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By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US.A new poll by the Pew Research Centre has found that transgender people experience less social acceptance in the United States than those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to LGBTQ adults.
About six out of 10 LGBTQ adult participants in the poll said there is “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of social acceptance in the US for gay and lesbian people, according to “The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today” report released on Thursday.Only about one in 10 said the same for non-binary and transgender people — and about half said there was “not much” or no acceptance at all for transgender people.The survey of 3,959 LGBTQ adults was conducted in January, after US President Donald Trump’s election, but just before his return to office when he set into motion a series of policies that question transgender people’s existence and their place in society.
On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order calling on the government to recognise people as male or female based on the “biological truth” of their future cells at conception, rejecting evidence and scientific arguments that gender is a spectrum.Since then, Trump has
barred transgender women and girls
from taking part in female sports competitions,What to know about Mexico’s first-of-its-kind judicial elections
Mexico will hold its first nationwide judicial elections on Sunday, becoming the first country with judges selected entirely by public vote. What are the advantages and dangers? Al Jazeera’s John Holman explains.Tokyo and Beijing are closing in on a deal to allow Japanese seafood exports to resume following 2023 ban.
China and Japan are closing in on a deal that would see the return of Japanese seafood imports to the Chinese market following a nearly two-year trade ban.Tokyo said on Friday that the two sides are finalising details following a successful meeting in Beijing this week.