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 moreYes, and there could be a special category for them.
@9CQ4Y4710mos10MO
Setup a diverse committee that includes transgender individuals to determine which category a transgender person would compete in
@9CQ4LNRIndian National Congress10mos10MO
Yes. There should be a separate category, so no complaints of injustice
@9BRXT8312mos12MO
There should be separate Transgender sports teams
If the governing body is fine with it then sure
@947W2VTIndependent2yrs2Y
Gender segregated sports should be abolished
I dont have enough information to make a decision
Yes, but only if a qualified biologist allows them to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth.
@8YYPGD52yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they are trans men not if they are trans women
Keep their seperate competition.
@8WLD3F93yrs3Y
No, they should compete with other trans people as them
@8W6GRH7Independent3yrs3Y
No, but separate categories must be created for them in athletic events
@8TWXF55Independent3yrs3Y
They should be allowed to participate in their own category
@8TGK959Bharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
Make a new category and make them compete
@8SYCJTFIndependent3yrs3Y
They should compete with other trans people
@8SQLPG4Bharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
They should compete with Transgender only
@8S5FXJNBharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
Have separate events for transgender athletes
@8RPP46D3yrs3Y
Yes, but they can have exclusive events where all transgenders can take part just like how we have and male and female candidates
@9FQZCQ77mos7MO
Transgender people who have undergone surgical transition should be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth.
@9CQGNTBIndian National Congress10mos10MO
Have another category in games and let them compete
@9CQ7P9XIndependent10mos10MO
Yes. And if categories are to be created, then they should be. Identifying athletes can participate there. All athletes should be allowed to compete. We should find ways to accommodate them while keeping sports competitive.
@8QMSPWNBharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
a third gender category should be made And they should be allowed to take part in that category. they should not be allowed to take part in men or women category.
@8QM3R533yrs3Y
Yes. Our society should move beyond gender and recognise individual capabilities and contributions rather than sticking to regressive gender norms
@8PGCHR53yrs3Y
They should be allowed to compete in transgender categories.
@892HFDV2yrs2Y
No, they should be banned from competing altogether
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, a separate category should be created in which transgender athletes compete against other transgender athletes of their current sex
@8CDY44Q2yrs2Y
No, there should be separate categories of competition for transgender athletes.
@94267X22yrs2Y
No and ban "Sex reassignment surgery"
@9425J2G2yrs2Y
A professional sport is played by professionals. It should not have any part in politics what so ever and should be left to the respected sports companies.
@93VWQKP2yrs2Y
No, but allow transgender athletes to compete in their own sections just for trans-men and trans-women
@93ZP8QG2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for those participating in non-professional sports and whose hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete. I believe that transgender women should not be allowed to compete on gender-based teams in high-stakes competitions such as the Olympics. According to current research, even after undergoing hormone therapy, trans women retain an advantage in muscle mass and strength. These long-term studies clearly show that transgender women would have a competitive advantage when participating in the female category of sport.
@363HKGJ2yrs2Y
No, but this should be up to sports organizations to enforce, not the government
@8XTK7FN2yrs2Y
This question isn't relevant to political beliefs. Professional sports standards are established by the private institutions that manage them
@558YLXV2yrs2Y
Individual athletic organizations should come up with their own rules on how to allow transgender athletes to participate without giving them an unfair advantage/disadvantage. The governing bodies should also have oversight committees to ensure no individual or class of athlete is unfairly burdened by these rules or policies.
@93TPNRX2yrs2Y
There should be a two spirit/ trans category
@93RQL4H2yrs2Y
Who cares. It's sports. Just make everything unisex.
@93PCGBB2yrs2Y
Yes, but in a separate league along with other transgender athletes
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
If a trans athlete can prove that them competing will not create an unfair advantage to themselves, then yes. Otherwise competitions reserve the right to refuse them and force them to compete in their biological sex group.
@93NZ4XK2yrs2Y
Yes, in gender neutral athletic competitions
@8P8MHKS2yrs2Y
Generally not, but this will depend on the nature of the individuals transition to a different gender.
@93K5QCN2yrs2Y
Yes, but get rid of gendered sports in general if everything was merged this would be a non-issue
@93HQYDF2yrs2Y
Government should not usurp authority for determining participation rules from sports organizations.
@7NCC4DH2yrs2Y
No, transgender athletes should compete against other transgender athletes of the same transgender.
@93DS58S2yrs2Y
No, if it gives the transgender competitor an unfair advantage because because of physical size and strength. Otherwise it is okay.
@8TMFV7P2yrs2Y
No, and transgender athletes should compete in their own league
@4KMQBNC2yrs2Y
No, but allow the playing of all sports by any gender against any gender
@9366CMT2yrs2Y
Should have own league and compete against what gender they are.
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