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 more45% Yes |
55% No |
26% Yes |
47% No |
19% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
7% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
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Unique answers from New Zealand users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@Smankmey4154yrs4Y
Yes, whomever competes in athletic events should be no business of the government.
@8GL8P5P4yrs4Y
Yes in a transgender category.
@9GZNKPR6mos6MO
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.
@9GH833L 6mos6MO
Create a new category for transgender athletes. Many transgender people I’ve spoken to support this. More sport for people to watch. Everyone wins.
@9G8LHS47mos7MO
Make a new league where only trans compete, a Male to female league and a female to male league, so 4 leagues total
@9G738S67mos7MO
If they have gone through puberty as their birth gender, this could create physical advantages/disadvantages depending on the sport.
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