HUFFPOLLSTER: Young Americans Heavily Favor Transgender Bathroom Rights

Younger Americans' views on gender identity-based bathroom policies are the polar opposite of older Americans'. Voters who say they'll never support a candidate may end up changing their minds. And the UK is split about leaving the European Union. This is HuffPollster for Thursday, April 21, 2016.

AMERICANS SPLIT BY AGE ON LETTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE USE BATHROOM OF CHOICE - Daniel Trotta: “Transgender Americans may find greater acceptance in the future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that shows young adults and women more open to people using public bathrooms matching their gender identity. The issue is polarizing much of the United States, notably in North Carolina, where big businesses and rock stars are boycotting the state over a new law requiring people to use the public restroom matching their birth certificate. Americans aged 18 to 29 favor letting transgender people use the restroom of their identity by a 2-to-1 ratio. Among Americans aged 60 or more, the ratio was 2-to-1 in reverse with people saying restroom use should be mandated by the gender on one's birth certificate….Overall, the public is roughly split, with 43 percent saying they are closer to the view that people should use public restrooms ‘according to the biological sex on their birth certificate’ compared to 41 percent who opt for ‘according to the gender with which they identify.’” [Reuters]