Americans think Republicans are too obsessed with trans people

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Americans think Republicans are too obsessed with trans people

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/americans-think-republicans-are-too-obsessed-with-trans-people/ 🔗

Alex Bollinger (12 Jan 2026)

Most Americans believe that it's a "problem" that Republicans are transphobic.

A new YouGov poll asked Americans whether they thought that certain issues were a "problem" for either party. 44% said that transphobia was "a major problem" among Republicans, and another 24% said they thought it was "a minor problem." Only 32% of respondents said it wasn't a problem.

Transphobia was the second most likely issue to be labeled a problem by respondents, after "hostility toward immigrants." "Tolerance of political violence," "conspiracy thinking," "white supremacy," "homophobia," and "fascism" followed closely behind.

Oddly, 40% of respondents said that "transgender ideology" was "a major problem" for Republicans, and another 20% said it was "a minor problem." 41% said that they didn't think it was a problem at all for Republicans.

For Democrats, "tolerance of political violence," "wokeness," "elitism," "transgender ideology," and "gender ideology" topped their list of major problems. Misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and hostility toward immigrants were all close to the bottom of the list.

The poll involved 1,107 U.S. adult citizens, interviewed from December 30 to January 1. They were also asked if they had an overall favorable opinion of the Democratic and Republican parties, and their views were fairly balanced: 39% had a favorable view of Democrats, the same percentage that had a favorable view of Republicans.

[Lori Dee ✅]

A less than 40% approval rating for any party should be a wake-up call.

If you don't have a majority, you won't win a majority come election time.

When the majority of voters have a disfavorable opinion of Congress and the government in general, it is time to make some drastic changes. Immediately.