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

In my opinion, the topic of transgender athletes does not reflect deep societal values. Men and women are equal, but physically different.

Two gender. Males and Females.. Males play mens sports. Females play girl sports.

if you are a women you should be with women and same with men

yes, I personally think the idea of transgender athletes performing against members of a sex they were not born of is unfair for the competition

It is very unfair a male is naturally stronger than any girl. Males can get muscle faster than a girl and should not comete in a girls genre because it it UNFAIR!!

no. this is a debate made up by transphobic people.

Yes they need to put all trans people in there own league

Yes. They are not women. Women have had to fight for equality in this country, and trans men are taking athletic opportunities away from women. They are not women, they are mentally ill men adopting the most superficial aspects of “womanhood”. It’s disrespectful, offensive, and unfair to real women. Especially in sports.

Transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with the gender they identify as.

I believe that the debate of wither Trans Athletes should or shouldn't is interesting. I believe they can but there can be things to make it more fair then just straight up not letting them be with Females or Males.

I do not believe in Transgender Athletes, one of these reasons is because women fought so long for the right they have today and the sports they have today and yet men can say that they are transgender and play in the same divsions and sports as women which poses an unfair advantage because men are more advanced biologically.

I believe that what ever you were genetically born as is the sport you play for.

No. People who are against transgender athletes are searching for a group to "other" and oppress.

Yes it does, I believe that biological men shouldn't be allowed to compete with biological women because men have different physical attributes compared to women which gives them an advantage when it comes to sports, and it is unfair to other biological female competitors.

I don't know. It is up to the athletes that they are competing against to decide the fairness. I see both perspectives.

This is up to the males and females competing to decide, not for me. If a former man is now trans-gender and competing with women, it is up to the women he is competing with to decide if that is fair or not. I see both sides of the perspective.

Yes...they should not be allowed to compete outside the sex they were born with.

I think you should be with the group you were born with

yes it provokes people to take things out of context and twist it.

The current debates regarding transgender athletes shows that fairness and equality have a divided opinion in America. Transgender athletes should not be allowed to participate in a gender-specific sport that does not align with their gender at birth due to distinct anatomical differences.

Yes. The reality is that female spaces need to remain that way. Men pretending to be women should never be allowed to invade female spaces and rob them of their accolades. This is happening all over the place and it is a true tragedy. Feminism and wokeism have combined to create an illogical and radically anti-woman doctrine in modern society. It is wrong.

No, this reflects an agenda being forced upon the American people in order to influence our value system and weaken our society at it's core.

It does not. It reflects an outsized focus on something that is misunderstood by most and frightening to some.

i belive there should be no trans athletes you have to compete in your biological genders confrnce or assoctoin

No, In my opinion only biological women should be able to be in woman's sports.

I believe the hormone levels cannot be to different from those of the gender they are playing with

It does not. The debate of transgender athletes can be easily disputed because men have an unfair biological advantage to women in every sport.

no its not fair because there can be a black guy on a women's team and he's tall reallly talll and black and fasttt usanbolt

no is not fair nor an equality, males are way stronger and should not be complementing with women and sames goes to for women

transgender people should not be allowed to participate in the other sexes athletics. it is just wrong because genetically, a man and a woman have a different bodily build, therefore some give an advantage or disadvantage to the actual sex the athletic team is. Should not be allowed at all.

If an athlete had a gender reassignment surgery, I believe they should play whatever sport in whatever league that they classify in. Leaving them out like that would be wrong.

Yes, but towards women who had fought for a chance to create and participate in a space without males. We've now destroyed that within Title IX, in the name of "Equity" and virtue signaling on not being able to define the differences between sex & gender for physical activities. Females have been constantly physically hurt or disadvantaged (losing) since the introduction of these policies.

No its about people not being good at sports so chopping their **** off to be able to win against women.

Men should not be allowed in women's sports, it is not equal and has been proven over and over again.

I believe Transgender Athletes shouldn't compete with the opposite gender they are because it can lead to many conflicts. I don't think its fair that a transgender male should be able to compete with an athlete women because its not given the same fairness since women compared to men strengthens isn't equal.

Respectfully I think the athlete should perform with the gender they are assigned at birth.

Cultural Perspectives
Evolving Standards
identity and Rights

Trans athletes should be able to work with their gender of choice

I think that the transgender athletes in events that add great advantage because of weight and size should not be allowed.

Yes, the debate on the participation of transgender athletes in sports does reflect our societal values. Sports are inherently unimportant to us, yet we spend so much time debating issues like this. This shows how highly we regard fairness and equality, regardless of which side of the issue you are on.

I think that trans athletes should have their own division and not be allowed to compete against the opposite gender.

I really don't care. Trans people can do whatever they want.

The debate on transgender athletes reflects the consequence of too many freedoms. It is extremely dangerous and unfair for transgender athletes to compete in physical sports.

