The Latest GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

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The Latest GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

Megyn Kelly opened the floor for candidates to openly attack transgender youth on Wednesday night.

By Nick Visser
Dec 6, 2023, 11:22 PM EST

Megyn Kelly promised Wednesday night that the moderators of the fourth and final GOP primary debate would dig into the “issue” of gender-affirming care for transgender kids. But her pledge quickly devolved into many of the Republicans onstage attacking queer Americans and repeating dog whistles about vulnerable youth.

Kelly asked former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about a law he signed in 2017 that required the state to adopt regulations around trans kids. But she used the moment to press Christie on his stance on gender-affirming care for minors, an issue that has become a dangerous political cudgel during the campaign.

“The surgeries done on minors involve cutting off body parts at a time when these kids cannot even legally smoke a cigarette,” Kelly said during a question on health care for trans youth. “Kids who go from puberty blockers to cross-sex hormones are at a much greater likelihood of winding up sterile. How is it that you think a parent should be able to OK these surgeries, never mind the sterilization of a child?”

“Aren’t you way too out of step on this issue to be the Republican nominee?” she concluded.

Kelly’s statements are not backed by medical guidance. ...

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