Gallup surveyed 1,001 adults last month, and published the results on Monday (February 10).
Although a slight fall from previous years, more than half the respondents (58 per cent) still said they openly support trans women and men serving in the military.
The most support came from Democrat voters, with 84 per cent backing the idea, while only 23 per cent of Republicans felt the same way, a fall from 43 per cent in 2019. Among Independents, backing fell from 78 per cent to 62 per cent during the same period.
Our military is about to get hacked, isn’t it?
Not to stereotype, but aren’t there a lot of trans people running this country’s infosec?
I have no insight into the US military, but I have worked in cybersecurity for the better part of a decade. I have never once met an (openly) transgender person, and I had a very broad role. I interacted with hundreds of people across teams. It was a very liberal environment, so I doubt it was fear of coming out. A bunch openly gay devs, all very well respected, got promotions at similar rates to the team average.
I think it’s more of a reddit/lemmy stereotype.