There is an ongoing debate in the United States about whether transgender women should be allowed to play women's sports and compete against other female athletes. Current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules state that transgender women can participate in women’s sports after undergoing one year of testosterone suppression treatment. During an April 2021 survey in the United States, 22 percent of male respondents and 27 percent of female respondents strongly supported the idea of allowing transgender girls or women to compete against other female athletes at the professional level.
Public opinion on allowing transgender women to compete against other female athletes in professional sports in the United States as of April 2021, by gender
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Morning Consult. (April 22, 2021). Public opinion on allowing transgender women to compete against other female athletes in professional sports in the United States as of April 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236934/professional-transgender-athletes-by-gender/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on allowing transgender women to compete against other female athletes in professional sports in the United States as of April 2021, by gender." Chart. April 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236934/professional-transgender-athletes-by-gender/
Morning Consult. (2021). Public opinion on allowing transgender women to compete against other female athletes in professional sports in the United States as of April 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236934/professional-transgender-athletes-by-gender/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on Allowing Transgender Women to Compete against Other Female Athletes in Professional Sports in The United States as of April 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236934/professional-transgender-athletes-by-gender/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on allowing transgender women to compete against other female athletes in professional sports in the United States as of April 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236934/professional-transgender-athletes-by-gender/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Public opinion on allowing transgender women to compete against other female athletes in professional sports in the United States as of April 2021, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, April 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236934/professional-transgender-athletes-by-gender/
