Poll on Americans’ thoughts on transgender athletes divides Twitter users: 'Confirms what we all know'

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Twitter users reacted with both anger and agreement after a Washington Post poll found that a majority of Americans oppose transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. 

A joint survey between The Washington Post and The University of Maryland found that 55% of Americans are opposed to allowing transgender women and girls to compete alongside or against biological females in high school sports. This number grew to 58% when asked about competition at the college level. 

Only 30% of Americans believed transgender women and girls should be allowed to compete at any level in female sports. 

Forty-nine percent are opposed to transgender girls competing with others at the youth level, while 33% responded that they should be allowed to compete. Another 17% had no opinion.

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The poll on the controversial subject provoked a strong reaction online.

"Better headline might be most Americans oppose men dominating women’s sports," Daily Signal news producer Douglas Blair tweeted. 

"A Washington Post poll finds a clear majority of Americans do not want boys competing against girls in girls' high school and college sports.  Concurrently, the Biden Administration is going to deny school lunch program money to schools that keep boys out of girls' sports," radio host Erick Erickson chimed