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Pew Research CenterBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 10–17, 2025

Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in the U.S. related to transgender issues.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? ... Require transgender individuals to use public bathrooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with

Base: Items b (bathrooms) and d (athletes) were asked only of Form 1, n=2,565. Form 2 received a different wording of both items that Pew has never published. The questionnaire codebook shows X_FORM (1=Form 1, 2=Form 2) with the note 'Flag to randomly assign panelists to one of two forms (Form 1, Form 2) and weight within form.' Separately, a subset of W163 respondents (n=284) had been asked TRANSGEND6 in January 2025 as part of W160; their answers were combined into the reported totals for the ASK ALL items.

Pew Research CenterSchool policyFeb 10–17, 2025

Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in the U.S. related to transgender issues.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? ... Make it illegal for public school districts to teach about gender identity in elementary schools

Base: Items b (bathrooms) and d (athletes) were asked only of Form 1, n=2,565. Form 2 received a different wording of both items that Pew has never published. The questionnaire codebook shows X_FORM (1=Form 1, 2=Form 2) with the note 'Flag to randomly assign panelists to one of two forms (Form 1, Form 2) and weight within form.' Separately, a subset of W163 respondents (n=284) had been asked TRANSGEND6 in January 2025 as part of W160; their answers were combined into the reported totals for the ASK ALL items.

Pew Research CenterSportsFeb 10–17, 2025

Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in the U.S. related to transgender issues.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? ... Require that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender they identify with

Base: Items b (bathrooms) and d (athletes) were asked only of Form 1, n=2,565. Form 2 received a different wording of both items that Pew has never published. The questionnaire codebook shows X_FORM (1=Form 1, 2=Form 2) with the note 'Flag to randomly assign panelists to one of two forms (Form 1, Form 2) and weight within form.' Separately, a subset of W163 respondents (n=284) had been asked TRANSGEND6 in January 2025 as part of W160; their answers were combined into the reported totals for the ASK ALL items.

Pew Research CenterAdult medical careFeb 10–17, 2025

Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in the U.S. related to transgender issues.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? ... Require health insurance companies to cover medical care for gender transitions

Base: Items b (bathrooms) and d (athletes) were asked only of Form 1, n=2,565. Form 2 received a different wording of both items that Pew has never published. The questionnaire codebook shows X_FORM (1=Form 1, 2=Form 2) with the note 'Flag to randomly assign panelists to one of two forms (Form 1, Form 2) and weight within form.' Separately, a subset of W163 respondents (n=284) had been asked TRANSGEND6 in January 2025 as part of W160; their answers were combined into the reported totals for the ASK ALL items.

Pew Research CenterYouth medical careFeb 10–17, 2025

Here are some current laws and policies that are either in place or being considered in the U.S. related to transgender issues.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that do each of the following? ... Make it illegal for health care professionals to provide someone younger than 18 with medical care for a gender transition

Base: Items b (bathrooms) and d (athletes) were asked only of Form 1, n=2,565. Form 2 received a different wording of both items that Pew has never published. The questionnaire codebook shows X_FORM (1=Form 1, 2=Form 2) with the note 'Flag to randomly assign panelists to one of two forms (Form 1, Form 2) and weight within form.' Separately, a subset of W163 respondents (n=284) had been asked TRANSGEND6 in January 2025 as part of W160; their answers were combined into the reported totals for the ASK ALL items.

President Trump has issued an executive order removing funding from any school that teaches children that they can choose their own genders. Do you favor or oppose this executive order?

Some school administrators have indicated that they plan to defy President Trump's executive order. Should a school administrator who defies the order and teaches that children can choose their own genders be fired?

Government and opposition should not politicise trans issues for political gain.

Base: Australians aged 18 and older

LGBT people deserve to live with dignity and respect.

Base: Australians aged 18 and older

Trans people should have the freedom and choice to live their lives in the way that makes them happy.

Base: Australians aged 18 and older

Trans people deserve the same rights and protections as other Australians.

Base: Australians aged 18 and older

YouGovfor The EconomistBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 2–4, 2025

Support for Policies -- Requiring transgender people to use bathrooms that match their sex assigned at birth, rather than their gender identity

Would you support or oppose the following?

Base: 1,423 registered voters

Ipsosfor ReutersMilitary serviceJan 31, 2025 – Feb 2, 2025

To what extent do your support or oppose the following policies?

To what extent do your support or oppose the following policies? Barring transgender people from enlisting and serving openly in the military

Base: Party breaks are published for Republican, Democrat and Independent columns; the topline does not print the party base sizes.

Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political salienceJan 30, 2025 – Feb 3, 2025

Which do you feel are most important for the President and Congress to focus on?

Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 73 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 100 additional independent voters.

Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political salienceJan 30, 2025 – Feb 3, 2025

Which do you think Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are most focused on?

Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 73 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 100 additional independent voters.

Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJan 29, 2025 – Feb 2, 2025

President Trump recently signed an executive order to discharge military service members who identify as transgender or are receiving transgender treatments for failing to meet physical and mental fitness requirements. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?

Marquette Law School PollLegal documents & IDsJan 27, 2025 – Feb 5, 2025

Asked within a battery of favor/oppose items on early Trump administration executive actions.

Do you favor or oppose President Trump's executive order requiring federal agencies to recognize biological sex as male or female only, eliminate references to gender identity in policies, and require federal documents, such as passports, to reflect biological sex, not gender identity?

McLaughlin & AssociatesSportsJan 22–27, 2025

Do you support or oppose Congress passing a federal law that prevents biological males from competing in women's and girls' sports?

