A majority of Americans believe allowing children to choose a pronoun that is not aligned with their biological sex would only confuse them, according to a new poll.
The Harvard-Harris poll (pdf) was conducted online from May 18 to 19 and involved 1,963 registered voters weighted to represent the U.S. population. The poll did not provide a margin of error.
The respondents were asked whether children should be able to pick their pronouns, or whether they should be addressed by pronouns that correspond to their sex. Nearly three-fifths of respondents (59 percent) said children should be “called by their sex.”
Respondents identifying as Republicans (77 percent) and independents (64 percent) overwhelmingly believe children should not be allowed to choose their own pronouns. The majorities of both male (60 percent) and female (59 percent) respondents agree….