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 654 Yannick Jadot voters.
67% Yes |
33% No |
46% Yes |
29% No |
21% Yes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
4% 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 654 Yannick Jadot voters.
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Unique answers from Yannick Jadot voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9RHPQPY4mos4MO
I have little to no knowledge on this subject and I know that I’m influenced by my religion so I won’t be neutral on this matter.
@9DG5YRJ1yr1Y
There should be a trans only league, and athletes can integrate into leagues that use ones that are different from their birth sex if they have reasonable hormone levels when compared with other, biological athletes
@9D4WTL21yr1Y
There should be an open category that is created
@9P3CKHL6mos6MO
It's a difficult question. I'd say hormone levels, but there are other circumstances that can influence the performance. The biological sex one isn't a solution because if someone has started their transition, they aren't the same phisically as their sex at birth anymore.
@8ZXBKFP3yrs3Y
No, transgender athletes must be banned from any competition
@8V6TRKK3yrs3Y
Biological women may compete in both sports, biological men shall only compete if they don't have the puberty advantages of testosterone.
@8PBFCQC4yrs4Y
Yes, but only women that became men
@9CSVRBW1yr1Y
Instead of basing jt off gender, base it off chromosomes.
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