No I do not, because I belive it to be unfair if someone biologically man and switches to female now destroys all female competition.

Yes, because some people might not think it's equal.

I'd you where born a male you should be a male if you were born a women you act like a girl period.

Transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in the opposite gender that they where birth into.

I think that everybody must follow their born gender

I do not think transgender people should be allowed because you are either a girl or a boy not anything else.

yes it does because as a women or man you should be able to complete equally with their gender and not have to worry

Their Biological gender should be the gender that they play with.

it eflectects more towards the societal values of the econimy, and who they said athlete would make the public react and make the said team look bad/better.

Engaged Transgender Athletes

Yes much of the debate does not stem from equity in sports but rather comes from transphobia

Male and female anatomy is different and capable of different goals

No it is simply a wack culture war obfuscation to actual material issues.

Transgender athletes as much as I back all my fellow trans americans and support policy that protects the rights of trans people. I do not think it is always fair due to the physiological differences between the sexes of male and female. I think the people are against it have different reasons why they don’t approve it, as in hating trans people. However, i agree in the sense that they should have their own league or something.

I respect all people, but I don't agree with the idea of being transgender. I believe in 2 genders and a trans women is a man who wants to be seen as a woman while a trans man is a woman who wants to be seen as a man. The fact that a trans person is labeled trans shows the difference between them and a person who knows their gender based off their genitalia or chromosomes. Also, biological differences between men and women have been proven, so if men and women can't compete against each other in sports, then trans people shouldn't compete if they are the opposite gender of their competitors. So I think trans people should just acknowledge their true gender and see that they are wanting to be viewed as the opposite gender. But, I don't even watch sports so it wouldn't affect me anyway i guess.

No. Transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in the genders opposite to the ones assigned at birth.

It might reflect what people actually think of transgender people

I'm not convinced there's an issue. Transgender people have become demonized and they deserve to have a fulfilling life as they see fit.

Men generally have greater muscle mass and strength due to higher levels of testosterone.

as long as transgender athletes do not posses a upper hand in the sport they are participating in so it makes all sports fair

No, transgender athletes should never be able to play in there non birthed sport.

Yes the current debate about transgender athletes reflects deeper societal values around fairness and equality since it provides an unfair advantage against female athletes.

Yes, it demonstrates the difference between fairness and equality.

It reflects on the deep seeded hatred which much of our society has for transgender individuals.

I think sports are stupid, and I think we need to allow those who want to compete in them to just have fun, instead of taking them so seriously. Who cares what gender they are.

Yes, nobody has an issue with transgender men competing with biological men, it's exclusively an issue with transgender women competing with biological women. It's a fairness issue, not a discrimination issue. It also excludes women from succeeding when a transgender women beats them and puts women at risk in combat sports.

I think that all people are equal no matter how they identify but everything should be fair and a person who has transitioned if they are much stronger then the other players it isn’t fair to ever else.

Yes, it definitely puts them at an advantage compared to other sex. Sex and gender are two separate things.

Yes, it strongly reflects deep seeded Transphobia & Misogyny

people need help if they believe men can be woman and women can be men

Yes, people should play in divisions made for the gender they had at birth.

Of course. Born males have obvious physical advantages. Trans athletes should compete with their born gender.

I think so, transgender athletes should be allowed to participate in whatever gender of sport they identify with also as a trans person, this is not an issue that should even be a debate, its not like trans athletes are transitioning just to compete in womens soccer, they just want to live a better and happier life.

Yes, I believe that you should stay with your original gender in sports and that it shows that some people don't want equal rights they want more.

It’s Bull. They are mentally ill and we do not need to play their game

Transgender athletes should not be allowed to play in the sport they are currently identifying with, it is wrong and will be the end of female sports.

no because we don’t care about women as a society getting less opportunities in sports until it involves a trans women

It is unfair to allow male genes to compete against female genes and vice versa. This also applies to locker rooms.

It has the argument of equality but it actually contradicts it.

No, it reflects the interests of conservative think tanks and media outlets in distracting the public from substantive issues and instead scapegoating trans people.

You are one of two genders. And genetically you will always be that same gender. It’s assigned at conception. Therefore regardless of what you want to do physically, structurally and by DNA you will always be that male or female. Therefore compete with that gender.

Personally, I feel like transgender people need to be in the sport that their original gender is. Because when a dude gets mad that he's losing in the men's races, so he decides to go to the women's races to win, that's just wrong. The bottom line is when it comes to men and women there is no equality, men are better in physical activity and women are better with mental, that's just how god intended it. Man and women complete each other.

Yes it does reflect deeper societal value’s because the reason why people have a problem with it is has to do with equality and what they deem as “ equal and fair”

I strongly believe that once a women or man changes their gender and are confident enough to continue living the life they wanted. They should be treated the same as if they havent changed at all, maybe have different leagues based on the genetics of our original bodies.