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

Transgender men have no biological advantage so there is no issue so they can compete but if a transgender female has been through male puberty she will always have an advantage even if her hormone levels are the same. It’s a case by case scenario for trans females. If she has not been through male puberty then I don’t see the issue.

Have their own division so it is much fairer on all parties involved

All transgender atheletes should be required to compete in the male category, or a seperate trans category.

There should be a separate event for trans athletes

Yes, however only athletic events specifically for transgender athletes and according to rules to create a level playing field.

I am broadly in support of this but as each individual circumstance will vary greatly it should be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Yes. Sports should be separated based on physical categories, such as weight classes in wrestling, rather than sex or gender.

No, not yet; the psysiological advantages of male puberty despite hormonal changes during transition, have yet to be shown to be sufficiently mitigated and thus, this represents an unfair advantage for trans women.

Weight, height, and muscle mass brackets should define who competes in which category

Remove the seperation based on gender entirely

Yes but should be reworked and the system should be based of hormone levels bone density muscle mass and weight not gender or sex.

Yes, but it should depend on the sport in question and informed by research

No, move to a female and open category system instead.

Yes but it needs to be looked at scientifically.

Yes, but only at recreational levels

Leave it up to the governing body for the sport

No, but non sex based competitive sport should be supported

Athletic categories should be divided on factors like muscle mass and hormone levels to reduce gender discrimination whilst keeping sports fair

Gender should not be the deciding factor

Leave it up to the committee

NO! this is incredibly dangerous for other contestants and it is simply cheating!

Yes, but only for contact and physical sport

yes, but this already exists in the open category of competition

Privatize all sports leagues and let each individual league decide.

Yes, but not in certain sports (e.g. wrestling) or at certain levels (e.g professional)

No, this is a grey area. Firstly create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other until we have the data to prove transgenderism doesn't suggest foul play.

No, but all athletes should compete in groups with other people of similar hormone levels, muscle mass etc

Yes, but only if their hormones are in an approximate range the same as those in the gender category in which they compete. If this would result in, for example, transwomen being ineligible for women's categories, then maybe consider separate categories for transmen and transwomen so they can still compete at an elite level without the disadvantage or humiliation of having to compete against men.

Yes, but require scientific evidence suggesting no inherent advantage to the transgender athlete for sports where such a competitive advantage would be fundamentally unfair

Gender should not be a decisive factor in competitive sports. Other factors such as weight, body composition, height and hormone levels such be informant to categorising sports competitive brackets.

All levels of relevant hormones should be measured, as well as further areas such as potential VO2 max, to work out a series of classes.

The Male category in sports should be considered an open category where athletes from any gender can compete. The female category should be protected for those assigned female at birth. There could also be a transgender category if enough demand for it exists.

We should get rid of the gender separation entirely and base it around weight/muscle mass/etc types of categories

Absolutely not. Transgenders should be given their own categories because for example if a biological man were to become a trans woman and go into the women's division, he would obviously win due to biological differences (testosterone production) and it would be unfair for the women who worked hard and it's the opposite for equality and it is disgusting treatment towards women

There's different sports and tiers of sports. A womans darts match in a pub is different from an womans Olympic boxing match. There shouldn't be one blanket ruling for every sport.

I think it depends on the sport, if nothing else create a new category for everyone to compete against whoever wishes to compete in the ‘mixed’ so people can see who really is the best in that sport no matter who when what why or how they grew up, more of a best in the world then just best in your gender

Yes but only if they have had puberty blockers or if their hormone levels are roughly the same to those of the gender category which they compete.

No, but it really depends on if it’s a sport where biology may offer one an inherent advantage - you’re not gonna have as much issue with something like chess or snooker.

Realistically it should be up to the company that is hosting the competition, if they don't want trans people competing with their biological counterparts due to an unfair advantage then I think that's completely fair.

Yes, on the condition those running the sports in question agree with it, as that is who should actually be deciding this.

This should be left upto the organisation of the sport, and the state should have no intervention on wether they should ban transgender individuals from said sport or not

Depends on the sport and hormone levels of the athlete- some sports they would have an advantage, others they wouldn’t.

Yes, but only at grass roots level to encourage participation. Not for professional sports, where fairness should be the priority

Yes as long as they have normal hormone levels. This is only relevant in sports with biological advantage.

Athletes should compete based on physical quality based categories rather than gender based categories.

i think it should depend on the sport. i believe mostly yes they should be able to compete against other athletes that are of the transitioned sex. i think that there trained ability wont’t differ from the others of the sex.

More sports should be unisex. However when sex is applicable to the sport for physical reason's I have no problem with people competing in their lived gender as long as they have experienced puberty in that gender (IE if they have been on HRT through their teenage years).

No, research shows that those who have gone through different puberties still differ in hormone levels.

