A majority would support a family member coming out as trans or nonbinary
Core finding
A majority of Americans (62%) agree they would support a family member who came out to them as nonbinary or transgender, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey. That includes 38% who strongly agree.
About one-in-five (21%) are neutral and 16% disagree, including 8% who strongly disagree; almost none say they don't understand the question.
Topline scale
A majority would support a family member coming out as trans or nonbinary.
If a member of my family came out to me as nonbinary or transgender, I would support them.
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
If a member of my family came out to me as nonbinary or transgender, I would support them.
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.