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Poll: 52% of people consider a person who was born male and has male genitalia but identifies as a woman to be a man

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TigerDrankAllTheWaterInTheTap · 24/10/2018 17:38

twitter.com/helenstaniland/status/1055128928174641153

Interesting results. It's a properly conducted opinion poll which Helen Staniland crowdfunded. I've got to go in a minute so can't post all the headline findings. Maybe somebody else could do that?

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AspieAndProud · 24/10/2018 18:25

I think surveys on this subject should offer four options to more fully reflect public opinion:
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Don’t know
(d) WTF?!?!

nellodee · 24/10/2018 18:20

My god! An actual survey, with actual cross breaks published for each individual question! Is this... could it be... genuine research?

It is so refreshing to read something like this, rather than a nebulous "99% of people believe trans women have rights, therefore we can do whatever we want."

spannablue · 24/10/2018 18:17

An opinion poll like this can only serve to reveal gaps in our science and sociology education

NoRunAround · 24/10/2018 18:15

I think the large number of Don't Know's is because most people are oblivious to the trans debate.

LangCleg · 24/10/2018 17:56

Whoops. Pressed send too soon!

I'm not surprised by these figures. I predicted that the proportion of positive support for the transactivist agenda would decrease.

So far:

Panelbase via Wings Over Scotland: 25% support for self-ID

a few months later

YouGov via Pink News: 18%

a few months later

Populus via crowdfunding: 13%

There was never large popular support for demedicalising the GRC process and the support there was has fallen like a stone. I doubt if we're at the floor even now.

LangCleg · 24/10/2018 17:52

Firstly, for everyone reading - it's axiomatic of polling that the "don't knows" when pushed or when eventually make a decision fall pretty much into line with the proportion of yeses and the nos.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 24/10/2018 17:47

On a brief glance that survey is really interesting - it seems like the more philosophical questions (is this person a woman are a man) attract a large number of don't knows.

Where a concrete example is given (should a transwoman compete in women's sports) people are a lot more certain in their "no".

FFSFFSFFS · 24/10/2018 17:40

I think the large "don't know" is VERY interesting- I suspect a lot of these are the group who want to be nice and do the right thing but it doesn't really sound right group of peeps