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…
Read more56% Yes |
44% No |
34% Yes |
33% No |
22% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
11% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8XHBXPB2yrs2Y
Athletes should compete based on ability, not gender.
@93V7YYR2yrs2Y
This depends on the sport.
@8SJP5CM3yrs3Y
All transgender atheletes should be required to compete in the male category, or a seperate trans category.
@8K2D9MC4yrs4Y
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.
@8G3XR4T4yrs4Y
Have their own division so it is much fairer on all parties involved
@8TG433N3yrs3Y
Yes, however only athletic events specifically for transgender athletes and according to rules to create a level playing field.
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