Americans are less supportive of transgender athlete participation in single-gender sports than they were two years ago, a national survey has found, even as more people say they know someone who is transgender.
in single-gender sports than they were two years ago, a national survey has found, even as more people say they know someone who is transgender.
“That’s a surprising finding,” he said. “It definitely looks like most people see it as a fairness issue. Even Democrats are divided, and we see that independents, who are generally supportive of LGBTQ policies, are also opposed overall.”Gallup’s telephone survey of 1,011 U.S. adults was conducted last month. It found that 69% of Americans say transgender athletes should be restricted to sports teams that conform with their birth gender, compared to 62% in 2021.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to join House Republicans to celebrate passage in the House of a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male to compete on girls or women's sports teams at the Capitol in Washington on April 20.
Nevertheless, support for transgender athletes playing on teams aligned with their gender identity has fallen both among Americans who know and who do know transgender people, the poll found. Young adults were one of the few subgroups to see support rise for transgender athletes being able to choose their sports team, climbing to 41% from 35% in 2021.
“In the last two decades we’ve seen a pretty significant shift in attitudes toward LGBTQ issues, and we’re almost at the point now where we were in the 1990s on same-sex marriage,” he said. “It took about 20 years for people to be comfortable with it.”
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Most Americans believe trans athletes should compete against those with same biological gender: pollWith transgender participation in sports becoming a flashpoint in sports and politics, a new poll revealed what the majority of Americans believe in this circumstance.
Read more »
Pluralities of Americans support second Trump indictment, say charges are politically motivated: POLLNEW: Nearly half of Americans think that former Pres. Trump should have been indicted by a federal grand jury over classified documents, yet a near equal number say the charges are politically motivated, new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.
Read more »
Here’s why Americans are getting tired of tipping: surveyAmericans are tipping less often for a variety of services, demonstrating a steady decline over the last few years, according to new data from Bankrate released this week.
Read more »
More Americans disapprove than approve of colleges considering race, ethnicity in admissions decisions, study shows | CNNHalf of surveyed adults in the US disapprove of students’ race and ethnicities factoring into the college admissions process, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
Read more »
Polls: Nearly half of Americans say Trump indictment is politically motivatedNearly half of U.S. voters say the federal indictment against Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents is politically motivated, but roughly the same percentage also say the former president should have been charged.
Read more »
How the Canadian wildfire smoke could shift Americans’ views on climateThe 'power of direct experience' can change attitudes on a warming world, researchers say. But whether it spurs people to action is another matter.
Read more »