# A majority would support a family member coming out as trans or nonbinary

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/a-majority-would-support-a-family-member-coming-out-as-trans-or-nonbinary/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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

If a member of my family came out to me as nonbinary or transgender, I would support them.

A majority would support a family member coming out as trans or nonbinary.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly Agree: 38.3%
- Agree: 23.8%
- Neutral: 21.2%
- Strongly Disagree: 8.0%
- Disagree: 8.0%
- Don't understand the question: 0.7%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#support-for-nonbinary-or-transgender-family-members](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#support-for-nonbinary-or-transgender-family-members)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#support-for-nonbinary-or-transgender-family-members](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#support-for-nonbinary-or-transgender-family-members)