Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Yes in a transgender category.

No, but incentivise sporting organizations to offer new leagues or competitions that cater to transgender athletes

No, create a third category

Create their own trans league

No, transgender athletes should have their own categories to compete against othersbin similar positions

No. Sex is not assigned at birth for goodness sake, it is observed and recorded. Do you think the doctor is a magical wizard..?

Add Trans categories instead

Yes, and abolish all sex divided competition categories. The mightiest shall reign supreme! Mwahahahaha! (I am not an athlete.)

Hear me out, make a new section dedicated to these athletes similar to the men's and women's section, this avoids almost all complications

In some instances - yes, in some - no. In boxing and combat sports it creates additional risk of serious injury and death for example.

If they have gone through puberty as their birth gender, this could create physical advantages/disadvantages depending on the sport.

No, but open to exceptions when it comes to children below a certain age or in potential sports that lack any meaningful sex advantages.

Trans woman and trans men should have their own division Meaning trans woman compete against trans woman Trans men compete against trans men

I think more discussion needs to be had around this. I am not at all opposed to transgender athletes competing, but it needs to be fair to all participants.

I think there should be sports catered towards trans athletes. The issue with that though is that there won’t be enough trans athletes, adding another sports section may be difficult and it may come across as discriminatory

A separate trans category maybe, or checking the hormones are the same as those in the category they compete in.

Yes, only in competitions that are for identified as such. Male and female competitions should be birth sex.

No, there should be the option to compete against others of the same gender identity (eg, FTM Transgender people compete against each other)

Mainly yes but this issue is too complex.

No, unless the sport is willing to provide an ‘open’ category allowing all genders to compete against each other.

No, they should still have the right to compete in a fair race, but in their own category where their hormone levels are equivalent to one another.

A class should be created to allow transgender athletes to compete in their identified genders. That is to say until there is population enough to support a heat/division in their own rights, a transgender woman could compete in the womens category, but positioning and ranking would be against other transgender women athletes and visa versa. In my view this is similar to the para-athletes where imparements are moderated for each race to ensure even playing field, for transgender women my belief is they have an potential physical advantage over cis women, and transgender male would have a disadvantage over cis male, the class system would ensure even playing fields for all athletes (cis and trans of both genders) and in my view promote inclusion for all.

I think they should compete in a third class which is open

They should compete with other transgender athletes who were the same assigned gender as them.

Yes, but only if their hormone levels align with those of the biological sex

Yes, Based on ability

Yes, but I think there should be mixed gender categories for most if not all sports anyway

I believe this should be a seperate class providing fairness in physical aspects

Have thier own category

Depends on the sport and on each individual athlete.

I am neither an athlete nor transgender so I don't think I have a say

Depends on if the trans person has gone through their biological gender puberty. A trans woman who went through male growth spurts and gained male physical attributes has an advantage over biological woman in my opinion. I think there should be a separate category for trans athletes to compete in just as we have woman's sports and men's sports, we will have trans sports. I think it's just a more fair system.

FtM athletes should be able to compete with men, but MtF athletes should not.

no, create another category, we should not take away the reward for the talent given at birth

Yes, in open categories of competition where all genders are permitted.

Create another category

No there should be a seperate transgender sports team competing like for like! Just like disabled people!

Yes, and sports should be re-arranged into classes based on size and strength ratios instead of gender.

No, have a trans category system or yes, but say if the transgender person got gold, the real woman who comes in second also gets gold

No. Make a new category. Then more can compete.

No, there should be their own category for non binary, trans, +++ etc

The government has no business regulating sport in any way.

Yes, a persons sex does not define their athletic abilities.

Depends on the the sport

Yes, but ultimately I think sport should be broken up into different skill levels, not by gender

No, add a separate category for Transgender athletes

I don’t have enough knowledge to comment.

Add a trans competition for relevant competition (ie sports where the governing body has decided that the advantage is too great).

There should be a separate category for transgender people

Yes, except for male to female athletes who transitioned after puberty

Seperate all gender open categories

Depends on the sport in question

Transgender athletes should be competing against other transgender athletes in order to give the most fair and nonbiased level of competitive edge

It depends on whether they transitions pre or post-puberty - the muscle fibres i post-puberty transitioning FtM people are signficantly higher, as well as calcium and creatine stores.

More research needed for a fair solution

Yes but only in sports where male development does not provide an inherent advantage (power sports, contact sports, etc)

I think there should be a specific area for trans people to compete in

Yes, provided there is still a pathway for natural athletes to compete against fair competition

Yes, if your birth gender is female and you want to compete in a male event. No, if your birth gender is male and you want to compete in a female event.

No, but perhaps make their own space for them to recognise they may not meet standard hormone levels for either natural born men/women but allowing competition within those with similar physical/ hormonal capabilities

No, we should create categories for trans men/women

Yes, strength and weight categories would be better

Transgender people have a greater difference in structural, physiological and hormonal range compared to those who align with their respective biological sex. With this in mind, adding an open section to all sports can allow for these differences and hold space for non-binary folks.

No, they should have their own category of competition

Open Category

Yes, but depends on their weight, size and ability who competes against who in one on one events.

Yes, but only if they have transitioned before puberty.

This needs to be looked at on a sport by sport basis

They should have their own competition free from non transgender athletes

Not enough research and not expert in the field

No, instead have a category for biological woman as well as an open category for everyone else

Evolving dialogue; Not a black and white issue.

People who have taken or naturally produce testosterone in one division, everyone else in the other one.

No, they should have their own category entirely

Too complex for blanket decision.

Yes, but only in the male/"open" category. Transgender women that benefitted from early life male hormones have too much advantage over cisgender women.

They should compete with/against athletes in the same Trans category

The decision should be made by the individual sport's governing body

There should be an open category for everyone regardless of gender

They should be allowed to compete in sport at a community level in the gender they choose but in high performance sport they should compete in the sex assigned at birth

Depends on the sport, but transgender females should not compete with other females in purely physical sports such as swimming etc.

No, create separate competitions for transgender people

No, males should not compete in women's sports but women may compete in men's sports if they wish. Sex is not "assigned at birth."

Yes, but only if their physique and hormone levels are in line with others competing in their gender category.

I withdraw

Only if they did not go through puberty as the gender assigned at birth or are competing in something where physical size and strength are less important, e.g. shooting, equestrian which are often mixed sex competitions anyway. Absolutely should not be allowed to compete in a strength related sport such as swimming, running or weight lifting if they have previously competed at a high level (regional or national) as a teenager or older in that same sport under the gender assigned at birth.

I do not have enough information or expertise to answer this question

Not at an international level

Yes, if it is scientifically proven through research that the biologies between the trans-gender and born-gender people are equal enough to provide a fair game.

No, transgender athletes should have their own class

Have their own games.

No. A female born as a male has an unfair physical advantage. Would you ever see a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jacinda Ardern? No. Wake up

I believe that they shouldnt be able to compete because when it comes to sports they should play in/against their assigned sex at birth because men grow differently from women and do have an advantage so it would be unfair if a man competed in a womens sport.

Create a new category for transgender athletes. Many transgender people I’ve spoken to support this. More sport for people to watch. Everyone wins.

Make a new league where only trans compete, a Male to female league and a female to male league, so 4 leagues total

it should be dependent on the sport and what it involves. as well as what the stakes are for winning .

No- it’s a scientific fact that male muscle mass differs greatly from female muscle mass no matter how one may feel.

No, but seperate categories need to be implemented for each sexual orientation to compete against each other.

No, but seperate competitive categories need to be made for different sexual oreintations to compete against one another.