Yes, but division in sports should be based on physical and biological similarities instead of defaulting to gender (e.g. hormone levels, muscle/fat ratios, height/weight limits, limb length) and gender/physical identity should be removed from the equation altogether

It is up to the people running the events to make the decision

Yes, but men who transition shouldn't be allowed to compete in female sports due to the muscular difference that comes with puberty.

There should be 'womens' and 'open'. People who have been through male puberty, regardless of how they presently are, have a biological advantage over those born as female.

no, instead give a new category that allows them to compete against other trans people who identify the same.

Yes if there is a verification process to ensure that this is fair and there should be an encouragement of more gender neutral sports categories.

It solely depends on when the transgender person started their transition and how developed they were within their defined gender prior to transition.

I think how we categorise competitive sports needs to change and no longer be split by gender. I often think that XX and XY as a new system of categorisation would make sense

its a very complicated debate that I don't think I am science smart enough to comment on, but I support transgender people

In my opinion, this has always been a dumb debate. I think athletes should not be classified by gender. Instead, classify them through other metrics such as height(s) and body weight(s). I do believe that there are biological differences between men and women; but I believe that this would minimize incompatibilities and make a fairer playing field -- as I also think shorter men have a disadvantage vs taller men in some sports, too.

Not when biological sex determines the split; I think all athletics should be mixed now so that it's based on ability NOT sex

sports assessments to determine when gender plays a role in the skill of the sport and progression in sports to make it less gender bias

No. There should be a choice of categories. Men. Women. Open. Open would allow anybody to compete. Man v woman v trans v amputee.

Yes, but more research is required to determine the fairest way to implement this, which may differ depending on the sport

Hard for me to say as trans women are women and trans men are men but I am not in the trans community

Only if after scientific research, it is proven that they do not have a leverage on the rest of the athletes.

No, they should have their own transgender women or transgender men category and compete among themselves.

No, there should be an 'open' category, which is already present in many sports. Even if hormone levels are the same, bodily composition (e.g. muscles) are different in biological women and men.

Yes, but only in sports where their assigned gender at birth does not give them a biological advantage over other competitors

It's going to be unfair to someone whatever decision is made. Could there be a separate category for such people?

No, the biology of the sexes differ too much for the contest to be fair and puts women at a greater disadvantage in a sector where they are already struggling.

Depends on the sport, not all sports are equal and not all sports rely on biological physical traits for success

This depends on the level of competition. For young athletes, competition should be among those with a shared identity.

Yes, but athletics should not be simply categorised as either male or female. Other metrics should be used to establish who competes against whom.

Biological male athletes who transitioned to female after puberty should not compete in women's categories.

Yes, dependant on what age they transitioned (what gender they went through their formative years as)

Yes, all sport is inherently body-fascistic nonsense and the lines we draw to categorise individuals are entirely arbitrary already

No, but they should be allowed to compete in an "Open" division, which is commonly referred to as "Mens."

If a full grown adult who has gone through the certain puberty their biological sex equates to, THEN decides to join the athletes, that is not okay as they have already gone through the male hormones that give them the edge.

Transgender women athletes should not compete within women's only teams. However, they should also not compete in men's teams as they have alternative hormones and probably not any testosterone. Same applies for the opposite sex. I think they should compete within their own transgender team!

Women's sports were created as there are specific biological differences which mean men are bigger, faster and stronger. Trans identifying males are not women and should be competing as their birth sex. If trans identifying males are allowed to compete against women, it is the women who lose out. You only need to look at the number of teenage boys who can beat elite Olympic women athletes records to see how stark the difference between natal males and females is.

Yes, the IOC found that transgender athletes (specifically transgender women) are actually at a disadvantage compared to cisgender athletes

No, because it is not possible to ensure a fair and level playing field for women versus transwomen who underwent male puberty.

Yes, but there should also be races that are birth sex only and athletes should be able to choose which they compete in - then we'll see where their priorities really are.

Yes, but this would be a decision for the governing bodies of each sport depending on how science suggests the transitioning process might affect athletic ability in the sport concerned.

Transgender athletes should be encouraged to compete with each other to account for advantages/disadvantages of certain developmental milestones caused by the differences in biological sex.

Yes but it should be more equal strength so it would have to be reasonable and fair for them to play against opposite sex

No, but there should be more done to create spaces and organisations for trans athletes to compete against each other in their own catagory

No as male born sex athletes would have an advantage over female born sex athletes as male born sex individuals on average have higher muscle mass

Athleticism should not be split by gender, allow all genders to compete together, seperated only by the other requirements (weight class, speed, physical ability, etc)

It’s obviously complicated and nuanced and also affects maybe like 15 people in the country and they’re all school children. I dont understand why people care about this.