Posted on 05/09/2016 8:52:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Americans broadly oppose laws that would require transgender people to use facilities that correspond with their gender at birth rather than their gender identity, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, and three-quarters favor laws guaranteeing equal protection for transgender individuals.
Overall, 57% say they oppose laws requiring transgender individuals to use facilities that do not match their gender identity, 38% support such laws. Strong opposition (39%) outweighs strong support for these laws (25%). There's a partisan gap on the question, with Democrats and independents more apt to oppose them than Republicans.
But Republicans aren't broadly in favor of them either. The poll finds Republicans about evenly split on laws like this, with 48% in favor and 48% opposed. Republicans are divided by ideology, with moderate and liberal Republicans tilting against the laws and conservative Republicans breaking in favor. That mirrors a pattern found in surveys on support for legal gay marriage, with moderate or liberal Republicans generally more in favor of gay couples' right to marry than conservative Republicans.
The poll was conducted before the Justice Department advised North Carolina that its law requiring transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponds with their birth gender violated civil rights. The state faces a deadline Monday to respond to the letter and modify the law or the federal government could impose penalties.
Broad majorities of Americans say they would favor laws that guarantee equal protection for transgender people in jobs, housing and public accommodations, 75% say they back those, slightly fewer than favor similar laws protecting gays and lesbians (80% favor equal protections for gays and lesbians). Both have majority support across party lines, with Republicans a bit less apt to favor them.
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Has anyone seen a N.C. poll asking this question?
If true this constitutes more proof that there is a serious deficiency in teaching logic, values, ethics and the ability to make rational informed judgements in the nations schools and colleges.
Bogus poll. What do they mean by “like?” I guarantee nobody polled had any idea what the NC law actually says.
BS. I don’t know a single person who is ok with men in the women’s bathroom..
B.S.
I don’t believe it. Gotta be more accurate polls showing most people despising this unconstitutionally government-forced perversion upon us driven by the perverse Obama Administration. He can’t be gone too soon.
Heavily polled in California no doubt. How many people in 10 in NC oppose it? They’re the only ones that matter in this instance.
I think they should use the bathroom that matches the sex organ they have. I’m sure most people don’t want a guy using a woman’s restroom just because he feels like a lady that day.
Sophisticated guilt-based brainwashing to herd us. Question transgender issues, you are a homophobe. Same thing is happening in Europe, question Islamic colonization and you are xenophobic.
Why can;t they have a bathroom for BOYS... Gender. A bathroom for GIRLS Gender... and another bathroom ALL GENDER. And let the trannies or whoever is transitioning go there.. Unisex. Some people just don;t want to be exposing themselves.. We might get a harrassment charge at the police department pulling our pants down in a woman;s bathroom to pee in the sink.
It is insanity. I’m so sick of sex and sexuality and a liberals view of it shoved in my face..
How about a survey that says "Do you approve of men being allowed to use a Women's Room?"
Yes and I agree
But do we need another law?
We already have pervert laws on the books in every state, just enforce them when needed
You are not seeing the big picture on this
Hogwash. An outright lie. You’d get more truth out of a fortune cookie.
I just drove east and back, nine hours each way. Honestly, I ate and had liquids planned so I wouldn’t have to use rest rooms along the road. How sick a society is that, when one has to plan travel time and eating/consuming liquids around safe bathroom breaks?
Yes, we do.
Because the city of Charlotte passed an ordinance requiring businesses to allow a person to use whatever bathroom they feel like. The city forced private businesses to accommodate the sexually confused.
Polls are irrelevant. A state made a decision and they should not be bullied into compliance by the Feds or pressure groups.
I hate CNN!
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