GallupMilitary serviceJan 21–27, 2025

Do you favor or oppose allowing openly transgender men and women to serve in the military?

Base: Gallup's own trend table footnotes the 2025 reading of this item '^ Asked of a half sample'. The 2019 and 2021 readings in the same trend carry no such footnote, so the 2025 drop from 66% to 58% favor is measured on a different (smaller) base than the readings it is compared with. Gallup does not publish the half-sample n or margin of error.

President Trump signed an executive order requiring government agencies to recognize that there are only two sexes, male and female. Do you favor or oppose this policy?

Harvard CAPS/HarrisAdult medical careJan 15–16, 2025

Do you support or oppose each of the following polices? Ending government payments for sex change operations for prisoners and those in immigration detention

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,650.

AP-NORCSchool policyJan 9–13, 2025

[GRID ITEMS RANDOMIZED, HALF SAMPLE ASKED RESPONSE OPTIONS IN REVERSE ORDER]

Would you favor, neither favor nor oppose, or oppose each of the following government policies? Eliminating protections for transgender students under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits any high school or college that receives federal funds from discriminating on the basis of gender

Some students say it can be difficult to have conversations about certain issues on campus. Which of the following issues, if any, would you say are difficult to have an open and honest conversation about on your campus? (select all that apply)

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

If a controversial speaker were invited to campus, should your school allow this speaker on campus? - A speaker who says "Transgender people have a mental disorder."

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

If a controversial speaker were invited to campus, should your school allow this speaker on campus? - A speaker who says "Children should be able to transition without parental consent."

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

GallupGeneral acceptanceJan 2–15, 2025

Next, we'd like to know how you feel about the state of the nation in each of the following areas. For each one, please say whether you are -- very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. If you don't have enough information about a particular subject to rate it, just say so.

Next, we'd like to know how you feel about the state of the nation in each of the following areas. For each one, please say whether you are -- very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. If you don't have enough information about a particular subject to rate it, just say so. How about -- the acceptance of transgender people in the nation?

Base: The item was asked of Form B only. Gallup's January 2025 final topline gives the base as 'BASED ON ~505~ NATIONAL ADULTS IN FORM B' out of a full sample of 1,005. Gallup publishes no separate half-sample margin of error.

Ipsosfor The New York TimesGeneral acceptanceJan 2–10, 2025

Which statement comes closest to your feelings about the way our society deals with transgender people - that is, someone who does not identify with their sex at birth, like a person born male who now identifies as female.

Base: Party subgroups as published: Republican/Lean Republican N=1,022; Democrat/Lean Democrat N=1,025; Independent/Something else N=81 (very small independent base - treat that column with caution)

Ipsosfor The New York TimesSportsJan 2–10, 2025

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?

Base: Party subgroups as published: Republican/Lean Republican N=1,022; Democrat/Lean Democrat N=1,025; Independent/Something else N=81 (very small independent base - treat that column with caution)

Ipsosfor The New York TimesYouth medical careJan 2–10, 2025

Thinking about medications used for transgender care, do you think doctors should be able to prescribe puberty-blocking drugs or hormone therapy to minors between the ages of 10 and 18?

Base: Party subgroups as published: Republican/Lean Republican N=1,022; Democrat/Lean Democrat N=1,025; Independent/Something else N=81 (very small independent base - treat that column with caution)

[not published] how much discrimination transgender people face - a great deal, a fair amount, some, or none

Base: Georgia registered voters; sample drawn from active registrant records.

[not published] whether student athletes should be required to play sports according to the sex on their birth certificate

Base: Georgia registered voters; sample drawn from active registrant records.

[not published] whether transgender people should be limited to using the bathroom that corresponds to the gender on their birth certificate

Base: Georgia registered voters; sample drawn from active registrant records.

How much discrimination do you think there is against transgender people in our society today?

Base: Georgia registered voters; sample drawn from active registrant records.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that require transgender individuals to use public bathrooms that match the sex on their original birth certificate, not the gender they identify with?

Base: Georgia registered voters; sample drawn from active registrant records.

Would you favor or oppose laws or policies that require transgender athletes to compete on sports teams that match the sex on their original birth certificate, not the gender they identify with?

Base: Georgia registered voters; sample drawn from active registrant records.

GLAADfor GLAADContact & populationparaphrasedJan 2025 – Jan 31, 2025

Non-LGBTQ adults say they don't personally know many members of the LGBTQ community (numbers will not add to 100% because people can select multiple options)

personally know someone who is transgender

Base: items reported on non-LGBTQ and LGBTQ bases; subsample sizes not published

GLAADfor GLAADGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedJan 2025 – Jan 31, 2025

if someone close to them (like a family member or close friend) told them they were trans or nonbinary, they would support them

Base: items reported on non-LGBTQ and LGBTQ bases; subsample sizes not published

GLAADfor GLAADGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedJan 2025 – Jan 31, 2025

transgender and nonbinary people deserve to live their lives free from violence and discrimination

Base: items reported on non-LGBTQ and LGBTQ bases; subsample sizes not published

GallupContact & populationJan 2025 – Dec 31, 2025

Which of the following do you consider yourself to be? You can select as many as apply: Straight or heterosexual; Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; Transgender.

Base: 832 LGBTQ+ adults, MOE ±4 percentage points

Siena College Research InstitutePolitical salienceJan 2025

Turning to another issue in sports... How much thought have you given to the issue of whether transgender people should or should not be allowed to participate in organized sports with others that share their gender identity?

Base: figures recorded here are the no-don't-know (Group B) arm, the arm Siena carries forward as its trend line