In your opinion, does the current debate about transgender athletes reflect deeper societal values around fairness and equality?

All I think is that people should be able to play no matter what gender or sex they go by. I really don't see the difference between cis and transgender people playing on the same teams. it's stupid to be angry at trans people wanting to be themselves.

Biologically it is not fair for trans women to compete amongst real women. Same goes for trans men with real men. Socially people tend to miss the science of it all.

I think it's important that we either create a new pool for

It biologically unfair for women to compete against men in sports and vice versa.

Equality and fairness are mutually exclusive terms. I have no issues with transmen competing with other men. I only have issues with transwomen competing with natural women. This is because it removes opportunities for women in the realm of sports. This becomes more of an issue at the higher levels of sport where compensations and advantages become more apparent.

the gender you are born as should be the gender you go against in competitions.

transgender athletes cant ply *** a boy when they born a girl example you born girl but your trans and you become boy you thing do you thing their not gonna takle you as hard as they can that would be unfair cause you a girl if you got takle hard youprobobly takle back but that probably those not hurt at all I'm not saying girls are weak but girls are strong but in physical sports like boxing UFC football they cannot play unless their fighting with girls like them.

It is not a matter of fairness or equality when people can get seriously injured.

A transgender man/woman (or vice versa, M.T.F or F.T.M) will somewhat still retain the same qualities of their assigned-at-birth gender.
Meaning that a transgender woman could still have the strength/speed of a male, especially if they identify as female without having taken estrogen or anything of the sort.
This can be a large issue when you consider that men biologically: Feel less physical pain than women, have stronger muscles, and are faster.

And for those reasons above, men and women's sports categories are separated.
While it could be more "fair" in terms of equality for women who were assigned male at birth to participate in women's only sports categories, it PHYSICALLY is not fair.

So I guess the answer is; Yes.

yes, in sports you should only play against people the same as your birth sex.

I think the argument of transgender athletes is completely unrelated to the statements made about societal fairness and equality. I can agree that as a society we can be more equal and fair to our peers, I also believe trans athletes competing in sports raises the issue of biological superiority. Should a transgender person who is transitioning into a female (was formerly a man), they would have a biological advantage over the biological females they compete against.

I believe if you are born a male, and play male sports, it is not fair to hard-working women to let a transgender male compete in the same circuit. as men are generally more athletic.

I believe that transgender athletes should not be allowed to play against opposite sex. Basically what ever sex there born in should be the sex the play with.

I personally think you should compete against your assigned gender at birth. Men have clear advantages over women; hormonal treatment or not is and will always be unfair.

It's best to stay out of opposite-gender sports. Because even though someone may have transitioned, their assigned gender at birth may give them an advantage in that sport.

If you're transgender, you can't just switch to the oppostie side, you need to be the original gender side you're on because that is truly your gender.

I think that it does not matter what gender they are as long as they meet the requirements to be on the team

The current debate about transgender athletes does reflect deeper societal values around fairness and equality. Society wants to include transgender athletes but it is important to keep fairness and equality for all athletes as well.

If you were born a gender you should play against them.

Bad, if you were born a man you should compete with them

Transgender athletes should compete in their respective devisions and league's not against biological males or females.

I think it just acts as a cover for people's ignorance and allows them to put forth more radical opinions with the blanket rationalization that "it's just not fair" in sports. They seem to care a lot about elementary school sports all of a sudden where cases of Transgender athletes are shown to be few and extremely far between

Indeed, the discussion around transgender athletes is reflective of larger cultural ideals related to inclusion, equality, and fairness. Advocates stress the value of encouraging equality and representation in sports by enabling transgender athletes to compete in a manner consistent with their gender identity. Conversely, conflicts surrounding equality are brought to light by worries about competition fairness, particularly with relation to physiological inequalities. Deeper concerns like how society defines justice, the rights of oppressed groups, and striking a balance between inclusivity…  Read more and competitive integrity are all captured in this conversation. In the end, the discussion forces us to reflect on the relative values of individual liberties and fair competition. Would you wish to explore any particular facets of this subject in further detail?

In a sense -- the fact that there's a 'debate' in the first place shows how insane some people have become, but it is good to see anti-trans rhetoric becoming more mainstream in response to such insanity.

It does, it has reached a point where people get so heated and hostile everyday towards each other for simply suspecting someone is a transgender individual. What someone does with their own body is not anyone's business, especially if it improves their self perception and they are not harming someone else with their choice. If transgender athletes meet the hormonal levels of their cisgender counterparts, then there should be no issue unless there are other violations like steroids or other supplemental drugs.

I believe that it is unfair for transgender people too compete for example weightlifting males have a clear advantage simply from testosterone

Transgnder people should not be able to participate in their new gender's bracket

No, equality does means equal, having biologically male athletes compete in womens sports is completely unfair and the opposite of equal. Get men out of womens sports!

No, They were born as the opposite gender therefore should compete in that gender category.

I don't agree that transgender althetes should be able to go on different teams

There are measures that can be taken to ensure fairness and equality. When transgender persons begin to take hormones their bodies change more towards that gender they are planning to transition to. A male to female (MTF) transitioner who is taking HRT will be less strong than a cis male.

Yes, because I truly do not believe in no way is it fair, for someone of a different gender to be participating in a sport of the opposite.

I really dont think it matters because if an individual is good at an sport they should be allowed to play it even if they fit in with the ¨ men ¨ strength or the ¨women¨ strength category.

Transgender athletes should not be able to play with the sex that the were not before. For example a man who became a woman should not be able to participate in women's sports

Yes, however biological physical build plays a big role in the fairness of athletic competition between genders.

Maybe but I also agree that it is unfair for biological males to compete with biological women and the same goes for women competing in males sport.

i beleive transgender athletes should not be able to play in the opposite genders sport, etc. a man transitioning into a woman should not be able to play in a national womans sport.

Yes, if anything they should have their own category.

Let trans athletes compete in their preferred gender's category. The side effects of HRT outweigh any biological benefit they may have anyways.

Yes, I believe debate about the fairness of transgender athletes calls into question the fairness of sports in general. Cisgendered athletes born with physiological advantages are not barred from competing against their same-sex peers, why does our view/treatment of transgender athletes differ so much?

i think that as bad as it sounds transgender athletes should compete against their birth gender.

There should be a whole different league for transgender athletes.

i believe that the whole conversation on "transgender athletes" is not important whatsoever to any voters in any part of the world and it is only a topic used to debate over and distract from the fact that most politicians are rich aristocrats who have never struggled in the way voters have

I don't think that it reflects much deeper other than having integrity for sports