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Morning ConsultYouth medical careparaphrasedJun 16–18, 2023whether gender-transitioning care for children is a major threat
Thinking specifically about social issues, is each of the following a major threat to the United States?
Allowing children to receive gender-transitioning care
Wording notes: 'threat to the United States' is an extreme frame applied to a medical decision'gender-transitioning care' is the pollster's term, not the clinical oneonly the 'major threat' share is published; the full response scale is not shownasked only of potential Republican primary voters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning ConsultSportsparaphrasedJun 16–18, 2023 whether trans athletes in college sports are a major threat
Thinking specifically about social issues, is each of the following a major threat to the United States?
Permitting transgender athletes to participate in college sports
Wording notes: 'threat to the United States' frameonly the major-threat share is publishedasked only of potential Republican primary voters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectContact & populationApr 12–14, 2023 personally knowing a transgender or non-binary person
Do you personally know someone (such as a family member, friend, colleague, neighbor, etc.) who identifies as the following?
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, I personally know someone
- No, I do not know someone
- Prefer not to answer
- I don't understand this term
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectGeneral acceptanceApr 12–14, 2023 comfort if own child came out as transgender or non-binary
Some people describe themselves as transgender and/or non-binary when they believe their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth, or what is on their original birth certificate.
Some people describe themselves as transgender and/or non-binary when they believe their gender is different from their sex assigned at birth, or what is on their original birth certificate. How comfortable, if at all, would you be if your child came out to you as one of the following LGBTQ identities?
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Wording notes: definitional preamble supplied by the pollster
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Don't know/No opinion
- Not too comfortable
- Not comfortable at all
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectPronouns & languageApr 12–14, 2023 comfort if own child used they/them pronouns
Some people use they/them or other gender-neutral pronouns to express their gender identity rather than he/him or she/her pronouns.
Some people use they/them or other gender-neutral pronouns to express their gender identity rather than he/him or she/her pronouns. How comfortable, if at all, would you be if your child started using they/them pronouns?
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Not too comfortable
- Not comfortable at all
- Don't know/No opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careApr 12–14, 2023 puberty blockers, hormone therapy, parental authority, school name/pronoun use and bathroom access for trans minors
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? [Transgender students should be allowed to use the bathroom that they feel the most comfortable and safe in / Transgender minors should have access to puberty blockers if it's recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents / Transgender minors should have access to hormone therapy if it's recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents / Transgender students should be able to choose their names and pronouns used at school / Parents, not politicians, should have the ultimate say over whether or not their child receives transgender medical care]
Parents, not politicians, should have the ultimate say - total agree
69%
Trans students should be able to choose their names and pronouns used at school - total agree
54%
Trans minors should have access to hormone therapy if recommended by doctor and supported by parents - total agree
53%
Trans minors should have access to puberty blockers if recommended by doctor and supported by parents - total agree
50%
Trans students should be allowed to use the bathroom they feel most comfortable and safe in - total agree
47%
Bathroom item - total disagree
37%
Puberty blockers item - total disagree
33%
Trans students choose names/pronouns at school - total disagree
31%
Hormone therapy item - total disagree
31%
Parents, not politicians - total disagree
16%
- Sample
- 2,200 adults (results broken out for parents vs. non-parents) · ±2 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Wording notes: medical items condition on both doctor recommendation and parental support'Parents, not politicians' is an advocacy-style frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Don't know/No opinion
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsApr 12–14, 2023 willingness to take supportive actions if own child came out as transgender or non-binary
How willing, if at all, would you be to take any of the following actions to support your child if they came out as transgender or non-binary?
Stand up for them if they are being mistreated due to their gender identity - total willing
79%
Talk with them respectfully about their gender identity - total willing
79%
Be welcoming and kind to their LGBTQ friends or partner - total willing
75%
Educate yourself about transgender and non-binary people - total willing
73%
Encourage other family members or friends to respect their gender identity - total willing
71%
Use their chosen name and pronouns correctly - total willing
69%
Support their gender expression through physical appearance, clothing, hairstyles, behavior - total willing
69%
Find a faith community that affirms and respects their gender identity - total willing
64%
Not vote for political candidates that support anti-transgender policies - total willing
64%
Take them to LGBTQ-related events or celebrations - total willing
61%
- Sample
- 2,200 adults (results broken out for parents vs. non-parents) · ±2 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures
Base: Parent/non-parent breaks published for most items; weighted Ns shown for demographic cells (Gen Z n=216, Dem n=935, Rep n=618)
Wording notes: all listed actions are supportive; no unsupportive options offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very willing
- Somewhat willing
- Not too willing
- Not willing at all
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParty & candidate handlingparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who supports criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth
Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate who supports criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth?
