SEVEN IN 10 OPPOSE ‘GENDER-NEUTRAL’ TOILETS IN SCHOOLS, FINDS NEW POLL Fewer than one in three support embedding LGBT issues in primary schools Four in 10 oppose ‘gender-neutral’ uniforms, while a third back them Only a third back encouraging schools to celebrate Pride Month Majority of parents do not think it is appropriate for schools to teach under 12s about abortion, sex acts and gay marriage Seven in 10 oppose ‘gender-neutral’ toilets while just 14 per cent support them, according to a major poll from the Coalition for Marriage (C4M).
The survey of over 2,000 members of the public, including over 500 parents, found a high level of concern about encouraging gender-neutral toilets and uniforms and the Government’s policy of forcing schools to teach young children about LGBT issues. When asked if they would in principle support or oppose “encouraging primary schools to replace separate boys and girls toilets with gender-neutral ones”, seven in 10 (69 per cent) said they opposed the policy, while just 14 per cent backed it. Interestingly these figures did not change when the same question was asked about gender-neutral toilets in secondary schools. The poll, conducted by leading British polling company ComRes, questioned UK residents about their views on issues including divorce, marriage and transgenderism and the impact of these topics on schools, as well as the age appropriateness of teaching about areas such as staying safe online and drug abuse. It found that four in 10 (44 per cent) oppose encouraging schools to replace traditional uniforms with gender-neutral uniforms, while one third (32 per cent) supported this. Colin Hart, the Chairman of the Coalition for Marriage, commented: “This comprehensive poll finds the Government’s repeated attempts to water down the importance of marriage, introduce no-reason divorce and push through politically-motivated changes to schools, such as encouraging gender-neutral toilets and uniforms, along with embedding LGBT issues in the curriculum of primary schools, are not supported by a majority of the public, or parents.” The poll found that fewer than one in three (28 per cent) support making LGBT issues integral to the curriculum in primary schools, while nearly a half (47 per cent) opposed the policy. Asked specifically, if they would in principle support or oppose “encouraging primary schools to hold LGBT focused events to mark Pride Month”, one quarter (26 per cent) supported, with 48 per cent opposing. The fact is despite intense media pressure the LGBT agenda is not popular. The only question is can we get people to vote for us against it?
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