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 40.2k Canada voters.
55% Yes |
45% No |
39% Yes |
35% No |
16% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
9% No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
1% No, create a separate category for transgender athletes to compete against each other |
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8DJ2XMT4yrs4Y
There should be a transgender category in athletic competition
@8C97BVP4yrs4Y
Athletes should not be divided by gender but instead divided by their weight, height, muscle mass, etc.
@8S983CP4yrs4Y
Abolish gender specific events
@9TF5F5Z4mos4MO
I think everyone has genetic advantage when compared to random others, and therefore athletics shouldn't be separated by gender at all
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@9F9VJ4Z1yr1Y
No it ruins sports, goes against human biology, endangers women, takes away opportunities for women to be represented.
@9DQX6M31yr1Y
Abolish gender segregated sports, the implications that someone is the best at "Women's ___" is insulting anyway even if we've all grown adjusted to concept. Injuries happen regardless and sports have become far less rough as time goes on. The question of transgender participation has only highlighted how outdated this concept is.
@9KNY5GS10mos10MO
Yes, I’m a open category allowed to any gender. Male and female categories should remain consistent in their application to those born with that biological sex.
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