{"id":1355527,"date":"2022-03-02T11:48:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1355527"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T21:52:57","slug":"biden-accused-of-ignoring-childrens-safety-with-transgender-sotu-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-accused-of-ignoring-childrens-safety-with-transgender-sotu-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Accused Of Ignoring Children\u2019s Safety With Transgender SOTU Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-accused-of-ignoring-childrens-safety-with-transgender-sotu-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1355527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-02-at-2.50.59-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Family groups, activists, and lawmakers strongly criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union remarks on transgender youth, accusing the president of ignoring the health and safety of children.<\/p>\n<p>The president urged lawmakers to enact the radically progressive Equality Act during remarks Tuesday evening, criticizing the \u201conslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s comment is an apparent reference to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/trans-youth-lgbtq-bill-sports-75aad489-ded5-4e1e-bhttps:\/\/www.axios.com\/trans-youth-lgbtq-bill-sports-75aad489-ded5-4e1e-b70a-d0eb22d2d677.html70a-d0eb22d2d677.html\">slew of transgender-related legislation<\/a> across the country. While some of this legislation prohibits biological males from participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/kristi-noem-lgtbq-transgender\/\">women\u2019s sports<\/a> or from sharing women\u2019s spaces, other legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/12\/here-are-the-states-that-want-to-ban-trans-surgeries-for-minors\/\">bans minors<\/a> from obtaining transgender surgeries and hormones \u2014 medical interventions that advocates and many in the legacy media <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/14\/walt-heyer-lgbtQ-transgender\/\">frame<\/a> as \u201cgender-affirming medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said last year, especially to our younger transgender Americans, I\u2019ll always have your back as your President so you can be yourself and reach your God-given potential,\u201d Biden added.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks told The Daily Wire on Wednesday that he believes it is \u201ccruel\u201d for people \u201cto push drastic and irreversible medical procedures on children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doctors and politicians who promote these surgeries are harming kids, and I\u2019m working on a plan to hold them accountable,\u201d said Banks, a member of the Republican Study Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2022\/02\/17\/jim-banks-republican-study-committee-culture-wars-critical-race-theory-democrats\/\">who has repeatedly urged<\/a> Republicans to \u201clean into the culture war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>American Principles Project President Terry Schilling <a href=\"https:\/\/americanprinciplesproject.org\/media\/app-responds-biden-state-of-the-union-clarifying-moment\/\">predicted<\/a> that the Democratic Party will turn away Americans with such radical stances, calling Biden\u2019s State of the Union remarks a \u201cclarifying moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Joe Biden actually supported transgender kids he\u2019d support legal protections for the ones who regret their transitions, he\u2019d talk about de-transitioners and the many kids who were rushed into these procedures,\u201d Schilling told The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For LGBTQ+ Americans, let\u2019s finally get the bipartisan Equality Act to my desk.<\/p>\n<p>As I said last year \u2014 especially to our younger transgender Americans \u2014 I will always have your back as your president so you can be yourself and reach your God-given potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1498855578256424964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBut he doesn\u2019t support transgender kids,\u201d Schilling added. \u201cHe supports a corrupt medical community that\u2019s exploiting these kids for profit. Where were all of these transgender kids in the 90\u2019s and 2000\u2019s? Seems they began to rise as the medical industry began to adopt the practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden is \u201cout of touch with real America,\u201d Family Policy Alliance\u2019s Meridian Baldacci told The Daily Wire, noting that Americans across the country back efforts to support healthy choices for children and to \u201cSave Girl\u2019s Sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transgender agenda is harming our kids,\u201d said Baldacci. \u201cIts victims are left with wounds of the heart and of the body. It\u2019s an agenda that leaves hurting kids sterile and destroys opportunities for women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy contrast,\u201d she continued, \u201cwe believe in helping families \u2013 and people \u2013 thrive. That\u2019s why we support providing kids with real help, not the harm of hormones and surgeries. It\u2019s why we stand for women and girls\u2019 opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden promises &#8220;younger transgender Americans&#8221; that he &#8220;will always have your back as your President, so you can be yourself and reach your God-given potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Encouraging young children to pursue sex changes. Gross. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qe3ejJseWy\">pic.twitter.com\/Qe3ejJseWy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Principles \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@approject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/approject\/status\/1498856636659740672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden\u2019s comments come after Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/O-MastersJaime202202221358.pdf\">directed<\/a> the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate \u201cso-called \u2018sex change\u2019 procedures\u201d that are found to \u201cconstitute child abuse under existing Texas law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-state-leaders-respond-to-bidens-sotu-attack-on-transgender-policies\">a statement to Fox News Tuesday<\/a>, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called it \u201cshocking and sad\u201d that Biden would \u201cchampion cruel forms of child abuse such as genital mutilation through forced so-called sex-change operations and the prescription of dangerous puberty blockers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will always defend the children of Texas from these inhumane procedures,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, liberal groups welcomed Biden\u2019s remarks \u2014\u00a0Joni Madison, Interim President of the Human Rights Campaign,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/press-releases\/sotu-human-rights-campaign-applauds-president-biden-for-renewing-call-to-pass-equality-act-condemning-attacks-on-trans-youth-by-state-legislatures\">said in a statement<\/a>\u00a0that Biden\u2019s call couldn\u2019t have come at a more urgent moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState legislatures across the country are increasingly advancing discriminatory measures that seek to take us backward as a nation, shamelessly attacking transgender youth,\u201d Madison said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s message tonight is one that must be amplified across the country, especially amongst young transgender people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahkateellis\/status\/1498859795973083137\">tweeted<\/a> that \u201cevery lawmaker at every level of government must commit to\u201d follow Biden\u2019s example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs state politicians target young transgender Americans and Texas Governor Greg Abbott dangerously threatens parents for caring for their own children, President Biden tonight shared a bold and unequivocal message of support for transgender people and all LGBTQ Americans,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not immediately respond to The Daily Wire\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family groups, activists, and lawmakers strongly criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union remarks on transgender youth, accusing the president of ignoring the health and safety of children.The president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1355527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1355527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1355527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1355527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1355527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}