{"id":201287,"date":"2025-02-26T09:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:53:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:25:49","slug":"americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/02\/26\/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"41322c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #41322c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"People supporting transgender athletes' participation in and restriction from sports gather outside a Riverside Unified School District meeting outside Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-201340 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?resize=296,168 296w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People supporting transgender athletes&#8217; participation in and restriction from sports gather outside a Riverside Unified School District meeting outside Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders related to transgender people. These have included orders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/trump-executive-order-ban-trans-women-sports-rcna190767\">banning trans women and girls<\/a> from women\u2019s sports and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-transgender-transition-executive-order-301e4130233b411311978f66f455f1c4\">ending federal funding for health care<\/a> related to gender transitions for youth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new Pew Research Center survey finds that majorities of U.S. adults favor or strongly favor laws and policies that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth (66%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ban health care professionals from providing care related to gender transitions for minors (56%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>How we did this<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to explore how Americans view certain laws and policies related to transgender issues and how these opinions have changed in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this analysis, we surveyed 5,097 adults from Feb. 10 to 17, 2025. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have agreed to take surveys regularly. The survey was conducted either online or by telephone with a live interviewer. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other factors. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, 56% of adults express support for policies aimed at protecting trans people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views on these policies and several others have shifted in recent years, with Americans becoming more supportive of restrictions for transgender people, according to the survey of 5,097 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 10-17, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/02\/26\/most-lgbtq-adults-expect-trumps-policies-to-affect-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-trans-people-negatively\/\">Most LGBTQ adults expect Trump\u2019s policies to affect gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people negatively<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=201288\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e7e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e7e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"434\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A diverging bar chart showing that about two-thirds of U.S. adults support policies requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth.\" class=\"wp-image-201288 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=768,521 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=1024,694 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=597,405 597w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=200,136 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=260,176 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=310,210 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=420,285 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=640,434 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=740,502 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=160,109 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_1.png?resize=320,217 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also finds that more Americans support than oppose laws and policies that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Require trans people to use public bathrooms that match their sex at birth, rather than the gender they identify with (49% favor or strongly favor, 26% oppose or strongly oppose)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make it illegal for public school districts to teach about gender identity in elementary schools (47% favor or strongly favor, 34% oppose or strongly oppose)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In turn, adults are much more likely to oppose than favor policies requiring health insurance companies to cover medical care for gender transitions (53% vs. 22%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-americans-views-of-transgender-issues-have-changed-in-recent-years\">How Americans\u2019 views of transgender issues have changed in recent years<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=201289\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecece8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"1100\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?w=640\" alt=\"Line charts showing that Americans\u2019 views of laws and policies related to transgender people have changed in recent years.\" class=\"wp-image-201289 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecece8; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=175,300 175w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=768,1320 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=596,1024 596w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=236,405 236w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=200,344 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=260,447 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=310,533 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=420,722 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=640,1100 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=740,1272 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=160,275 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_2.png?resize=320,550 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2022\/06\/28\/americans-complex-views-on-gender-identity-and-transgender-issues\/#about-six-in-ten-would-favor-requiring-that-transgender-athletes-compete-on-teams-that-match-their-sex-at-birth\">Compared with 2022<\/a>, Americans have become more supportive of laws that limit protections for trans people \u2013 and less supportive of laws aimed at safeguarding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More Americans now say they favor or strongly favor laws and policies that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ban health care professionals from providing care related to gender transitions for minors (up 10 percentage points)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex at birth (up 8 points)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Require trans people to use public bathrooms that match their sex at birth (up 8 points)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make it illegal for public school districts to teach about gender identity in elementary schools (up 6 points)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, <em>fewer<\/em> Americans now express support for laws and policies that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protect trans people from discrimination (down 8 points since 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Require health insurance companies to cover medical care for gender transitions (down 5 points)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These shifts reflect changing views among both Republicans and Democrats. For example, 79% of Republicans now support making it illegal for health care professionals to provide medical care for a gender transition for minors. This compares with 72% in 2022. On the same question, 35% of Democrats now express support, up from 26% in 2022. (These figures include independents who identify with or lean toward each party.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As was the case in 2022, there are wide partisan gaps in views of trans issues. Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to express support for policies that limit protections for trans people (by margins of 43 to 50 points). In turn, Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to support policies that safeguard trans people (by margins of more than 30 points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":201340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-02-26T14:53:45Z","apple_news_api_id":"c0bce213-9d1e-41ae-a8df-405b11c42419","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-02-26T18:25:54Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AwLziE50eQa6o30BbEcQkGQ","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"relatedPosts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,91,219,105,108,218],"bylines":[],"collection":[],"datasets":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[467],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[515],"research-teams":[519],"class_list":["post-201287","short-read","type-short-read","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gender-lgbtq","category-gender-politics-2","category-gender-identity","category-health-policy","category-lgbtq-acceptance","category-lgbtq-attitudes-experiences","formats-short-read","regions-countries-united-states","research-teams-social-trends"],"label":"Short Read","post_parent":0,"word_count":698,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/02\/26\/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years\/","art_direction":{"A2":{"id":201340,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/SR_24.02.26_transgender-policies_feature.jpg?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"People supporting transgender athletes' participation and restriction from sports gather outside a Riverside Unified School District meeting in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2024. 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