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SSSSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationContact & populationFeb 20–23, 2026
personally knowing a transgender family member, friend, coworker or acquaintance
Do you personally know a: transgender family member / transgender friend / transgender coworker / transgender acquaintance
Transgender family member - No
85%
Transgender coworker - No
85%
Transgender friend - No
77%
Transgender acquaintance - No
71%
Transgender acquaintance - Yes, but we're not very close
19%
Transgender friend - Yes, but we're not very close
12%
Transgender coworker - Yes, but we're not very close
10%
Transgender family member - Yes, but we're not very close
7%
Transgender acquaintance - Yes, we're somewhat close
7%
Knows at least one transgender family member, friend, coworker or acquaintance (net) 41%
- Sample
- 1,032 adults 18+ · +/-3.5 percentage points
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27
Wording notes: four separate relationship items rather than one global 'do you know a transgender person' item, which HRC says is why its 41% estimate exceeds earlier national measures
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, we're very close
- Yes, we're somewhat close
- Yes, but we're not very close
- No
SSSSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationContact & populationFeb 20–23, 2026
frequency of conversation with a transgender person in the past year
Over the past year, how often have you had a conversation with someone who: is transgender?
Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Once a week or more
- About once a month
- About once every few months
- Less than once every few months
- Never
SSSSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationGeneral acceptanceFeb 20–23, 2026
transgender people should have the same rights and protections as everyone else
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Transgender people should have the same rights and protections as everyone else.
Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27
Wording notes: abstract equal-treatment statement with no policy trade-off and no middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
SSSSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationAdult medical careFeb 20–23, 2026
same ability as anyone else to get the healthcare they need
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Transgender people should have the same ability as anyone else to get the healthcare they need.
Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27
Wording notes: says 'the healthcare they need' without naming gender-affirming care, minors, or public funding
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
SSSSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationNondiscriminationFeb 20–23, 2026
protection from discrimination in hiring and employment
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in hiring and employment.
Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
SSSSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationSchool policyFeb 20–23, 2026
protection of transgender students from discrimination and harassment in schools
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Transgender students should be protected from discrimination and harassment in schools.
Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27
Wording notes: 'discrimination and harassment' bundles two things that draw different levels of support
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
SSSSRSfor The Boston GlobeNondiscriminationOct 2018 – Oct 7, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 ballot test - gender-identity public accommodations veto referendum
Question 3 asks if voters want to keep or repeal a recently passed Massachusetts law that adds gender identity to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort, or amusement. If the election was being held today, how would you vote, YES to keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation, or NO to repeal this provision of the public accommodation law?
Base: 791 registered voters drawn from 952 Massachusetts adults interviewed; a 485-case likely-voter subsample is reported alongside the RV figures and the crosstabs are of likely voters
Wording notes: tracks the official ballot summary language closely, including 'resort, or amusement'describes the measure purely as a discrimination question, never mentioning restrooms or locker roomsundecideds pushed with a follow-up leaner (Q9a)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't Know/Unsure/None
- Refused
SSSSRSfor The Boston GlobeBathrooms & facilitiesOct 2018 – Oct 7, 2018
restroom policy for transgender people, asked of the same sample immediately after the Question 3 ballot test
Question 3 affects transgender individuals' use of public bathrooms, fitting rooms and locker rooms, as well as other public spaces. In terms of policies governing public restrooms, do you think these policies should - (require transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their birth gender) or should these policies (allow transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity)?
Allow to use gender identity restroom
54%
Require transgender individuals to use birth gender restroom
34%
Don't Know (VOL)
9%
Refused
2%
- Sample
- 791 registered voters · +/-4.4 percentage points for registered voters (+/-3.9 for all adults), design-effect adjusted
- Method
- probability RDD
- Where
- US: Massachusetts
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 16 subgroup figures
Base: 791 registered voters drawn from 952 Massachusetts adults interviewed; a 485-case likely-voter subsample is reported alongside the RV figures and the crosstabs are of likely voters
Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'the two alternatives are stated in parallel and were bracketed for rotationexplicitly ties the item back to Question 3, so it is a within-instrument framing comparison rather than an independent measurement
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Require transgender individuals to use birth gender restroom
- Allow to use gender identity restroom
- Don't Know (VOL)
- Refused