More than a third of UK residents in a survey did not know that “transgender women” are male.

More than a third of UK residents in a 2023 survey¹ by Murray Blackburn Mackenzie—a Scottish independent policy analysis collective—did not know that “transgender women” are natal males. The findings show significant misunderstanding of the term and emphasize the need for clearer language in policy and media communication.

1. Murray Blackburn Mackenzie. (2023, August 7). Clarity matters: How placating lobbyists obscures public understanding of sex and gender. Murray Blackburn Mackenzie. [Link] ↩︎