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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Athletes should not be segregated by sex in the first place. Make it performance related with different tiers of leagues.
Depending on when they started their transition - trans women have advantage of building male muscle before beginning to use estrogen
@8H4GD784yrs4Y
I don't agree or disagree on this
@9H84QYG5mos5MO
I think they should have their own competition with people in the same circumstances - transgender Olympics
@9H7CKHYSocial Democrats5mos5MO
No; I support trans people and their identities but contact sports such as rugby and football should be sex based to prevent unfair disadvantages
Depending on a kind of sports: whether it gives competitive advantage on its own (strength and stamina based likely to be banned, intellect and skill based permitted)
This is not at all important to me
@9DP4JRL8mos8MO
Yes, transgender athletes should be able to compete in Open Leagues
Just let people of similar gender affirmations compete. It's not like the standards for the gender division are infallible anyways.
@9D3CDT99mos9MO
Depends on the context of the sport and competion.
Yes once they are matched reasonably with competitors in terms of hormones, muscle mass etc
@9CX7B2VSocial Democrats9mos9MO
There should be a separate trans category for FTM or MTF
Given the lack of research into the topic, I will withhold judgment.
@9C2235G11mos11MO
There should be transgender races or they should compete in what they were born as
@9BCV7DJ1yr1Y
Trans-women should not compete against cis-women. Trans-men can compete against cis-men if they wish and must do so if they are taking testosterone.
Have their own league if enough interest is present
@98PPYNW1yr1Y
depends on how funny it would be to watch
@98GH2391yr1Y
I believe there should be two separate categories for transgender athletes, m to f and f to m.
@98G8KK21yr1Y
Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete, except for combat sports
@985Y9B41yr1Y
More research needs to be done
@97ZG8KN1yr1Y
Yes but only if transgender athletes are competing with other transgender athletes the same gender as them.
@97VNX5X1yr1Y
Case by case bases, but usually yes
It's a matter for sports regulators to decide on fairness rather than politicians to rile up their bases.
@8YM3DLC2yrs2Y
no. trans athletes should be in their own class.
@8WFL8QR3yrs3Y
Yes, when they are at the relevant stage of their transition.
@8WDGRST3yrs3Y
Depending on the sport, where a consequence could be injury or death (i.e. combat sport)
@8W836XV3yrs3Y
Athletic events should not be characterised by sex at all. Instead done by muscle density, hormone levels etc.
@8W67JSC3yrs3Y
Depends on the sport. Contact sports for example are more risky
@8TSX9PL3yrs3Y
Transgender athletes should have a transgender federation. So for example You have regular Olyimpic games, Para Olympic games and transgender games.
Yes, but only if there are mixed gender events, such as a soccer team with men and women
@8TN8V5XIndependent3yrs3Y
Yes, but only compete with other transgender athletes
@8TN5X9J3yrs3Y
Should compete with other transgender athletes
@8TD9SGM3yrs3Y
No, the system should be revisited to change categorisation of athletic ability. It should be viewed on athletic performance rather than gender.
@mikemike3yrs3Y
no but let them compete in their own league
@8SWQVJWSocial Democrats3yrs3Y
Allow for athletes who didn’t experience the puberty of there born sex.
@8SPY62C3yrs3Y
Trans athletes should be able to perform in trans sports.
@8S93X7S3yrs3Y
Only athletes that transition before puberty and go on puberty blockers should be allowed to compete in athletic events and there must be proof that the athletes do not have a biological advantage.
@8RZSHGF3yrs3Y
Yes, but only either in the gender they were born in or their own category
@8RQ5ZYP3yrs3Y
No, I feel a degree of sympathy for trans athletes but Trans women have higher estrogen levels than cisgender women, thus putting them at an unfair advantage.
@8RNQ4SH3yrs3Y
There should be a category specifically for transgender athletes
@8R9NKHPRenua Ireland3yrs3Y
No, saying you are a gender you are not in contradiction with biology is delusional
@8Q5RDNV3yrs3Y
Leave it to the private athletic companies
@8PV6KFK3yrs3Y
Cis people should not insert themselves into trans politics so much.
@8DG6RF44yrs4Y
No, I support trans people and I feel bad opposing them competing in athletic events, but the reality is that trans women still have male hormones from pre-transition, meaning they're taller and heavier in most cases and thus hold an undeniable advantage over cisgender female athletes
@978QXVS1yr1Y
In a non professional environment I don't see the need for restrictions. In a professional environment I think there should be some requirements regarding physical transition and that these should be tailored to each individual sport.
@96ZHD97Fianna Fáil1yr1Y
No, but remove gender class from sports, and replace it with a hormone class
@942W22X2yrs2Y
Trans altheltes should compete against trans atheltes
@93TSWYR2yrs2Y
Transgenders should compete against transgenders
@93TGRYR2yrs2Y
Should wait until their transition is complete.
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