New Poll Shows Strong Majority of Americans Oppose Transgender Athletes Infiltrating Female Sports

A majority of Americans believe that transgender athletes should participate in competitive 🏆Sports that match the gender they were born as, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

In Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs Survey, 62 percent of respondents said that transgender athletes should be allowed only on 🏆Sports teams that match their gender they were born as and 34 percent say they should be able to play on teams that correspond with their gender identity.

Support for transgender athletes to be allowed to play on teams that match their gender identity was highest among Democrats, with 55 percent expressing support and 41 percent opposing.

In comparison, only 10 percent of Republicans and 33 percent of independents said transgender athletes should be allowed to play on a team that matches their gender identity.

When separated by age, 18-29-year-olds expressed the most support for transgender athletes to choose, but only 35 percent held that view.

The issue has been largely debated in dozens of states and at least five have banned boys who identify as transgender from playing on girls’ Sports