Wording notes: 'criminalizing' is the memo's characterization; the literal stem is unavailable
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParty & candidate handlingparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who would ban social transition for trans youth
Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a politician who wants to ban social transition (like how transgender kids dress or cut their hair in ways that affirm their identity)?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 whether transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming care
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion, even if none are exactly right? [Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it / if recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents / Parents should ultimately decide / Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care]
Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care
21%
NET: should have access to gender-affirming care if recommended by their doctor and/or supported by their parents 54%
- Sample
- 300 registered voters · plus or minus 6 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Florida (statewide)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: 'should have access' net combines a doctor-only and a doctor-plus-parent condition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it.
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents.
- Parents should ultimately decide whether their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care.
- Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care.
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 making it illegal to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth
Do you support or oppose making it illegal to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 restricting social transition (dress and hair) for transgender youth
Do you support or oppose restricting transgender youths' ability to socially transition, by dressing or cutting their hair in ways that affirm that identity?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectBooks & mediaMay 13–18, 2022 Banning books on LGBTQ topics in school libraries
Banning books on LGBTQ topics in school libraries.
Wording notes: items are worded so that 'support' means supporting the ban or restriction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Total Support
- Don't Know / No Opinion
- Total Oppose
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectSchool policyMay 13–18, 2022 Blocking students from accessing LGBTQ resources and educational content on the internet at school
Blocking students from accessing LGBTQ resources and educational content on the internet at school.
Wording notes: items are worded so that 'support' means supporting the ban or restriction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Total Support
- Don't Know / No Opinion
- Total Oppose
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectSchool policyMay 13–18, 2022 Banning classroom instruction about LGBTQ topics, including sexual orientation and gender identity, in school
Banning classroom instruction about LGBTQ topics, including sexual orientation and gender identity, in school.
Wording notes: items are worded so that 'support' means supporting the ban or restriction
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Total Support
- Don't Know / No Opinion
- Total Oppose
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParty & candidate handlingparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who would make gender-affirming care for trans youth illegal
Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate who tries to make it illegal to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 charging parents and pediatricians with child abuse for providing gender-affirming care (Texas DFPS directive)
Do you support or oppose charging parents and pediatricians with child abuse for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth?
Wording notes: describes the policy at issue in Gov. Abbott's DFPS directive
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParty & candidate handlingparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who would ban social transition for minors
Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate who tries to ban social transition for minors (i.e. how they dress or cut their hair) in ways that affirm their identity?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careMay 13–15, 2022 whether transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming care
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion, even if none are exactly right?
Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care.
31%
Parents should ultimately decide whether their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care.
24%
Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it.
15%
NET: should have access to gender-affirming medical care 45%
- Sample
- 297 registered voters · plus or minus 6 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- Texas (statewide)
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: the reported 45% 'should have access' net combines only the first two options; the parental-decision option is excluded from that net
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it.
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents.
- Parents should ultimately decide whether their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care.
- Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care.
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 making it illegal to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth
Do you support or oppose making it illegal to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 restricting transgender youths' ability to dress in ways that affirm their identity
Do you support or oppose restricting transgender youths' ability to dress in ways that affirm their identity?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who supports criminalizing gender-affirming health care for trans youth
Whether the respondent is more or less likely to vote for a candidate who supports criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth.
Wording notes: uses 'criminalizing' rather than a neutral policy descriptionadvocacy-sponsored poll
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- (remainder not reported)
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 vote likelihood for a politician who wants to ban social transition for trans youth
Whether the respondent is more or less likely to vote for politicians who want to ban social transition (like how trans kids dress or cut their hair in ways that affirm their identity).
Wording notes: 'social transition' is defined sympathetically in terms of dress and hairadvocacy-sponsored poll
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- (remainder not reported)
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careMay 13–18, 2022 conditions under which transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion, even if none are exactly right?
Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care
21%
Should have access if recommended by their doctor and/or supported by their parents (net of the two access options) 54%
- Sample
- 300 registered voters · plus or minus 6 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US: Florida
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: three of four options permit access under some condition, one denies itno option for a flat legal ban framed as such
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it.
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents.
- Parents should ultimately decide whether their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care.
- Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care.
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 making it illegal to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth
Support or opposition to making it illegal to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
Wording notes: restriction framed as making care 'illegal'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–18, 2022 restricting transgender youths' ability to socially transition
Support or opposition to restricting transgender youths' ability to socially transition, by dressing or cutting their hair in ways that affirm that identity.
Wording notes: social transition defined only as dress and hair
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectSchool policyMay 13–18, 2022 banning classroom instruction about LGBTQ topics including sexual orientation and gender identity
Banning classroom instruction about LGBTQ topics, including sexual orientation and gender identity, in school.
Wording notes: policy framed as a 'ban'explicitly names gender identity, so in scope
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Total Support
- Total Oppose
- Don't Know / No Opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who tries to make gender-affirming care for trans youth illegal
Whether the respondent is more or less likely to vote for a candidate who tries to make it illegal to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
Wording notes: advocacy-sponsored poll
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- (remainder not reported)
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectParental rightsparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 charging parents and pediatricians with child abuse for providing gender-affirming care
Support or opposition to charging parents and pediatricians with child abuse for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
Wording notes: names both parents and pediatricians as targets
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectPolitical salienceparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 vote likelihood for a candidate who tries to ban social transition for minors
Whether the respondent is less likely to vote for a candidate who tries to ban social transition for minors (i.e. how they dress or cut their hair) in ways that affirm their identity.
