IPSOS Pride report 2026

I would suggest the UK has a very supportive live and let live attitude overall but a 'don't take the fucking piss out of me and treat me like a bloody gullible fool' cavet to that.

This is a great thread, thanks @ArabellaScott for posting and analysis and @RedToothBrush for your calculations.

Is sport a priority for basement dwelling computer nerds and anime fans who hate their bodies? (Genuine question)

Its only of interest to a certain degree to this group and its more about it being a tool for general legitimacy.

The reason we have been dubbed Terf Island is over where the UK differs significantly on opinion about access to single sex spaces. Its the only area where we stand out as having a particularly nuanced conversation compared to other countries - and its not as if this conversation is none existent in other places.

This opens up other questions about why this particular conversation is the one that's causing the drama. The UK actually is scoring 74% in favour of support for protections for transpeople. Thats just ONE PERCENT less than Ireland and EXACTLY THE SAME as Australia.

This idea that the UK is dangerous for trans people is just not consistent with this polling. If we go on following TRA doctrine Turkiye scores well and thats just nuts when you look at opposition to transrights there.

Turkiye has by far the highest opposition to protections.

The UK on the other hand has one of the lowest levels of opposition to protections. As does Sweden and France.

Given the screams of 'genocide' and the UK not being safe for trans people this data simply doesn't match the reality of public opinion.

Also, will TRAs ever accept that they have lost on sport?

Can someone show this survey to Owen Jones the next time he starts banging on about that ILGA Rainbow Map. Thinking that single sex spaces and sports are important and that children shouldn't be given puberty blockers, doesn't mean that people think trans people should be discriminated against.

I then added up this scores to see who was having the biggest gap in thinking. This gives you an idea about the range of diversity of opinion and thoughts within a country. The higher you are, the more you support protections for trans people but also think 'its a bit more complicated' than simply replacing sex with gender.

Yes the UK head the list. But Sweden really aren't far behind us in thinking.

The least diversity in thought and the country most happy with merely replacing sex with gender is hmm... Turkiye.

What's fascinating is how countries with the most gendered societies compare with the ones which have the least rigid gendered roles in society.

Its almost as if the countries with the least gendered roles have the greatest nuance factor going on. And its definitely not a thing that only exists in the UK.

Its almost as if compliance with replacing sex with gender is directly related to the importance of men's rights / absence of the importance of women's rights.

Who'd thunk?

There is no excuse for not sampling Ireland profonde, surely?

Attaching the numbers helps.

Moving onto Single Sex Access.

Finally Terf Island is top of the pops in terms of difference in the nuance factor. Look at where Japan score on this though. And Australia.

This time Thailand is at the bottom, but Turkiye is down at the bottom too.

Moving on to the gap between support for protection and teen access to gender affirming care.

Top of the list is Terf Island for this one? Right?

WRONG.

Nope. Its Sweden. Again.
With the 'nuance factor' highest in France, Canada and the US.

And who has the least diversity in thinking on this?

You guessed it Turkiye right at the bottom of the list. Along with Japan.

Next up.

Insurance coverage.

Again, given we are Terf Island we should be top of the list.

Wrong. The biggest gap between protection from discrimination and thinking medical costs should be covered by insurance is actually France. And again Sweden is right up there with the UK. And next on the list is Canada.

Hmm. Interesting stuff.
And who has the smallest gap in thinking is once again Turkiye.

Again there is food for thought there.

Hence Stonewall.

So I compared the numbers between support for protection from discrimination and the support for several of the other questions to see the difference between the numbers.

Its interesting. The gap is effectively the 'nuance gap'. From this you can effectively see how the UK is comparing on this to other countries. You can also see the compliance levels with trans doctrine.

So first up is the Athlete question.

Given we are Terf Island its a surprise to see the top of the table headed by Sweden and the UK jointly. The order of this overall isn't what I'd have expected. Canada and the Netherlands have some of the highest levels of dissonance on this but tbh there isn't a lot in it and there is a fairly even gap for most countries which is interesting in itself.

But also look at the bottom of the list. In theory, the highest consistence in thinking is Turkiye.

I think there's a few conclusions you theorise from this.

I’m delighted to see our very low ranking for tolerance of men in women’s spaces/sports and trans’ing kids while maintaining a good ranking for LGB issues. Go us!

Exactly. It might make sense if they were campaigning to support gay rights and education in countries (and among communities) where homosexuality is unacceptable but they are not. In fact, some sections of the gay rights movement seem to support the homophobic ideologies.

I think the vocal part of the movement have got very confused about who is for or against gay rights.

Thanks @ArabellaScott for the interesting read and analysis. Some hopeful trends in there, to keep us moving forward.

May I also congratulate you on going a full 12 hours without...well, I won't jinx it!

(quite an achievement in August!)

One interesting bit about the Canadian study is that hardly anyone in Canada said they knew a trans identified person. In countries where more people know trans identified people there is less support for them.

I suspect that the reason for the UK figures is that we are one of the few places actually discussing these issues openly and in clear language. Many people not up to their necks in this debate are not sure if a TW is a man or a woman. Some time ago a poster commented on here that this issue is the only area of inequalities where the more you know about it the less you sympathise. Familiarity does not bring acceptance for the T because their demands are so outrageous.

So keep talking women (and men) of Mumsnet.

This, and as @Hoardasurass mentioned, drag queens are massively over-represented in the UK. Every medical programme I’ve watched has had an “educational” transition story as well. It’s one thing to have more visibility. The problem is that it’s often wedged in.

I’ve recently seen a TV show where one of a lesbian couple was trans (the mastectomy scars were visible at some point) and I think there was a trans contestant in Traitors as well, but it all went unmentioned, which is what should surely be normal? I enjoyed both series.

When asked about more representation it’s easy for the ruination of Dr Who to spring to mind as well as the BBC throwing money at Smoggie Queens, even though it’s neither entertaining or educational (admittedly I haven’t watched it, so I’m assuming).

If representation is to increase, it needs to be positive or neutral. At the moment, it tends to stick in the craw.

Being kind to women isn't a priority.

Integrity and fairness in sport is.

I wonder if the question had been worded differently there would have been a different result?

”people of one sex should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the opposite sex'

Edit, sorry just realised your post was probably satirical.

Film, TV, adverts, seeing gay roles daily, and whole series and films based around gay roles. Most people would not be regular theatre goers and would have answered that question from what's on their TV screens.