49% of Americans don't want politicians focusing on trans issues, new poll finds
49% of Americans don't want politicians focusing on trans issues, new poll finds The latest figure is up from 2024, when 43% of U.S. adults said they didn't want their politicians to focus on transgender issues.
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More than half of Americans don't want politicians focusing on transgender issues, according to a new poll from a nonprofit newsroom.
The 19th News poll found that 49% of Americans don't think politicians should focus on transgender issues at all, up from 43% in 2024. The poll surveyed 5,032 U.S. adults on April 11 and 12.
Since his swearing-in, President Donald Trump has sought to restrict the rights of transgender Americans by asking the Supreme Court to ban trans people from serving in the military, restricting their access to gender-affirming passports and looking to prohibit transgender athletes from participating in the sports that align with their gender.
Trump has also worked to scrub transgender history from government websites, including the removal of the word "transgender" from the National Park Service's website for the Stonewall National Monument in New York.
Here's a deeper link into what the 19th News poll found.
More: Transgender minors sue Trump administration over restrictions on gender-affirming care
19th News shows ratings of gender-affirming care for adults, minors
The 19th News poll also asked respondents about whether they favored legislation that supported gender-affirming care for both adults and minors.
The majority of respondents − 59% − said they favor the right of transgender adults to have access to gender-affirming care, per poll results obtained by USA TODAY. About 37% of respondents opposed this type of care for adults. Gender-affirming care encompassed a range of healthcare, including testosterone and estrogen therapy for those seeking to transition.
More respondents, however, showed less support for transgender people under the age of 18 to have access to gender-affirming care. Specifically, 57% opposed and 43% supported this type of care for minors, poll results show.
How was the 19th News poll conducted?
The 19th News poll was conducted through SurveyMonkey, an online survey platform. The poll results had a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5%.
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.
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