Poll: Majority of Americans Support Trans Military Service

THE NUMBERS

Updated Jul. 28, 2017 4:30PM EDT / Published Jul. 28, 2017 2:32PM EDT

Jonathan Ernst

According to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Friday, 58 percent of U.S. adults surveyed agreed with the statement: “Transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military.” The poll was taken between July 26 and July 28, after President Donald Trump announced his intention this week to ban transgender personnel from the armed forces. The poll was conducted online and included responses from from 1,249 adults, including 533 Democrats and 434 Republicans. After the president’s Twitter announcement, the United States’ top military officer, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, said that it would not change its policies until there is further guidance from Trump’s secretary of defense.

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Poll: Majority of Americans Support Trans Military Service

Jonathan Ernst