Maher on Transitioning Kids: Some of This Is Just a TikTok Challenge that Got out of Hand

EXCERPT:

MAHER: “Because most of the countries in Europe now, England, the Scandinavian countries, the ones we used to always be able to say, well, look at what the liberal countries are doing, they all reversed themselves on this. They don’t do the puberty blockers and this stuff because of studies like this. And America is just doubling down on this stuff. So, we are the outlier country on this stuff. Look, there’s always a sensible middle ground, that's what I’m always trying to find. Now, is there such a thing as trans? Of course. There are sometimes people who are, let’s just say, there’s a mix up at the factory and you don’t feel in your head the way you do in your body. But some of this is also just a TikTok challenge that got out of hand.

(Cheering and Applause)

Some of it is just social contagion and it’s trendy, and we should recognize both."