A new study reveals majority of Britons are supportive of the trans community
A new study revealed that the majority of Britons are supportive of trans equality. According to a report by More in Common, over 5,000 people surveyed said that trans rights were not a divisive topic in the country.
The report also revealed that 46% of people accept that trans women are women and trans men are men – with 32% disagreeing and 22% undecided. “Most people’s instinct is ‘live and let live’ – they believe trans people should be respected, supported and given the space to make their own choices,” the report said. “They want respect, compromise and a give and take approach to underpin how we navigate gender identity issues.” Regarding education, the study found that 30% of people think that trans topics should be discussed in primary schools, and 33% said they should be talked about in secondary schools.
A majority of the Britons surveyed also believe that schools should implement policies that fight against bullying as a whole.
However, only 41% of people said schools should not have specific policies tackling transphobia. “From conversations with parents, this is not because they don’t think transphobia should be tackled in schools – but rather that their belief that all forms of bullying should be tackled,” the report said.
