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 @B8ZS3CG  from Maine  answered…6mos6MO

Yes but only if their hormone levels and bone density and performance ect is the same as thoes in the gender category they compete in

 @B6GG4BPfrom Pennsylvania  answered…11mos11MO

Yes; but athletic and sports competitions should not be segregated by sex/gender, but by a measurable class based on physical performance or relevant statistics (as in boxing) into which athletes can be assigned and compete without regard to assigned sex.

 @B8SCQB3answered…7mos7MO

It depends on the sport and the trans athlete in question, judge it on a case by case basis and assess the athlete's physical advantage / disadvantage based on their medical status and gender history to date (what surgeries, blood chemistry, muscle mass etc).

 @B4RCRS9answered…1yr1Y

It should be based on if puberty was experienced in their sex assigned at birth, as this is when the greatest physiological differential between the sexes takes place, some of which is irreversible regardless of current hormonal levels.

 @9ZWY7CZanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, in an open category where anyone can choose to compete. If women only want to compete against women, that should be respected.

 @9ZVN766answered…2yrs2Y

I believe this stance causes more division and doesn’t factor in the possibility that a cisgender person could have abnormal hormone levels that puts them at a dis/advantage when it comes to competing in categorically gendered sports competitions.

 @9ZPH52Manswered…2yrs2Y

if they have gone through puberty before transitioning they should not be allowed to compete against athletes who’s gender differed at birth

 @9ZHSYZ9answered…2yrs2Y

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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