{"id":2377417,"date":"2024-12-07T06:30:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-credits-elon-musk-and-x-in-spotlighting-harm-of-transgender-procedures-washington-examiner-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T06:31:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:31:17","slug":"matt-walsh-credits-elon-musk-and-x-in-spotlighting-harm-of-transgender-procedures-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-credits-elon-musk-and-x-in-spotlighting-harm-of-transgender-procedures-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Walsh credits Elon Musk and X in spotlighting harm of transgender procedures &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fmatt-walsh-credits-elon-musk-and-x-in-spotlighting-harm-of-transgender-procedures-washington-examiner-2%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=2377417&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--><p>Matt Walsh, a commentator for the \u200dDaily Wire, has credited Elon Musk&#8217;s recent changes to\u2062 the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for allowing\u200d conservatives to better highlight the effects of transgender procedures on children. In an interview with the Washington examiner, Walsh suggested that Musk&#8217;s efforts and the newly established Department of Government \u2062Efficiency could aid the incoming trump administration in its goal to ban such procedures for minors. He noted that previously, discussing these issues on Twitter could lead to bans for sharing certain truths.Walsh believes that Musk&#8217;s platform has facilitated more open conversations about the topic, contributing substantially to shifting public opinion.The discourse intensified\u200d following Musk&#8217;s acquisition of Twitter in 2022 and the ensuing debates around the \u2062accessibility of transgender treatments for minors,with some states moving to ban \u2062such measures. Additionally, Musk&#8217;s personal experiences with his \u200cchild&#8217;s transition have generated further scrutiny regarding the implications of gender transition\u2064 treatments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matt Walsh credits Elon Musk and X in spotlighting harm of transgender procedures<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1903478\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Daily Wire<\/em> commentator Matt Walsh credited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> and his revamping of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3249697\/more-are-using-and-liking-x-since-musk-bought-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X<\/a> for allowing conservatives to showcase the impact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender<\/a> procedures have on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">children<\/a>, saying the billionaire was one of many factors that have played a role in shifting the public&rsquo;s opinion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> asked Walsh on Wednesday if he believes Musk and the recently formed Department of Government Efficiency would be able to aid the incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">banning transgender procedures<\/a> for children, something President-elect Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2742259\/trump-to-stop-gender-transition-surgeries-for-minors-if-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vowed to achieve in his campaign<\/a>. While Walsh argued that the DOGE could &ldquo;probably&rdquo; help with that, he contended that Musk has already contributed &ldquo;in a huge way&rdquo; in allowing people to spotlight how <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">transgender medication affects children<\/a> on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those of us who were on Twitter in the bad old days, we remember that it was basically impossible to talk about this issue because if you said anything that happened to be true, they banned you from the platform for life,&rdquo; Walsh told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;So just by allowing us to speak and get our message out, Elon Musk is one of the people most responsible, I think, for this kind of sea change we&rsquo;ve seen on this issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2642374\/no-longer-wish-to-be-related-elon-musks-child-files-to-change-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">One of Musk&rsquo;s children, born Xavier Musk,<\/a> transitioned to female in 2020 and asked to be renamed Vivian Jenna Wilson in 2022, with the last name belonging to Musk&rsquo;s first wife, Justine Wilson. In reflecting on his child&rsquo;s transition, Musk claimed he was &ldquo;essentially tricked&rdquo; into providing puberty blockers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3095485\/elon-musk-woke-mind-virus-tricking-him-into-transitioning-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">which he said are &ldquo;actually just sterilization drugs,&rdquo;<\/a> to his child.<\/p>\n<p>As Musk purchased Twitter in 2022 and rebranded it to X, the debate on transgender procedures and whether they should be accessible to minors has grown exponentially, with several states, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tennessee<\/a>, banning these types of health prescriptions for children. Going into the Trump administration, Walsh told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he would like to see Congress pass a federal ban on &ldquo;the castration, mutilation, and sterilization of children,&rdquo; asking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump<\/a> and Vice President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.D. Vance<\/a> to join him in calling on Congress to get that done.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not just banning gender transition of minors without parental consent, because with parental consent or without parental consent, it is a hideous evil, and it is wrong to do that to kids no matter what their parents say about it,&rdquo; Walsh said. &ldquo;So that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;d like to see Trump and Vance do, and that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;d like to see Congress do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some of Walsh&rsquo;s most well-known work include releasing and starring in the films <em>What Is A Woman?<\/em>, a documentary investigating the concepts of transgender ideology,<em> <\/em>and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/3165618\/matt-walsh-fighting-hypocrisy-dei-am-i-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Am I Racist?<\/a><\/em>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-credits-elon-musk-and-x-in-spotlighting-harm-of-transgender-procedures-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh credits Elon Musk and X in spotlighting harm of transgender procedures - Washington Examiner\">investigative documentary critiquing<\/a> the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/3165618\/matt-walsh-fighting-hypocrisy-dei-am-i-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> initiatives. When the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> asked whether Walsh is working on any future films, including the possibility of a film delving into the impacts of gender ideology on children, Walsh said he would &ldquo;love to keep making movies&rdquo; and plans on doing so but had to keep his next project a &ldquo;secret.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Walsh was in Washington on Wednesday to speak at a rally sponsored by the group <a href=\"https:\/\/donoharmmedicine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Do No Harm\">Do No Harm<\/a> outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a>, as justices heard arguments over whether a Tennessee state law that bars puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors violates the equal protection clause of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/14th-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">14th Amendment<\/a>. The most notable speaker at the rally was Chloe Cole, a former transgender male who transitioned as a teenager, who stressed that other children should not have to experience the &ldquo;suffering&rdquo; she underwent.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3250280\/chloe-cole-trump-vance-not-falter-in-protecting-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cole told both Trump and Vance &ldquo;do not falter&rdquo;<\/a> in protecting children &ldquo;from the abuses of these medical institutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1903478\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1903478\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Walsh praises Elon Musk and X for highlighting transgender procedure harms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2377418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Musk-and-Walsh.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32192,38858,41434,32076],"class_list":["post-2377417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elon-musk","tag-matt-walsh","tag-transgender-procedures","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Musk-and-Walsh.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377417","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377421,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377417\/revisions\/2377421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}