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 275 Niedersachsen voters.
63% Yes |
37% No |
49% Yes |
30% No |
13% 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 275 Niedersachsen voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 275 Niedersachsen voters.
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Unique answers from Niedersachsen voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9TC9BTZ3mos3MO
We should decelop a new type of sport that allow all athletes compete with each other,no mater what their gender is
@9JFZW8Z10mos10MO
Trans women should not compete with real women. Trans men are allowed to compete with real men because they have no advantage unlike trans women.
@9NW8BYL6mos6MO
No, eliminate division by sex and use body metrics such as weight, height, hormone levels, etc instead
@9MHQF4P6mos6MO
Their results would not count, but they should be symbolically allowed until proper transition methods are evolved
@9LYCYNB7mos7MO
Gender in athletics is a caste system that promotes gendered wage gaps. All sports leagues should be gender-integrated. Gendered leagues are no better than america's racially segregated baseball leagues in the 50s.
@99G969V2yrs2Y
Let's forget gender and make categories based on hormone levels if it's such a bug issue for people.
@95XWQRB2yrs2Y
There should be two gender options, Female and Other.
@8LSW2WV4yrs4Y
No, and transgenders should be punished
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