A majority of Americans oppose allowing men who identify as trans to compete on women’s sports teams and disprove of exposing children to drag shows, a new survey has found.
The YouGov survey, sponsored by The Economist and conducted from April 8-11, examined the views of 1,500 U.S. adults and asked about a wide variety of public policy matters. One series of questions in the poll sampled public opinion on LGBT-related issues, including the push to prescribe puberty blockers for children who exhibit confusion about their sex.
When asked if trans-identified athletes should be allowed to compete on sports teams based on their chosen sexual identity instead of their biological sex, 15% of Americans said they “strongly support” the idea, while an additional 17% “somewhat support” it. A plurality of those surveyed (43%) “strongly oppose” letting trans-identified athletes compete on sports teams that match their gender identity, while another 12% “somewhat oppose” it, meaning the total opposition added up to 55%.
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