout more and i think everyone dose at this point in time i think that a women or man (trans) play in the sport of there gender not biological gender.
@8VRQ3BYNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, based on analysis of physical risk to the competing team/person.
@8VJSLNH4yrs4Y
Yes, only in a Transgender category.
@8VHS7XNNew Democratic4yrs4Y
yes but we should eliminate separating people by gender and bring in separating people by weight class
@8VDW32N4yrs4Y
Transgenders should have their own athletic league
@8VCVX43New Democratic4yrs4Y
In a transgender division
@8VB3475New Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes but only against other transgendered persons
@8TW2XXJNew Democratic4yrs4Y
This choice should be left to individual leagues, and not government.
@8TVC9W3New Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, and there should be trans-specific gender categories in sports
@8RBFMCKNew Democratic4yrs4Y
case-by-case and sport-by-sport basis
@8QXR442New Democratic4yrs4Y
to an extent, they should but maybe not in major things like the Olympics
@8QDRPS8New Democratic4yrs4Y
No, because usually transgenders convert such external appearance and organs but the internal power and capabilities remain and tend to the original gender either male or female.
@8Q6C9V8New Democratic4yrs4Y
Transgender athletes should be able to compete with cis-males.
Transgender athletes should compete against each other in their own category. It seems that any past or present exposure to androgenous hormones should be relatively compensated for regardless of the current gender of the competitors if this was the case.
@8HVRHCPNew Democratic5yrs5Y
It's a case by case basis
@9CM7BFCNew Democratic2yrs2Y
Yes, and it should be dealt with/regulated on a case to case basis
@9B72R542yrs2Y
Yes but not if they went through the puberty of their sex assigned at birth
@9B2HZ3R2yrs2Y
They should compete with other transgender athletes. There should be five categories; men, women, trans men and trans women and no binary people.
@99GCM75New Democratic2yrs2Y
Yes, and gender separation in sports should be ended.
@997CMSM2yrs2Y
Competition shouldn't be based on sex or gender but on attributes relevant to the competition.
@98SL5S5New Democratic2yrs2Y
Yes, and if we categorize based on hormone levels then we should have all categories based off hormone levels rather than sex
@8VXNF4H4yrs4Y
Their should be events that are meant for a transgender man and for a transgender woman
@94QZMZ4New Democratic3yrs3Y
Transgender women (Male to female) should not be able to compete in womens athletics
@8V7CBJQNew Democratic4yrs4Y
yes, however, there may need to be a separate set of games or category. M to F seem to be stronger then cis gender females.
@96CJFM3New Democratic3yrs3Y
Categorization should be based on hormone level exclusively and gender should be irrelevant.
@925JSC3New Democratic3yrs3Y
Create new categories for them to compete in (like weight classes in boxing) which comes with the side bonus of meeting other people going through the same thing, while promoting social bonds and the development of social skills. This would require some funding for transportation and facility rental.
@8ZRBY423yrs3Y
Somewhat conflicted. Don't want to deny anyone's right to participate, but there is a difference between how a biological man or woman perform in sports
@8Z2Q8HKNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Tricky. Yes in general, but no in sports where physical contact or physical prowess is predominant
@8YZCDBRNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Have a transgender league
@8YP3NYLNew Democratic3yrs3Y
It's more complicated than this and needs to be evaluated on a case by case basis. A transgender woman athlete who's been on HRT since puberty cannot be evaluated the same as a transgender woman athlete who started HRT at 25.
@8X6PZPCNew Democratic3yrs3Y
This question does not yet have an answer in my opinion.
@8VQPNPW4yrs4Y
yes, in a transgender category.
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