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Poll: Over A Third of Britons Can't Define 'Transgender Woman'

AUG 7 2023·Updated AUG 8 2023

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The Facts

A survey published on Monday has found that some 35% of people in the UK don't know that a "transgender woman" is someone registered as male at birth, with the term "trans women" causing even greater confusion as 40% defined it incorrectly.
Daily Mail
This comes as the Edinburgh-based policy analysis group Murray Blackburn Mackenzie commissioned Survation to conduct separate polls for each term — of 1,008 and 1,026 UK adults, respectively — in June this year.
The Epoch Times
The term "transgender woman" was correctly understood at a higher rate by men and in Scotland, while the term "trans woman" was better identified by women and in Northern Ireland.
Daily Caller
They were understood least among people aged 25 to 34 — of whom only 55% correctly defined the term "transgender woman" and 52% identified the term "trans woman" as someone transitioning to female — and in London.
The Telegraph
This data calls into question public understanding over the gender debate amid high levels of misunderstanding and confusion around commonly used terms, prompting researchers to urge for more explicit language.
The Telegraph
Figures collected in the 2021 UK census found that 262k people in England and Wales identified as a different gender than the one assigned at birth, with 48k trans men, 48k trans women and another 30k non-binary.
Bloomberg.com

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The Spin

Left narrative

While gender terms are finally becoming acknowledged and respected, there is still a long way to go as a significant share of society remains unaware of what simple terms such as "transgender woman" and "trans woman" mean. The language we use is crucial to ensure that the world is safer for trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people, so awareness must be improved.

Glamour UK

Right narrative

This survey is yet another example of how out of touch with reality the transgender movement is. Though it has become mainstream in progressive political parties, academia and the media to the point that it is illegal to "misgender" someone in some places, ordinary people barely understand what it means to say that someone is a "transgender woman" or a "trans woman."