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(258 posts)
Sat May 10, 2025, 07:00 PM Saturday

Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-poll-care-bathrooms-military-trump-b5c9521d3d486e87c8631a99a455df2f

WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of how President Donald Trump is handling transgender issues, according to a new poll — a relative high point for a president who has the approval overall of about 4 in 10 Americans.

But support for his individual policies on transgender people is not uniformly strong, with a clearer consensus against policies that affect youth.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey conducted this month found there’s more support than opposition on allowing transgender troops in the military, while most don’t want to allow transgender students to use the public school bathrooms that align with their gender identity and oppose using government programs to pay for gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

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Depressing.
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Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds (Original Post) 4th Saturday OP
Depressing. I agree. 2MuchNoise Saturday #1
Who's been cloning Nancy Mace? jls4561 Saturday #2
LGBTQ parent yankee87 Saturday #3
I would bet that most of those are not paying attention and haven't a clue what is going on. Doodley Saturday #4
Anatomy is complicated. Hormones are complicated. generalbetrayus Saturday #5

yankee87

(2,531 posts)
3. LGBTQ parent
Sat May 10, 2025, 07:26 PM
Saturday

This makes me so sad, but after seeing MAGA Xtians cheering people being held in a concentration camp, I not surprised.
It’s going to be a never ending fight just to acknowledge transgender people exist.
I fucking hate this.

Doodley

(10,859 posts)
4. I would bet that most of those are not paying attention and haven't a clue what is going on.
Sat May 10, 2025, 07:48 PM
Saturday

generalbetrayus

(872 posts)
5. Anatomy is complicated. Hormones are complicated.
Sat May 10, 2025, 10:45 PM
Saturday

Stupid people are not complicated, but simply stupid.

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