A recent Gallup poll shows support for people “changing one’s gender” has dropped from 46% in 2021 to 38% in 2026. 60% of Democrats still support the idea while only 5% of Republicans do.
Americans’ Approval Of ‘Changing One’s Gender’ Hits Record Low– thefederalist.com
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Only 38 percent of Americans say they believe “changing one’s gender” is acceptable, according to a recent Gallup poll. This is a record low level of support for transgender ideology, with 57 percent of respondents saying they find it morally wrong.
In the past five years, the share of Americans who find transgenderism morally acceptable has declined by 8 points. Still, there is a large partisan gap. Sixty percent of Democrats find it acceptable compared to 5 percent of Republicans.
This data follows a wave of backlash against transgenderism, particularly regarding surgeries for minors. Earlier this year, a New York State jury awarded a woman $2 million after she underwent a double mastectomy at the age of 16. This is one of several cases of detransitioners suing after regretting having surgery as minors.
Similarly, the Supreme Court case U.S. v. Skrmetti dealt a major blow to trans activists. In a 6-3 ruling, the court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibited the surgical and chemical castration of minors. In his concurrent opinion, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas lambasted the “expert class” for promoting transgender ideology under the guise of “science.”
