Most Americans support trans military members but oppose trans athletes, a new poll finds CNN 1 hr ago By Scottie Andrew, CNN © Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images WEST POINT, NEW YORK - MAY 22: West Point graduates stand as the Army Song is played during the 2021 West Point Commencement Ceremony on May 22, 2021 in West Point, New York. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin returned to his alma mater to deliver the U.S. Military Academy s Class of 2021 commencement address. There are 995 cadets in this years graduation class. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
When it comes to support for transgender Americans, respondents to a recent Gallup poll were divided: The majority said they support trans Americans right to serve in the military, but most of them also said trans athletes shouldn t play on teams that align with their gender identity.
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Anti-transgender legislation reignites classroom hardships for trans students
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Classroom hardships amid wave of anti-trans laws
A record number of anti-transgender bills have been introduced in state legislatures in 2021, according to the Human Rights Campaign.Eric Gay/AP
Esmée Silverman, an openly transgender senior in Massachusetts, says her high school experience had a lot of its ups and downs . mostly downs.
Silverman, 19, came out to her close friends and family in her freshman year amid the Trump administration s rollback of protections for the transgender community. Then-President Donald Trump rescinded protections that allowed transgender students to use restrooms that matched their gender identity and placed a ban on transgender troops in the military. She said these laws furthered anti-trans sentiment among her peers, and the pressures from the national political climate have made life as a young transgender teen harder.