No, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate

Aerobic capacity is related to testosterone levels in the body, had a transgender woman who was on hormone therapy for years attempted to compete against cisgender males, they'd have a considerable disadvantage in the competition, which is exactly what we're trying to avoid with this debate, an unfair advantage.

I believe that transgender athletes should be able to compete in whatever bracket their gender aligns with AS LONG as they have been on hrt for long enough to cause a significant enough change to their body to fit the other contestants

It should be based on hormone levels and the individual. Because when you dont then you have parents crying about trans men beating their daughters even though the trans men want to compete with men and were and were in fact winning against these men such as Mack Beggs who just won the Texas state girls title and now all the transphobes are crying cause they got exactly what they want. Mack wanted to compete with men, they wouldn't let him now look what happened. Its the same with the bathrooms they wanted all these regulations and now men are freaking out about seeing "feminine weirdos" in their bathroom and girls are literally having to use the bathroom with full on bearded men and are crying about it even though its in fact what they wanted.

just because you believe, that you should or should've had a different identity does not mean **** . Beliefs are different than reality.

If a trans athlete has taken or is on hormonal replacement treatments then that athlete should be allowed to compete where they see fit for themselves.

When fully transitioned, hormonal levels of transgender athletes will be the same to cisgendered athletes; therefore they should fully be allowed in the same sporting events.

That is a very transphobic statement to make. The United States has come very far and the athletes are transitioning and going through something very difficult, they don't just receive benefits because of what their assigned gender at birth was.

if i read this correct, its saying transgender athletes should NOT compete with the opposite gender (their biological sex), then it is completely right. idk wtf else to add

Much of the "genetics" involving gender identity is actually just hormonic. If two athletes have similar hormone levels, they should be allowed to compete.

Due to gender affirming treatments, such as surgery or hormone replacement treatment (HRT), transgender athletes have no advantage of disadvantage against other competitors.

The world atheletic association, the one in charge of the OLYMPICS prohibit athletes who have gone through what WA called “male puberty” from participating in female world rankings competitions.

https://talk.tv/top-stories/6483/storm-after-transgender-athlete-wins-eighth-gold-in-womens-events

Several of the athletes that compete against trans athletes do not believe that it is fair, considering how their base physical structure may give them an unfair advantage.

I have heard stories from both female and male athletes that involve a transgender athlete competing in the others gender sports. It seems that neither of them agree with it. It provides an unfair advantage. A female and male combined category for sports is a great resolution to this ongoing conflict.

I know we can't change our real birth certificate, but if they feel more comfortable as a girl/boy/other, then that's fine too. If you didn't fell comfortable with something, wouldn't you want to change it too?

After a certain amount of time on HRT, the athlete's muscles will grow and shape the same way they would in the body of the 'opposite' sex, if they one day decided that they would compete with the opposite sex, they should be made to wait until HRT has a substantial effect on their body.

Separating sports by gender or sex is inherently sexist, there are countless women who are "too masculine" for women's sports and it frequently targets Black women

Athletes should compete in games against fellow transgender athletes, not the sex they were assigned at birth...that is wrong.

All women naturally have different bodies/levels of testosterone so it seems odd to exclude certain women for that reason

This is an invasion of personal privacy and that means if just trans people have to provide this information than everyone has to as well which is an invasion of privacy.