Thursday, November 03, 2011

Strong Majorities of Americans Favor Rights and Legal Protections for Transgender People

Public Religion Research Institute

Strong Majorities of Americans Favor Rights and Legal Protections for Transgender People

Overwhelming majorities of Americans agree that transgender people should have the same general rights and legal protections as others.*

  • Approximately 9-in-10 (89%) Americans agree that transgender people deserve the same rights and protections as other Americans.
    • Overwhelming majorities of all major religious groups agree that transgender people should have the same rights and protections as other Americans, including approximately 8-in-10 (83%) white evangelical Protestants, and roughly 9-in-10 Catholics (93%), white mainline Protestants (90%), and the unaffiliated (95%).
    • Overwhelming majorities of Republicans (86%), Independents (94%), and Democrats (92%) also agree.
  • More than 8-in-10 (81%) Americans agree that legal protections for gay and lesbian people should also include transgender people.

1 comment:

  1. Was going through the saturday 9 and found you.
    Thanks for explaining this:)

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