Whatever you're born as will be what you are, and you shall compete that way because that's how god made you.

for example, a transgender women should not be allowed to participate in women's sports due to the obvious physical difference in men and women, men have genetic advantages that make it unethical and unfair to allow them to play in women's sports.

If you are born a male you should compete against other males. Males are genetically more athletic than women are so it would not be fair for instance if a male athlete swam against a female athlete.

If you are transgender your birth gender is what team you play on it's not okay that your mental disability that wants to be the other gender wants you to be on the team that that is your birth opposite gender.

I don’t agree that they have mental illnesses but I don’t think that transgender males should play with biological women and I don’t think transgender women should play with biological men. I think they should create their own space to complete with each other or with their biological genders because of biological advantages.

I dont think that people who are transgender should be playing sports because it is unfair due to the difference in people.

The gender binary is a social construct. If you don't believe it, take a quick look at animals in the wild. In a study from a book called Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer, scientist found natural examples of gender-swapping in Clown fish (yes the fish from Finding Nemo the Disney movie). Clown fish are all born male and throughout their lifetime can switch to female. In a school there is a main breeding female matriarch. When the matriarch dies, the strongest male takes over the role of matriarch and so on. Transitioning gender is actually quite natural and even evolutionarily beneficial…  Read more in some cases. Moreover the idea that men and women can not perform equally in competitions is inherently sexist and comes from the idea that men and women are not equal. The only reason it matters whether or not someone is on the male or female team is because there is a social difference between, and segregation, of male and female players. Some may argue that Male genetics are proven to improve athletic feats, however my question is, if someone has poor vision and requires glasses, do they play on the disabled team? Most often not, because it is only a very slight disadvantage. What if biological sex is the same way? There are many factors associated with gender dynamics and social conditioning that goes into who would win in a completion between a biological man and woman, just as there is between a completion between two men. Some may find it a fascinating thought that there is so much that goes into sports, and it might make a game more interesting to see more diverse competition.

The idea that being transgender or any other type of gender non-conforming identity is a mental illness or disability is based on personal biases and old, incorrect scientific conclusions. Even if you deny the existence of specifically transgender people, there are and always have been intersex individuals who, physically, biologically, at birth, do not strictly fit into the predetermined male and female sexes. Science has advanced since being trans was considered a mental illness, and now, upon further research, medical and scientific organizations no longer recognize that assumption as anyt…  Read morehing close to factual. No trans person wanted to be trans; it's not something people do just for fun. Sports are supposed to be something for everyone, and there is no reason, especially in non-professional or youth sports, that trans people should be barred from participating in those activities. What exactly is the actual issue with trans people playing sports? Why does it matter that they choose the team that they would feel most comfortable in? Do some research and self-reflection. Don't hide behind bad science.

Yes, you can’t just say your something that your not. You are what you are born you can’t change how you were born.

I agree, As a teenage girl in sports it is unacceptable for a biological male to compete against biological females. We already have plenty of disadvantages in the sports industry and that would make just another one that benefit men.

I agree with this statement. If you are a transgender woman, obviously, your hormone levels are higher and you are stronger as men are genuinely stronger than woman.

I do not agree with the mental disbability part but I do agree with the claim that Transgender people should play against their birth gender.