In your opinion, does the current debate about transgender athletes reflect deeper societal values around fairness and equality?

Yes, it does. Society should be inclusive of transgender individuals, but should also reflect on the effects of having unfair biological advantages in competition (i.e. a biological male fighting biological females in boxing, or weightlifting, etc.)

I'm not sure about the debate. if you want to be a transgender athlete, then be it.

your male if your born with a pole and not a hole your a female if your born with a hole not a pole and it would be a disadvantage for a female to go against a trans male

No, Absolutely no Transgender athletes. It is wrong.

It's silly to think people make life-altering decisions just to win. Let people be who they are and don't force them to fit into categories to aren't in.

They should not be able to go against women or men in a man dominated sport like wrestling

The Debate on Transgender Athletes Is Fundamentally About Fairness. Science tells us that there are biological differences between women and transgender women. Allowing them to compete together is unfair to those born as women and the fear of even discussing this issue is unhealthy for our society

Men should NEVER be allowed in women’s anything. Transgender or not.

It completely abolishes fairness and equality, me. are genetically stronger and more athletic than women. they should not be aloud to play against women.

Yes, a large amount of that debate is strictly discrimination. If it were fair, a better conclusion would be reached. Such as limiting hormonal use in any sport for men and women.

It does reflect deeper societal values around fairness and equality.

Yes because if they are transgender they need to play on the side where they were orginally born on.

Yes. We have allowed the potential emotional trauma to override physical safety and fair play. Very few people balk when biological females are good enough to play in sports with biological boys. There is usually not a physical advantage that comes with that. What most people do not want are biological males playing sports designed for females because there is an inherent physical advantage. Often times, that physical advantage comes with a safety risk. It also comes with the potential for unfairness. Interestingly enough, this is an area where the left struggles with equity, something they normally champion. Equality is not segregating the genders in athletics. Equality is segregating the genders so that more people can participate and participate fairly and safely.

I feel like we have too many closed-minded boomers in these debates that refuse to give so much as an inch to what they've viewed as "just a fad" for the past 40 years.

I think it does because we could be focusing on bigger issues.

It is not fair, Because, men are born with a different strength than women.

I think it's unfair to woman to compete against a transitioned athlete, i think they should have their own category.

No, its an attack on individuality and what it means to be a man or woman. Would it be acceptable to assume to be black simply by changing what other people see on the outside? Is it fair to be born a man and decide one day that you'd like to be recognized as having a shared suffrage with real women who were actually treated badly.. its crazy that we can direspect each other's individuality for the sake of what amounts to mental illness acceptance..

This shouldn’t even be a topic of discussion, just shows how far our country has fallen into despair.

Transgenders should, in my opinion, should only compete with other transgendered peoples according to skill and weight class. A trans-woman is a trans-woman, not a woman in the sex aspect of a person's biological makeup.

Transgender athletes are a societal concern that will not affect the lives of anyone. It should not be a relevant topic in a presidential election.