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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Abolish gender specific events
@8V4DHL24yrs4Y
Why would we do that? Gender exists .
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We should base it off of the testosterone-estrogen hormonal difference. This would also mean wed have more than one category.
I think these decisions should be researched by medical professionals to assess the fairest competition for all
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.
No, but they should be allowed to compete in separate categories
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.
All athletic competition should be based on height, weight, and ability. Sex and gender should not even be considered.
Yes, transgenders should be given the same opportunities as other genders are given.
@7KBM6ZP4yrs4Y
I don't feel this is a government issue
Separate category for trans men & trans women, so competing with people who have similar physical capabilities
Allow leagues to decide.
@8HVGFR35yrs5Y
Yes, they should be allowed to compete in olympic events but compete in the event based on the sex they were born initially.
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