For those unable to follow the links in the post above, here’s a brief summary of the findings:
“Irish society has become more accepting of gender expression, but when it comes to the provision of intimate spaces and services, biological sex matters.
The Countess last month commissioned the first-ever independent survey into attitudes to gender in Ireland. It has revealed widespread support among the Irish public for single-sex spaces, services and sports.
Our RedC Research poll questioned a representative sample of 1,001 adults last month on a range of gender-related issues. It comes amid growing calls for a public debate over gender- and sex-based rights in the light of controversial decisions such as plans to roll out mixed-sex toilets in Irish secondary schools and the selection of the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.
The majority of those polled favour single-sex facilities and care provision, while more than half are opposed to people being allowed to compete in sports of the opposite birth sex.
More than three-quarters of respondents (77%) agreed that people should have the right to request that intimate medical examinations are carried out by a person of the same birth sex.
62% said public buildings such as schools and banks should have to provide single-sex toilets.
64% agreed that hospitals should be required to provide single-sex wards.
55% of respondents said males who identify as women should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports at any level, versus 21% in favour.”