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Poll: Ohioans don’t think trans athletes should play in school sports

LGTBQ groups say the poll’s results show a need for more education about what it means to be a transgender athlete and the policies already in place.

Rating: Transneutral, The Columbus Dispatch, July 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)


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Poll: Ohioans don’t think trans athletes should play in school sports

Most Ohioans don’t want transgender girls playing on female sports teams in schools or children attending drag performances, according to a Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network poll.

Seventy percent told pollsters they disagree with letting transgender girls who use hormones play on female teams. Support for these athletes was at 21% with 9% saying they remain undecided.

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When it came to drag shows, 66% of Ohioans surveyed between July 9 and 12 wanted all performances restricted to those 18 years of age or older. About 30% disagreed and 4% were undecided.

What the data says

Ohio’s opposition to transgender athletes mirrors national polling on the issue. A Gallup poll conducted in June found that 70% of Americans also believe student-athletes should only compete on teams that conform with their birth gender.

“It’s an issue of fairness,” state Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, said. “I think people from both parties see that. It’s just common sense. We are different. We’re made different.”

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