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Should states be allowed to bar transgender athletes from female sports categories?

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Current split

How 197 Americans voted.

Yes — states should be permitted to restrict female categories to athletes assigned female at birth

14%

Yes — but only at the high school and college level, not in youth recreational leagues

34%

No — eligibility should be set by individual sports bodies, not state law

28%

No — such laws violate equal protection and federal anti-discrimination statutes

23%

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