One of the most hotly debated topics throughout the country right now is whether or not transgender women should be permitted to compete in women’s sports. And based on a recent survey, it seems that support for transgender athletes is falling across the country.
Last month, Gallup conducted a telephone survey of 1,011 U.S. adults. According to that survey, fewer Americans support transgender athletes playing for teams that match their gender identity than two years ago.
According to the survey, 69% of Americans think that transgender athletes should be required to play for teams corresponding to the gender they were assigned at birth, compared to 62% who gave that response in 2021. Likewise, the survey found that 26% of Americans support transgender athletes playing for teams matching their gender identity, which is down from 34% two years ago.
The statistics indicate that support for transgender athletes is falling across the country, and people had plenty to say about that on social media.
In a new Gallup poll, more Americans (even Democrats) now say transgender athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender: https://t.co/fbu8mTdFnj
— OutKick (@Outkick) June 12, 2023
Isn't it funny how when Republicans and Conservative media push back on certain issues, the narrative shifts? https://t.co/Gz0L4QKow9
— Real Political Data (@RealPData) June 12, 2023
This is a completely losing issue, and while I support letting various organizations decide what qualifications to have for entering their respective leagues, a large part of me does think trans women should just opt to avoid competitive sports. https://t.co/iaY9XH8b3b
— Liberty Fed 🇺🇦🌐🗽🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇾🇦🇲🇺🇦🇪🇷 (@fedtanyl) June 12, 2023
This issue is genuinely different than other trans issues, and it polls differently to show it. This does not suggest that this is a *salient* issue, nor that people who agree with this want to e.g. restrict access to HRT https://t.co/WPRANDumiw
— Galen Metzger🪬📈🇺🇦🌐 (@GalenMetzger1) June 12, 2023
Really makes you wonder why this is even still an issue, and an uphill push at that. Nobody but a fringe group of psychos thinks this is a good idea. https://t.co/h6QdsvIlN8
— Dan, Human Tetris Wizard and Guy in a Chair (@Libertybibbledy) June 12, 2023
The transgender sports issue is a really complex one with no completely fair solution.
While having trans women (male to female) compete with men would make it more fair for women, trans women are at a disadvantage compared to non-trans men as taking estrogen lowers bone… https://t.co/68hB6UXzHF
— Hanna (@VirtuHanna) June 12, 2023
Jeff Jones, a senior editor for Gallup, explained that the reason for the change seems to be that people see the issue as a matter of competitive fairness rather than transgender civil rights.
“That’s a surprising finding,” Gallup said according to USA Today. “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.”
