Pew Poll: 68% of black Americans believe gender is 'determined by the sex assigned at birth'

A Pew Research poll for February 2023 reveals that over two-thirds of black Americans believe gender is "determined by the sex assigned at birth."

The poll, titled "Black Americans’ views on transgender and nonbinary issues," asks about gender, discrimination, and transgender issues.

When asked if a person is determined to be a man or a woman "by the sex assigned at birth" or if people can be different from the sex they were "assigned at birth," 68% of all black adults said a person's gender is the same as the sex at birth, with 31% saying it can change.

For those who agree that gender is determined by sex at birth, more college-educated and degree recipients say the same (72% and 70%), as opposed to 64% of high school-educated individuals.

Conservatives agree with the statement at a 70% rate, with moderates at 75%, and liberals at just 51%.

The more actively religious a person is, the more likely the respondent agrees gender is determined by sex at birth.

"In the grand scheme it’s a fairly new phenomenon and most people over 40 wouldn’t even entertain the idea. People may be coming to terms with the idea that extreme gender ideology isn’t resonating and slowly trying to backtrack," he added.

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Three out of ten black adults also say that religion has influenced these views "a great deal," while just 18% say the same about "what they've learned from science."

Just 10% say that their view comes from "knowing some one that is transgender."

"Black Americans aren’t split," says Bryson Gray, a Christian conservative hip-hop artist. "It’s a small group of mentally unstable people that think you can change your gender. These people are weirdos that need to be shamed," he adds.

Just over one in three (35%) black Americans say they know some one who is transgender, with no large discernable differences between categories of people who do or do not.

In terms of concern of "discrimination against LGBTQ people," 57% of liberals say they are "extremely concerned" about it, as opposed to 37% of conservatives.

In addition, nearly six out of ten (57%) black adults say black organizations should "address the challenges black LGBTQ people face."

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