Exclusive: Majority of Americans support transgender military service - poll

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




JULY 28, 2017 / 1:36 PM / AN HOUR AGO

Chris Kahn

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe that transgender individuals should be allowed to serve in the military, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.

The July 26-28 poll suggested that the country largely disagrees with President Donald Trump's announcement this week that he will ban transgender personnel from the armed forces.

When asked to weigh in on the debate, 58 percent of adults agreed with the statement, "Transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military." Twenty-seven percent said they should not while the rest answered "don't know."

Democrats mostly supported military service by transgender Americans while Republicans were more evenly split. Among Republicans, 32 percent said transgender Americans should be allowed to serve, while 49 percent said they should not. Another 19 percent of Republicans said they don't know.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-transgender-poll-idUSKBN1AD2BL

[Matthew28]

1. You'd think

Attacking this 58% that supports transgender Millitary service, 68% that supports gay marriage and 60% that supports minimum wage would be political death.

Time to vote your beliefs people!

[atreides1]

2. It doesn't matter

The majority of Americans support many issues, but the only "Americans" who are considered important by the Republicans are the religious fanatics, bigots, racists, and misogynists!

[HockeyMom]

3. Other than my parents and my generation,

the majority of my children's friends who joined the Military have been Gays and Women, including my own daughter. So what? If they want to join, turn them away? We NEED them whatever their gender or sexual orientation. It is far better to have people serving who WANT TO SERVE, than a Draft getting those who do not want to serve.

[C Moon]

4. Putin won't allow this in his military, so Trump has to clean things up for him