Almost half of millennials believe using the incorrect pronouns for a transgender person should be considered a criminal offense. 

A survey, conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for Newsweek suggested that among those aged between 25-34, 44 percent were in favor of the idea while just 31 percent disagreed.

The remaining 25 percent of those responding to the survey either expressed no clear opinion or simply stated that they didn’t know.

Those surveyed weren’t asked what punishment should be meted out to those who use the wrong pronouns. 

Similar sentiments were found among those aged 35-44. In that group, 38 percent appeared to be in favor of criminalizing misgendering someone while 35 percent were against. 

About one quarter – 26 percent – were either unsure or did not express an opinion.

In a recent survey, among those aged 25-34, 44 percent of millennials support the idea of misgendering being a criminal offense, while only 31 percent disagree

Millennials are defined as those having been born between 1981 and 1996, making them between 27 and 42 years old today. 

Generation Z includes those born between 1997 and 2012, who would now be aged between 11 and 26 years old. 

The idea of criminalizing misgendering pronouns comes a several Republican-controlled states have passed laws banning certain medical procedures and treatments for minors. 

Kentucky and Tennessee are among the 20 states, all with Republican-controlled legislatures, that have passed laws banning use of puberty blockers and hormones as part of gender transition for patients under 18.

Such treatments, known as gender-affirming care, are supported by major U.S. medical associations. But critics say those associations have been infiltrated by trans activists, and point to liberal European countries including Norway, which have banned treatments on transgender children that remain common in the US. Proponents of the bans say they are experimental and endanger children.

Families say the laws discriminate against transgender people and take away parents’ right to make medical decisions for their children. 

Federal courts in Arkansas, Alabama, Florida and Indiana have blocked similar bans on transgender healthcare for minors.   

The issue has also come to the fore through the likes of 26-year-old trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney who has been at the center of a scandal this year – having caused a storm of outrage after partnering with Bud Light in April, subsequently knocking billions off the value of the beer company.

The views of millennials differ when compared to those of Americans as a whole.

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