Majority of Americans think Republicans have a transphobia problem

A majority of US citizens think Republicans are too concerned with “transphobic ideologies” and transphobia.

A YouGov poll published earlier this week suggests that US adults believe transphobia among the GOP is at least somewhat of a problem.

64 per cent of the 1,107 adults surveyed said that they believe transphobia is a problem among Republicans, with 44 per cent saying it is a major problem.

Transphobia was the second-highest issue that respondents believed Republicans had taken too far, just behind hostility towards immigrants at 68 per cent.

White supremacy and conspiracy thinking ranked highly too, with 62 per cent and 71 per cent thinking both respective issues are a problem among conservative politicians.

Concerningly, a surprising 60 per cent of respondents said they believe “trans ideology” was a problem among Republicans, while 61 per cent said “gender ideology” was an issue, though the survey results did not thoroughly explain what these issues mean specifically.

Republicans have been at the forefront of pushing transphobic policies as political attacks against the community have ramped up over the past few years.

In 2025, 125 anti-trans bills were passed, 382 failed and 513 were still active, according to Trans Legislation Tracker.

Since 2023, a staggering 1,659 bills targeting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly trans people, have been proposed among US state legislatures, according to ACLU. 211 of those bills have passed into law.

Anti-trans legislation includes bans on gender-affirming care for trans under-18s despite experts widely considering the treatment as “life-saving”.

Bans on trans healthcare for trans young people cover almost 40 per cent of trans youth in the US across 27 states.

While Republicans are mostly to blame for the waft of anti-trans legislation, concern over rising transphobic rhetoric across a section of Democratic politicians was also expressed by members of the US public.

45 per cent of respondents say they believe transphobia is a problem among members of the Democratic Party, while 55 per cent say it’s not an issue.

Conversely, 37 per cent say they believe so-called “wokeness” is a major problem among Democrats, while 34 per cent share the same belief for “trans ideology”.