Wording notes: social transition defined only as dress and haironly the 'less likely' figure was published
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- More likely
- Less likely
- (remainder not reported)
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careMay 13–15, 2022 conditions under which transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion, even if none are exactly right?
Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care.
31%
Parents should ultimately decide whether their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care.
24%
Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it.
15%
Should have access (net of the two access options) 45%
- Sample
- 297 registered voters · plus or minus 6 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US: Texas
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: three of four options permit access under some condition, one denies itno option for a flat legal ban framed as such
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if their doctor recommends it.
- Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming medical care if recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents.
- Parents should ultimately decide whether their transgender child receives gender-affirming medical care.
- Transgender minors should not have access to gender-affirming medical care.
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 making it illegal to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth
Support or opposition to making it illegal to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth.
Wording notes: restriction framed as making care 'illegal'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careparaphrasedMay 13–15, 2022 restricting transgender youths' ability to dress in ways that affirm their identity
Support or opposition to restricting transgender youths' ability to dress in ways that affirm their identity.
Wording notes: social transition reduced to dress
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support
- Oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning ConsultSchool policydata flagApr 20–23, 2022 teaching sexual orientation and gender identity in K-12 schools
Do you support or oppose the following topics being taught or discussed in K-12 schools?
Do you support or oppose the following topics being taught or discussed in K-12 schools? Sexual orientation and gender identity
Base: The parent net figures recorded here come from the Morning Consult write-up, which reports a parent subsample of 1,109 with margins of error up to +/-8 points; the crosstab PDF's own parent breaks were not transcribed.
Wording notes: no grade level or age qualifier within K-12, unlike the Florida bill items that specify K-3bundles sexual orientation with gender identityasked inside a battery that also covers evolution, religion, vaccination and the history of slavery, which sets a curriculum-topics frame rather than a culture-war frame
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor PoliticoSchool policyMar 11–14, 2022 K-3 ban on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity
As you may know, the Florida legislature has passed a bill - labeled by opponents as the 'Don't Say Gay' bill - limiting the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to Florida school students. Some say that limiting these discussions will protect children from inappropriate classroom topics, while others say it will block important conversations about LGBTQ issues.
As you may know, the Florida legislature has passed a bill - labeled by opponents as the 'Don't Say Gay' bill - limiting the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to Florida school students. Some say that limiting these discussions will protect children from inappropriate classroom topics, while others say it will block important conversations about LGBTQ issues.To what extent do you support or oppose the following items in the bill? Banning the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade
Wording notes: balanced-argument preamble supplies one pro and one con rationale before the itemsthe pro argument ('protect children from inappropriate classroom topics') presupposes that the topics are inappropriate, while the con argument is framed as blocking conversationopponents' label 'Don't Say Gay' is attributed rather than adopteda national sample of registered voters is asked about one state's bill
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't know / No opinion
Morning Consultfor PoliticoSchool policyparaphrasedMar 11–14, 2022 Florida Parental Rights in Education Act - K-3 ban on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity
Would you support or oppose a provision banning the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade? [Survey wording laid out arguments made by the bill's supporters that limiting these discussions would protect children from inappropriate classroom topics as well as the opponents' views that it would block important conversations about LGBTQ issues.]
Wording notes: balanced two-sided argument frame supplied to respondentspolicy described by its provisions, not by the 'Don't Say Gay' label
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor PoliticoSchool policyparaphrasedMar 11–14, 2022 Florida Parental Rights in Education Act - 'age appropriate' limit after third grade
Would you support or oppose a provision limiting lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity after third grade to 'age appropriate' discussions?
Wording notes: 'age appropriate' is the bill's own framing and is undefined for the respondent
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor PoliticoSchool policyparaphrasedMar 11–14, 2022 Florida Parental Rights in Education Act - private right of action for parents
Would you support or oppose allowing parents to sue school districts over alleged violations of restrictions on sexual orientation and gender identity discussions in schools?
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careFeb 18–19, 2022 access to gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender minors with doctor and parent support
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?: Transgender minors should have access to gender-affirming hormone therapy if it's recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents.
Wording notes: conditions access on BOTH doctor recommendation AND parental support, which is a substantially more permissive test than an unqualified access itemsponsored by an LGBTQ youth suicide-prevention organization
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Don't know/ No opinion
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
Morning Consultfor The Trevor ProjectYouth medical careFeb 18–19, 2022 access to puberty blockers for transgender minors with doctor and parent support
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?: Transgender minors should have access to puberty blockers if it's recommended by their doctor and supported by their parents.
Wording notes: conditions access on both doctor recommendation and parental support'puberty blockers' named without explanation of the treatment
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Don't know/ No opinion
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree