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

Yes in a transgender category.

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

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.

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

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

Depends on the the sport

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

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, transgender athletes should have their own categories to compete against othersbin similar positions

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.

Evolving dialogue; Not a black and white issue.

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

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