Americans are fed up with gender ideology, survey shows
A New York Times/Ipsos survey this month found that most Americans are fed up with gender ideology and oppose transgender policies.
The poll of over 2,100 American voters revealed that eight in ten say men should be banned from women’s sports, even those who claim to be female. The number included 94% of Republicans and 67% of Democrats.
The number of Americans who oppose giving children puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones in the name of gender ideology held steady. Ethical doctors refer to these treatments as medical mutilation because they tend to cause irreversible sterility and castration, suicidality, osteoporosis, blood clots, and heart issues.
“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?” the survey asked. Seventy-one percent of respondents answered “No,” including 90% of Republicans and 54% of Democrats.
Pollsters previously found that 72% of Americans think it should be illegal to provide medical mutilation procedures to minors.
‘Society has gone too far’
The poll also found that half of Americans believe gender ideology has gone too far.
“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,” the poll prompted.
Forty-nine percent — including 77% of Republicans and 23% of Democrats — say “society has gone too far in accommodating transgender people.” Twenty-eight percent say society has reached “a reasonable balance” in accommodating transgender people, and 21% say society hasn’t gone far enough.
The survey results match those of a Napolitan poll published last year which found that 75% of Americans want men banned from women’s sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers, while 13% say men should be allowed in those spaces as long as they claim to be female.
On whether schools should teach children about exploring or changing gender identities, 68% of voters said no and 19% said yes. Of those who said yes, 35% believe gender ideology should be taught beginning in middle school, 32% believe it should start in high school, 16% said late elementary, and 13% believe it should be taught in grades K-3.
When asked if teachers should be required to notify parents when children want to change their names, pronouns, or gender identities, 73% of respondents said yes while 17% said no.
