Most voters oppose candidates who campaign against transgender people: Poll

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Most voters oppose candidates who campaign against transgender people: Poll

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Story by Brooke Migdon (7 March 2024)

Candidates who often discuss restrictions on transgender Americans or signal support for policies that limit access to gender-affirming health care may be drumming up more opposition than support, according to a survey released Thursday by GLAAD, an LGBTQ media advocacy organization.

More than 50 percent of both registered and likely voters surveyed by the group in January said they would oppose a candidate who "speaks frequently about restricting access to health care and participation in sports for transgender youth."

Trump last year vowed to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors if he is reelected in November and said he would pass federal laws that recognize only two genders — male and female — and bar transgender women and girls from competing on female sports teams.

According to Thursday's GLAAD survey, opposition to laws that specifically restrict access to gender-affirming health care is widespread, with more than 80 percent of likely voters, 83 percent of swing voters and 73 percent of Trump voters agreeing that health care decisions for transgender minors should be made by their parents.

The same categories of voters similarly agreed that Republicans "should stop focusing on restricting women's rights and banning medical care for transgender youth" and instead focus on addressing inflation, job creation and rising health care costs.