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 moreResponse rates from 348 Left voters.
75% Yes |
25% No |
63% Yes |
22% No |
12% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
3% 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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Unique answers from Left voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@95TKLK92yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they transitioned early in life and their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category they compete
@8XJC2HN3yrs3Y
they have own capability and skills that we should respect
@9CCNCY31yr1Y
Yes, sports competitions should not be categorized by gender in the first place, but rather by each individual or team's collective capability.
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