Nearly three-quarters of respondents in the BW poll opposed allowing transgender high school athletes to play on the team that matches their gender identity and objected to physicians providing minors with medical care for a gender transition.
With the November election only weeks away, Republican candidates in Ohio and nationwide are putting transgender issues at the center of their campaigns. A new poll from Baldwin Wallace Univerisity shows large majorities of Ohio voters don't want protections for transgender people.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Large majorities of Ohio voters reject protections for transgender people, according to Baldwin Wallace University’s new Ohio Pulse Poll released Wednesday. With the November election weeks away, Republican candidates in Ohio and nationwide have made transgender issues part of their campaigns. That’s afterNearly three-quarters of respondents in the BW poll opposed allowing transgender high school athletes to play on the team that matches their gender identity and objected to physicians providing minors with medical care for a gender transition. Nearly 66% of respondents in the BW poll opposed transgender people using public bathrooms that match their gender identity. And more than 55% supported requiring public schools to notify parents if a student identifies with a gender different from their biological sex. The poll found a marked split in how Democrats and Republicans felt about these questions. About 37% of Democrats and 78% of Republicans strongly opposed allowing transgender athletes to play on the team that matches their gender identity. About 32% of Democrats and 73% of Republicans were strongly opposed to transgender people using public bathrooms aligned with their gender identity. Baldwin Wallace University’s Community Research Institute surveyed 877 registered voters across Ohio, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, asking about the issues weighing their minds ahead of the presidential election. Results show frustration with elected officials and an alignment with some policies viewed as progressive.are those whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The BW poll shows that many Ohio voters don’t understand what it means to have protection for transgender and gender-nonconforming youth in schools, sports and bathrooms, said Madeline Korth, a therapist with NAMI Greater Cleveland who specializes in LGBTQ mental health. “It’s framed as protecting children to not let transgender or gender-nonconforming youth play on sports teams or use bathrooms that match their gender identity, but what we know from the research — and certainly from my work as a therapist — is that it actually makes them markedly less safe,” Korth said. Only a small percentage of American teens say they are transgender — but those who are face risks and challenges, according to the latest federal data.Transgender and questioning students experienced a higher prevalence of violence, poor mental health, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and unstable housing, and a lower prevalence of school connectedness than their cisgender peers, the CDC study said. In Ohio since the start of September, every ad about U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown from the leading Senate Republican super PAC has touched on transgender topics, accusing him of“ are radical and extreme on these issues, Click said. “They are not with the American people. They are not with the people in Ohio. So I think that bodes well for us in this election.” Brown’s campaign has been the target of what it estimated was $37 million in attacks on transgender issues, according to news reports. Brown is running againstA spokeswoman for Brown said the senator agreed with Republican Gov. Mike DeWine that decisions about sports participation should be determined by local school districts, individual sports leagues and the state athletic commission, according to news reports.“Many Ohioans agree that allowing men into spaces that should be protected for women only is unacceptable to an overwhelming majority of not just voters, but citizens and parents and husbands and brothers and fathers,” Lear said. “So it makes sense to me that people are going to point out where politicians are in opposition to the majority of their constituency.” The negative TV ads targeting Brown add to a climate of hate and misinformation, said Lauren Blauvelt, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, the organization’s lobbying and advocacy arm.“There’s been a lot of misinformation, a lot of hate speech, and that does have an impact on the lives of people in the transgender community,” Blauvelt said. “That is the exact opposite of what we should expect from our lawmakers.”for transgender K-12 and college students in a late-night vote. The legislation went to the Senate, which is not expected to meet again until after the November election. From there, it would need Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature. The Protect All Students Act would require schools and universities to designate specified facilities for the exclusive use of students who are either biological males or biological females. “Our job as lawmakers is to make sure we provide the safest possible environment for all kids, and that includes kids who don’t have issues with their sex, as well as kids who are confused about who they are,” said Lear, co-sponsor of Protect All StudentsConservatives pushing for strict laws want to make life more difficult for transgender youth and the people who care for them, Korth said. “I think that the goal is, let’s gum up the works and make it hard for us to understand what exactly needs to be done, so that eventually the system just gives up trying to promote the rights of transgender people,” Korth said. In states with less hospitable laws towards transgender youth, children reported feeling less welcome in their schools, having increased thoughts of suicide and higher rates of depression and anxiety, Korth said.Here are highlights from the BW poll questions touching on transgender athletes, medical care and other topics: When asked about laws that allow physicians to give gender transition medical care to someone under 18, overall nearly 60% strongly opposed it, while 7% strongly supported it. About 77% of Republicans and 33% of Democrats were strongly opposed. When it came to allowing transgender athletes to play on the team that matches their gender identity, nearly 60% of overall respondents were strongly opposed, and nearly 7% strongly supported it. Asked about allowing transgender people to use public bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, about 55% of all respondents were strongly opposed; about 11% strongly supported it. When asked whether public schools should notify parents if a student identifies with a gender differ from their biological sex, about 30% of all responded said they strongly supported it; 18% strongly opposed it. About 30% of Democrats strongly opposed it, but 42% of Republicans strongly supported it.“There is no such thing as gender identity,” Click said. “You are either male or you are female. We object to men using women’s restrooms. We object to boys playing in girls’ sports. We object to health care that is mutilation and that you are sterilizing young people. All this stuff is harmful. We object to harm.” The CDC defines gender as the cultural roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes expected of people based on their sex, and gender identity as an individual’s sense of their self as man, woman, transgender, or something else.UH opens urgent care at the Ascent in Cleveland Heights, part of NE Ohio expansionCleveland-area hospitals face supply shortage after Hurricane Helene: ‘We’re committed to care’ If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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