A new poll shows that likely voters in key swing states overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ equality — including those supporting Trump.
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2/ The poll, released by Hart Research Associates and the Human Rights Campaign, breaks down data from 400 likely voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.https://bit.ly/3isCNmp
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3/ Among Trump voters, at least 60 percent in each state said they felt transgender people should be able to live freely and openly. And 87 percent or more supported transgender access to medical care.https://bit.ly/3isCNmp
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4/ The poll also revealed attitudes about transgender athletes, an issue that many conservative state lawmakers have pressed this year. Of all the issues voters ranked, however, trans participation in athletics came in last.https://bit.ly/3isCNmp
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5/ This year has been the deadliest on record for transgender people, and the 2020 election season has seen a number of homophobic and transphobic political attacks. One advocate acknowledged that the poll may feel like a contradiction.https://bit.ly/3isCNmp
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6/ The Human Rights Campaign's JoDee Winterhof thinks the Trump administration has inflamed anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments and normalized violence. But she also says the poll demonstrates something that advocates have long known — homophobia doesn't actually win elections.
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7/7 That means that advocates are no longer focused on winning acceptance, Winterhof said. They're working to educate voters on LGBTQ+ issues and the candidates that support them. "Our issue is much more about turnout, not persuasion."https://bit.ly/3isCNmp
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