Deep partisan divide on whether greater acceptance of transgender people is good for society
There is no public consensus on whether greater social acceptance of transgender people is good or bad for society.
Rising shares of U.S. adults know someone who is transgender or goes by gender-neutral pronouns
Americans’ comfort levels with using gender-neutral pronouns to refer to someone have remained static since 2017.
In Changing U.S. Electorate, Race and Education Remain Stark Dividing Lines
The gender gap in party identification remains the widest in a quarter century.
About four-in-ten U.S. adults say forms should offer more than two gender options
Views differ sharply by party and age when it comes to whether forms or online profiles should include gender options other than “man” and “woman.”
About one-in-five U.S. adults know someone who goes by a gender-neutral pronoun
A majority of Americans have heard about the use of gender-neutral pronouns, and about one-in-five personally know someone who goes by such pronouns.
Most Americans see value in steering children toward toys, activities associated with opposite gender
More Americans say it's good to steer girls toward boy-oriented toys and activities than say boys should be encouraged to play with girl-oriented toys.
Views of transgender issues divide along religious lines
Most Christians in America say that whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by their sex at birth. Yet, many religious "nones" have different views.
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Republicans, Democrats have starkly different views on transgender issues
While eight-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say that whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth, most Democrats and Democratic leaners (64%) take the opposite view and say a person’s gender can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth.
Deep divides between, within parties on public debates about LGBT issues
Contentious debates have emerged on whether wedding business must offer service to same-sex couples, and over use of public restrooms by transgender people.
