Almost 80% of voters oppose hormones, surgery for trans youth

A new poll found 78.7% of American voters believe minors should be required to wait until they are adults before they pursue medical transgender procedures.

The national survey, conducted by Convention of States Action and The Trafalgar Group, asked 1000 likely voters if they “believe underage minors should be required to wait until they are adults to use puberty blockers and undergo permanent sex change procedures.”

An overwhelming majority of Republican and independent voters opposed gender change procedures for minors, at 96.8% and 84.6%, respectively.

A little over half of Democrats, 53.2%, also said that they should wait until they are adults.

“The idea that young people have to be 16 to drive, 18 to vote, and 21 to drink, and yet can undergo life-altering medical procedures in middle school defies common sense, and the American people see that clearly,” said Mark Meckler, president of the Convention of States, told the Daily Wire.

A noteworthy finding was that the youngest age group was the most strongly opposed to medical transition for minors – even more than the oldest. 92.3% of 18 to 24-year-old respondents said that minors should wait until they are adults, compared to 80.4% of those 65 and over.

Additionally, 62.8% of 25-34 year olds, 77.4% of 35-44 year olds and 78.5% of those between 45-64 said children should wait.

Hormone therapy has been touted as “reversible,” which has been challenged by critics. Whether or not to allow medical procedures to minors is a topic of fierce debate among international practitioners.

Between 2019 and 2021, at least 776 mastectomies and 56 genital surgeries were performed in the U.S. on patients ages 13 to 17 who identified as transgender, according to insurance claims examined by Reuters.