Most Americans believe that it’s a “problem” that Republicans are transphobic.
A new YouGov poll asked Americans whether they thought that certain issues were a “problem” for either party. 44% said that transphobia was “a major problem” among Republicans, and another 24% said they thought it was “a minor problem.” Only 32% of respondents said it wasn’t a problem.
Transphobia was the second most likely issue to be labeled a problem by respondents, after “hostility toward immigrants.” “Tolerance of political violence,” “conspiracy thinking,” “white supremacy,” “homophobia,” and “fascism” followed closely behind.
Oddly, 40% of respondents said that “transgender ideology” was “a major problem” for Republicans, and another 20% said it was “a minor problem.” 41% said that they didn’t think it was a problem at all for Republicans.
My aunt has a weird obsession with trans people. She told me in graphic detail how the surgeries work, apparently trying to argue it’s gross and therefore morally wrong (even though all surgeries are gross) and I was just like “why do you know this?” Why did she go out of her way to research something she’s so disgusted by? I don’t even remember the details she told me.
And she is also distraught by the hypothetical idea of having to call her mother her father or call her father her mother. Neither of her parents have ever expressed any transgender tendencies and they never will because they’re long dead now.