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5 questions from 3 polls

College Pulsefor FIREPolitical salienceJan 3, 2025 – Jun 5, 2025
transgender rights named as a topic that is difficult to discuss openly on campus

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)

Transgender rights is difficult to discuss openly on my campus
41%
Sample
68,510 undergraduates enrolled in four-year degree programs
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national (257 colleges and universities)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Abortion
  • Gun control
  • Racial inequality
  • Transgender rights
  • other issues (select all that apply)
College Pulsefor FIREGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedJan 3, 2025 – Jun 5, 2025
allowing a campus speaker who says transgender people have a mental disorder

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."

Definitely should not allow
41%
Probably should not allow
33%
Sample
68,510 undergraduates enrolled in four-year degree programs
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national (257 colleges and universities)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

Wording notes: speaker statement is itself a stigmatizing claim about trans people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Definitely should allow
  • Probably should allow
  • Probably should not allow
  • Definitely should not allow
College Pulsefor FIREYouth medical careparaphrasedJan 3, 2025 – Jun 5, 2025
allowing a campus speaker who says children should be able to transition without parental consent

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."

Probably should not allow
33%
Definitely should not allow
18%
Sample
68,510 undergraduates enrolled in four-year degree programs
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national (257 colleges and universities)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Definitely should allow
  • Probably should allow
  • Probably should not allow
  • Definitely should not allow
College Pulsefor FIREPolitical salienceJan 25, 2024 – Jun 17, 2024
transgender rights named as a topic that is difficult to discuss openly on campus

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)

Transgender rights is difficult to discuss openly on my campus
41%
Sample
58,807 undergraduates enrolled in four-year degree programs
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national (257 colleges and universities)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: students at 257 colleges and universities

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Abortion
  • Gun control
  • Racial inequality
  • Transgender rights
  • other issues (select all that apply)
College Pulsefor FIREPolitical salienceJan 13, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023
transgender rights named as a topic that is difficult to discuss openly on campus

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)

Transgender rights is difficult to discuss openly on my campus
42%
Sample
55,102 undergraduates enrolled in four-year degree programs
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national (254 colleges and universities)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures

Base: students at 254 colleges and universities

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Abortion
  • Gun control
  • Racial inequality
  • Transgender rights
  • other issues (select all that apply)

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