Tim Walz defiantely defends trans people from Republicans’ “demonizing” attacks

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Tim Walz defiantely defends trans people from Republicans' "demonizing" attacks

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Story by Mira Lazine (18 Oct 2024)

Yesterday, Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz defended transgender rights at length during his appearance on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast.

During the discussion, co-host Abby Wambach discussed Walz's sponsorship of a gay-straight alliance while he worked as a school teacher in the 1990s. She said, "Well, thank you Governor Walz so much for protecting, even in the late '90s, queer kids. And so I have to ask, what will a Harris-Walz administration do to protect our queer kids today?"

"We need to appoint judges who uphold the right to marriage, uphold the right to be who you are, making sure that's the case, uphold the right to get the medical care that you need," Walz said. "We should not be naive. Those appointments are really, really important. I think that's what the vice president is committed to."

He then pivoted to talking about the harms that anti-trans ads shown across the country have been doing.

"We see it now: The hate has shifted to the trans community," Walz said. "They see that as an opportunity. If you're watching any sporting events right now, you see that Donald Trump's closing arguments are to demonize a group of people for being who they are."