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NYT poll finds majority of Democrats oppose transgender athletes in
women's sports
The issue drew widespread opposition in 2024
Jackson Thompson By Jackson Thompson Fox News
Published January 18, 2025 5:17pm EST
Trump addresses transgender athlete debate: 'You just don't let it happen'
Trump discusses the importance of protecting women's sports during a
town hall on 'The Faulkner Focus' in Cumming, Georgia.
A recent New York Times/Ipsos survey found the vast majority of
Americans, including a majority of Democrats, don't think transgender
athletes should be permitted to compete in women's sports.
"Thinking about transgender female athletes — meaning athletes who were
male at birth but who currently identify as female — do you think they
should or should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports?" the
survey asked.
Of the 2,128 people who participated, 79% said biological males who
identify as women should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.
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Of the 1,025 people who identified as Democrats or leaning Democrat, 67%
said transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with women.
Among 1,022 Republicans, that number was 94%.
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The 81 independents who were interviewed represented the group with the
most reluctance to say transgender athletes shouldn't be allowed to
compete. Just 64% said they were against it, while 26% refused to
answer. Just 3% of the Democrats and 1% of the Republicans refused to
answer.
The country saw a notable shift in awareness and opposition to the issue
of transgender athletes in women's sports in 2024, when a number of
stories sparked national attention and controversy. The issue became a
key campaign issue in November's election for President-elect Trump and
other Republicans.
A national exit poll conducted by the Concerned Women for America (CWA)
legislative action committee found that 70% of moderate voters saw the
issue of "Donald Trump’s opposition to transgender boys and men playing
girls' and women’s sports and of transgender boys and men using girls'
and women’s bathrooms" as important to them.
And 6% said it was the most important issue of all, while 44% said it
was "very important."
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NATIONAL COUNTERCULTURE
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Nearly 70% of Americans say biological men should not be permitted to
compete in women's sports, according to a Gallup poll last year.
In June, a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago asked
respondents whether transgender athletes of both sexes should be
permitted to participate in sports leagues that correspond to their
preferred gender identity instead of their biological sex. In that
survey, 65% answered that it should never or rarely be allowed. When
those polled were asked specifically about adult transgender female
athletes competing in women’s sports, 69% opposed it.
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transgender supporters
Transgender athlete supporters hold up signs outside a Riverside Unified
School District meeting Dec. 19, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles
Times via Getty Images)
With Trump about to return to office Monday, Republicans are pushing a
bill that will address the issue in Congress.
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed in the House of
Representatives Tuesday and even had support from two Democrats.
That bill will advance to the Republican-controlled Senate, and, if it
passes there, Trump will get to sign it into law early in his term.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously
worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl
and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob
Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger
Clemens.
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Bradbury's_Clarisse
18 January, 2025
Interesting how Dems who were voted in by people they're supposed to
represent, aren't actually representing them, but following some elite
ideology meant to transform society--or more likely, division in society.
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hawaiiancpk656
18 January, 2025
Mental health disorder shouldn't be celebrated anywhere. Especially in
schools or by alcohol companies and definitely shouldn't be allowed in
our government
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americafirst420430
18 January, 2025
Confucius say~
One cannot fix problem between ears with surgery between legs..😎👍
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vppacificocean
18 January, 2025
A majority of New York Democrats oppose males competing in female
sports; AOC opposes a majority of New York Democrats.