Nearly 70% of surveyed Americans say transgender athletes “should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender,” a poll from Gallup published Monday shows.
A study from Gallup published Monday showed that 69% of surveyed Americans said transgender athletes “should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender.”
The poll shows a 7 percentage point rise in Americans who say that transgender athletes should only play on teams that match their birth gender. Notably, it also shows an 11 percentage point increase in those who personally know a transgender person, from 53% in 2021 to 64% in 2023.
