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Behind the Aegis

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:26 AM Jun 2023

Survey: Jews are the most accepting group toward trans people

While an increasing number of Americans are taking a harder line against issues related to gender inclusivity, Jews remain the religious group most sympathetic, according to a new poll.

The survey, conducted by the Public Religions Research Institute and released Thursday, showed that the number of Jews who agree with the statement, “There are only two genders,” has held firm at 44% since 2021. But in that time, the percentage of Americans who agree with that statement has grown from 59% to 65%.

Only 32% of Jews polled said they strongly believe there are only two genders while 26% said they strongly believe there is a whole range of genders. Another 30% also believe in a range of genders, but less strongly. Half of Jews said they would be OK with gender-neutral pronouns and 55% said they would be comfortable using pronouns that don’t match a friend’s perceived gender.

Jews were the group least likely to agree with the statement “young people are being peer pressured into being transgender,” with only a quarter saying this is the case. While 40% of Americans disagree with that statement, the overwhelming majority of white evangelicals (75%), Mormons (70%), and Hispanic Protestants (60%) said they believe this is the case.

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Survey: Jews are the most accepting group toward trans people (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jun 2023 OP
What about Native Americans? Sanity Claws Jun 2023 #1
The survey was probably religious groups. K&R, nt. druidity33 Jun 2023 #2
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #3

Sanity Claws

(22,040 posts)
1. What about Native Americans?
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 06:24 AM
Jun 2023

Were they included in the survey? What little I know indicates that they are very accepting.

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