Paper on the willingness to date a transgender person. 87.5% said they would not.๐งต
By sexual orientation. Heterosexual men and women were the least likely to say that they would date a transgender person. 2.7% for men and 3.4% for women.
Here is a table with "congruent" responses. It explains what this is.
For example, do heterosexual men pick transgender women, both transgender men and women, or none.
1.7% of heterosexual men said they would date a transgender woman, but not a transgender man.
For example, do heterosexual men pick transgender women, both transgender men and women, or none.
1.7% of heterosexual men said they would date a transgender woman, but not a transgender man.
There was no difference by race in willingness to date a transgender person.
There was a slight age difference that was statistically significant. Older people were more likely to say that they would. Mean age 24 for no, 28 for yes.
There was a slight age difference that was statistically significant. Older people were more likely to say that they would. Mean age 24 for no, 28 for yes.
There was also a difference by education level. Within the group of people who said they would date a transgender person, 20% had a college degree. Within the group of people who said they would not, 10% had a college degree.
88.9% of transgender people stated that they would date another transgender person.
Lesbians were more willing to date a transgender person than gay men. 28.8% vs 11.5%.
Transgender men were also favored over transgender women across the whole sample, and within the LGBT group more willing to date transgender people.
14.7% of incongruent participants in this group selecting only trans men, compared to 2.6% selecting only trans women.
14.7% of incongruent participants in this group selecting only trans men, compared to 2.6% selecting only trans women.
"In other words, among the queer or bisexual men, women, and non-binary individuals ... 85% had responses that excluded trans women from their pool of potential dating partners, while only 15% provided answers that excluded trans men as potential dating partners."
I saw a post that said basically: although many people will say transgender people are the gender that they identify as, those same people will not actually date transgender people.
This would seem to be the case. At least for heterosexual men and women.
This would seem to be the case. At least for heterosexual men and women.
The picture that these numbers paint is that the transgender dating pool is almost entirely excluded to the LGBT community. The unwillingness of heterosexual men and women to date a transgender person is close to total.
I would like to have seen data on other beliefs, for example political belief.
However, given that the percentage of heterosexual men and women willing to date a transgender person is so small, 1-5%, you are unlikely to see big heterosexual differences across other measures.
However, given that the percentage of heterosexual men and women willing to date a transgender person is so small, 1-5%, you are unlikely to see big heterosexual differences across other measures.
The only demographic in this study where a majority seemed willing to date a transgender person was other transgender people. Gay men and women were mostly unwilling to date a transgender person.
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