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The rights of transgender Americans has been a growing topic of debate on sports fields, in state capitols and in Congress. The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, says more than 30 state legislatures have proposed more than 115 bills that would limit transgender rights, from participation on sports teams to access to medical care.
But two-thirds of Americans are against laws that would limit transgender rights, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll found. That opposition includes majorities of every political ideology from liberal to conservative and every age group.
These proposed bills have emerged as a new culture war, with Republican state legislators introducing and voting for them amid Democratic opposition, while a majority of Americans who identify as Republicans are against such laws, according to the poll.
Republicans And Democrats Largely Oppose Transgender Sports Legislation, Poll Shows
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Sydney Duncan holds a sign during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to legislation introduced in Alabama that s aimed at restricting transgender people s access to medical care.
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In at least 30 states nationwide, lawmakers have introduced bills aiming to keep transgender girls and women from participating on girls and women s sports teams. These type of restrictions have become a major culture war battle, with Republican lawmakers being the loudest proponents of such bills, while Democrats often oppose them.
But a new NPR/
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