Poll: Most Americans Oppose Trans Athletes in Female Sports

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Most Americans oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post and the University of Maryland poll.

As reported by The Post, the poll was conducted May 4 through 17 among 1,503 people across the United States. It found that 55 percent of Americans are opposed to allowing transgender women and girls to compete with other women and girls in high school sports and 58 percent are opposed to it for college and professional sports. About 3 in 10 Americans said transgender women and girls should be allowed to compete at each of those levels, while an additional 15 percent had no opinion.

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