Survey says….. Maybe we can do a survey on stupidity – PB/TK
Poll: 1 in 5 Americans think transgenderism is a mental illness – By Jazz Shaw / May 18 2017
YouGov has some new polling out which will no doubt serve as fuel for the national fire in the debate over transgender rights. The top line in the survey is the one they likely assume will provoke the most debate (though there are some more telling numbers underneath). It’s the finding that more than 20% of survey respondents believe that transgenderism, gender dysphoria, gender impersonation or whatever you choose to call it these days, is a form of mental illness. After leading with a salute to RuPaul’s Drag Race as a positive sign of societal growth (I’m not even kidding about that one) they launch into the survey results.
Despite attempts made by select celebrities and the media to promote understanding of marginalized individuals, a recent YouGov survey found that 21% of Americans think that identifying as transgender is a form of mental illness, and 39% believe that being transgender is a choice.
Continue to hotair.com article: http://hotair.com/archives/2017/05/18/poll-1-5-americans-think-transgenderism-mental-illness/
