Bill Maher: If This Spike in Trans Children Is All Biological, Why Is It Regional?

[Excerpt MAHER And finally ░░░░░░░░ rule If something about ░░░░░░░░ human race is changing ░░░░░░░░ a previously unprecedented rate ░░░░░░░░ have to at least ░░░░░░░░ it Broken down over ░░░░░░░░ the LGBTQ population of ░░░░░░░░ seems to be roughly ░░░░░░░░ every generation According to ░░░░░░░░ recent Gallup poll less ░░░░░░░░ 1 of Americans born ░░░░░░░░ 1946 that s Joe ░░░░░░░░ s generation identify that ░░░░░░░░ 2 6 of Boomers ░░░░░░░░ 4 2 of Gen ░░░░░░░░ 10 5 of Millennials ░░░░░░░░ 20 8 of Gen ░░░░░░░░ Which means if we ░░░░░░░░ this trajectory we will ░░░░░░░░ be gay in 2054 ░░░░░░░░ And then who s ░░░░░░░░ to buy this chair ░░░░░░░░ When things change this ░░░░░░░░ this fast people are ░░░░░░░░ to ask What s ░░░░░░░░ with that All the ░░░░░░░░ are in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ Was there a mixup ░░░░░░░░ the plant like with ░░░░░░░░ Crunch s Oops All ░░░░░░░░ Laughter It wasn t ░░░░░░░░ long ago when adults ░░░░░░░░ a kid What do ░░░░░░░░ want to be when ░░░░░░░░ grow up They meant 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Finland have ░░░░░░░░ giving puberty blockers to ░░░░░░░░ because we just don ░░░░░░░░ know much of the ░░░░░░░░ term effects although common ░░░░░░░░ should tell you that ░░░░░░░░ you reverse the course ░░░░░░░░ raging hormones there s ░░░░░░░░ to be problems We ░░░░░░░░ know it hinders the ░░░░░░░░ of bone density which ░░░░░░░░ kind of important if ░░░░░░░░ like having a skeleton ░░░░░░░░ Fertility and the ability ░░░░░░░░ have an orgasm seem ░░░░░░░░ to be affected This ░░░░░░░░ t just a lifestyle ░░░░░░░░ It s medical Weighing ░░░░░░░░ is not bigotry Yet ░░░░░░░░ a book questioning a ░░░░░░░░ uptick in transitioning children ░░░░░░░░ released a trans lawyer ░░░░░░░░ the ACLU named Chase ░░░░░░░░ tweeted Stopping the circulation ░░░░░░░░ this book and these ░░░░░░░░ is 100 a hill ░░░░░░░░ will die on How ░░░░░░░░ civil liberties of him ░░░░░░░░ by the way has ░░░░░░░░ been named one of ░░░░░░░░ grand marshals of this ░░░░░░░░ s New York City ░░░░░░░░ March along with three ░░░░░░░░ trans people and a ░░░░░░░░ Huh What s missing ░░░░░░░░ Oh right a gay ░░░░░░░░ Applause That s where ░░░░░░░░ are now Gay men ░░░░░░░░ t hip enough for ░░░░░░░░ Gay Pride parade Laughter ░░░░░░░░ to trans gay is ░░░░░░░░ cis and cis is ░░░░░░░░ Mormon Laughter And his ░░░░░░░░ a phenomenon we need ░░░░░░░░ take into account when ░░░░░░░░ look at this issue ░░░░░░░░ part of the rise ░░░░░░░░ LGBT numbers is from ░░░░░░░░ feeling free enough to ░░░░░░░░ it to a pollster ░░░░░░░░ that s all to ░░░░░░░░ good But some of ░░░░░░░░ is it s trendy ░░░░░░░░ equals man Okay boomer ░░░░░░░░ Remember the prime directive ░░░░░░░░ every teen is anything ░░░░░░░░ shock and challenge the ░░░░░░░░ who brought you up ░░░░░░░░ s why nobody gets ░░░░░░░░ nose ring at 56 ░░░░░░░░ and Applause And if ░░░░░░░░ haven t noticed that ░░░░░░░░ kids doing something for ░░░░░░░░ likes is more important ░░░░░░░░ their own genitals you ░░░░░░░░ t been paying attention ░░░░░░░░ Erica Anderson is a ░░░░░░░░ 71 year old clinical ░░░░░░░░ who is herself transgender ░░░░░░░░ who now says I ░░░░░░░░ it s gone too ░░░░░░░░ The L A Times ░░░░░░░░ She s come to ░░░░░░░░ that some children identifying ░░░░░░░░ trans are falling under ░░░░░░░░ influence of their peers ░░░░░░░░ social media If you ░░░░░░░░ a small dinner party ░░░░░░░░ typically very liberal upper ░░░░░░░░ Angelinos it is not ░░░░░░░░ to hear parents who ░░░░░░░░ have a trans kid ░░░░░░░░ a conservation about that ░░░░░░░░ are the odds of ░░░░░░░░ happening in Youngstown Ohio ░░░░░░░░ this spike in trans ░░░░░░░░ is all natural why ░░░░░░░░ it regional Either Ohio ░░░░░░░░ shaming them or California ░░░░░░░░ creating them Applause It ░░░░░░░░ like that day we ░░░░░░░░ needed bottled water all ░░░░░░░░ time Laughter If we ░░░░░░░░ t admit that in ░░░░░░░░ enclaves there was some ░░░░░░░░ of trendiness to the ░░░░░░░░ of being anything other ░░░░░░░░ straight then this is ░░░░░░░░ a serious science based ░░░░░░░░ It s a blow ░░░░░░░░ struck in the culture ░░░░░░░░ using children as cannon ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ who won t let ░░░░░░░░ nine year old walk ░░░░░░░░ the corner without a ░░░░░░░░ an EpiPen and a ░░░░░░░░ tracker And God forbid ░░░░░░░░ lips touch dairy But ░░░░░░░░ blockers and genital surgery ░░░░░░░░