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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Response rates from 228 St Nicholas voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
24% Yes |
49% No |
14% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
7% No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other |
7% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 228 St Nicholas voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 228 St Nicholas voters.
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Unique answers from St Nicholas voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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For combat sport I think they shouldn’t be allowed compete but any other sport such as football it should be allowed
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if they have gone through puberty before transitioning they should not be allowed to compete against athletes who’s gender differed at birth
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Yes, having undergone hrt, however any line is blurred because sex is bimodal rather than binary, and biology is bad at strict delineation
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Further discussions need to be had in relation to fairness in sport co-existing with allowing trans people to compete. There's a lot more to fairness in sport than just hormones.
@9ZHTGD6 2wks2W
Yes, so long as hormone levels and weight classes are introduced and regulated in the different athletic categories.
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Yes but only after hormone levels are equivalent OR there is enough proof of a full transition/consistent use of Estrogen/Testosterone
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If it is proven fair then yes. It all depends on the individual. All transgender people are different and there are different circumstances that we have to look into.
@9ZGM5JV 2wks2W
Silly questions like these detract from real problems the people of Ireland are facing and cause more division amongst our people.
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