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

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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Yes
38%
No
43%
Yes
30%
No
18%
Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete
8%
No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate
0%
No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other

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 @9MSNGWTanswered…9mos9MO

Any female should be allowed to compete with males. Any male should be prevented from competing with females.

 @954LK9Ganswered…2yrs2Y

Yes but only if PEDs are also allowed in competition

 @94V2X78answered…2yrs2Y

There should be another category race for transsexuals people, based on the sex they were born.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

No, a separate category should be created in which transgender athletes compete against other transgender athletes of their current sex

 @8CDY44Q from Ohio  answered…3yrs3Y

No, there should be separate categories of competition for transgender athletes.

 @8ZHRCYTanswered…3yrs3Y

yes, but only after a complete transition because it’s not fair for other athletes

 @93ZRSKWanswered…3yrs3Y

Athletes should be classed by physical strength rather than sex

 @8PWDVRXanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but in transgender athletic categories not based on the biological sex.

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