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Voters oppose transgender women, ie biological males, from competing against women or girls

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                                                                            Transgender symbol from Wikipedia Regardless of how the question is asked or who is asking it,  most people don't want transgender women athletes --- biological males who identify as female -- competing in sports against women or girls. Arguments about transgender athletes have simmered since at least the 1970s, but few minds have been changed.  Let's look at a year's worth of poll results: Last June, a Gallup survey found that 69 percent of respondents nationwide agreed that transgender athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender. Though the poll didn't distinguish between transgender athletes, the vast majority of objections involve transgender women -- biological men who...