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Report
States Have Become More Polarized on Transgender Civil Rights
December 2023
Using data from the PRRI’s American Values Survey and statistical modeling, this analysis examines changes in public opinion toward LGBTQ and transgender rights. It appeared on PRRI’s website in December 2023.
Highlights
Trends in opinions on restrictive bathroom policies have not been uniform across the United States.
There is a cluster of states that is more anti-trans and a cluster that is more pro-trans, with few states in between.
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, demonstrations, and legislation may be shifting opinions about LGBTQ people and rights.
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