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…
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Response rates from 398 Wellington Central voters.
42% Yes |
58% No |
24% Yes |
51% No |
18% 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 |
0% No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 398 Wellington Central voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 398 Wellington Central voters.
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Unique answers from Wellington Central voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@Smankmey4154yrs4Y
Yes, whomever competes in athletic events should be no business of the government.
@8GL8P5P4yrs4Y
Yes in a transgender category.
@9DYXJQB1yr1Y
No, but incentivise sporting organizations to offer new leagues or competitions that cater to transgender athletes
@9DTZCFN1yr1Y
No, create a third category
@9DRQ7VG1yr1Y
Create their own trans league
@9DGD5VC1yr1Y
No, transgender athletes should have their own categories to compete against othersbin similar positions
@9D9KNN61yr1Y
No. Sex is not assigned at birth for goodness sake, it is observed and recorded. Do you think the doctor is a magical wizard..?
@9D5H9XH1yr1Y
Add Trans categories instead
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