{"id":848516,"date":"2023-12-04T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?post_type=gap&p=848516"},"modified":"2023-12-04T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:59:08","slug":"megyn-kelly","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/megyn-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Calls transgender healthcare \u201c<\/span>a weird form of conversion therapy<\/span><\/a>,\u201d cited inaccurate and out of date statistics about \u201cdesistance,\u201d and incorrectly states that puberty blockers cause sterility. Health care for transgender people and youth is mainstream medical care supported by <\/span>every major medical association and leading world health authority<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Writes<\/span><\/a> that she\u2019s \u201cdone with \u2018preferred pronouns,\u2019\u201d in an essay that misgenders trans people (including Lia Thomas) and baselessly argues that \u201cthe trans lobby\u2026 means to deprive women of their spaces and rights.\u201d Kelly incorrectly describes transgender healthcare as subjecting children to \u201cdangerous interventions in school or at the hands of so-called medical professionals,\u201d and, without supporting evidence, describes pronouns as a \u201cgateway drug.\u201d <\/span>A survey from the Trevor Project<\/span><\/a> indicates that in fact \u201ctransgender and nonbinary youth <\/span>attempt suicide less<\/span><\/a> when their pronouns are respected, when they are allowed to officially change the gender marker on their legal documents, and when they have access to spaces (online, at school, and home) that affirm their gender identity.\u201d Her claims that she previously personally affirmed the pronouns of trans people is not factual [see below].<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Attacked<\/span><\/a> Target\u2019s Pride collection saying that Gays Against Groomers, a group that spreads disinformation about transgender people, \u201cis right,\u201d and if \u201cyou\u2019re marketing this stuff to little kids, you are a groomer.\u201d As highlighted in GLAAD\u2019s <\/span>2023 Social Media Safety Index<\/span><\/a> report, the anti-LGBTQ \u201cgroomer\u201d trope, and similar baseless and dangerous rhetoric falsely asserting that LGBTQ people are threats to children, is dangerous hate speech which has been popularized to foment fear and hatred, and ultimately violence, against LGBTQ people and the LGBTQ community\u2014specifically on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014<\/span>Challenged<\/span><\/a> pro-equality actor Charlize Theron to \u201ccome and [expletive] me up\u201d after Theron said, \u201cI will [expletive] anybody up who is, like, trying to [expletive] with anything with drag queens,\u201d during the 2023 \u201cDrag Isn\u2019t Dangerous\u201d <\/span>telethon<\/span><\/a> which raised over $600,000 to support drag performers and pro-LGBTQ causes. Kelly said \u201cOK, so why doesn\u2019t Charlize Theron come and [expletive] me up? Because I\u2019m 100% against her on this.\u201d Kelly also baselessly said drag includes \u201cthe grooming of young children.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014Was <\/span>featured<\/span><\/a> at a high-dollar event to raise money for <\/span>Moms for Liberty<\/span><\/a>, a group identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an \u201cextremist group.\u201d Moms for Liberty has connections to anti-LGBTQ politicians including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and longtime anti-LGBTQ groups like Heritage Foundation, despite false claims that it is <\/span>a grassroots organization of moms<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Platformed<\/span><\/a> Steven Crowder on her show after he had been suspended from YouTube multiple times for anti-LGBTQ hate speech and misinformation. On Kelly\u2019s show episode Crowder lied about a trans inmate impregnating another inmate in a California women’s prison, an incident that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) says did not happen. Crowder mocked trans parents as \u201cone stop short of Buffalo Bill\u201d (a disparaging reference to a serial killer character in <\/span>Silence of the Lambs<\/span><\/i>). Kelly, noting she could not confirm his claims, nevertheless said, \u201cnone of this needs to be confirmed.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Misgendered<\/span><\/a> a transgender prison inmate and dismissed her appeals for necessary medical treatment. Media Matters reports that \u201cOn the April 4, 2013, edition of America Live, Kelly repeatedly and inaccurately referred to a transgender inmate as a male and suggested that taxpayers shouldn\u2019t be required to cover the costs of her \u2018elective surgery.\u2019 Kelly also mocked the suggestion that the inmate should be housed with other female inmates, lamenting that she would get \u2018a get-out-of-male-prison-free card.\u2019 \u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Mocked<\/span><\/a> a trans person\u2019s appearance on a January 11, 2013, edition of Fox News\u2019 The O\u2019Reilly Factor. Kelly and host Bill O\u2019Reilly mocked a transgender woman\u2019s appearance and repeatedly misgendered her. She was incarcerated in a men\u2019s prison. Transgender women are at <\/span>far greater risk of harassment, physical and sexual violence<\/span><\/a> in men\u2019s prisons or shelters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Claimed<\/span><\/a> without basis that accepting trans students causes problems for other students. Media Matters reports that, \u201cAfter a Texas school reportedly fired two staff members for refusing to accept a transgender boy as a boy, Kelly questioned on the [November 9, 2015] edition of her show whether there was \u2018any consideration given to the confusion this was going to cause the rest of the children.\u2019 Kelly continuously misgendered the child throughout the segment, asking, \u2018with all sympathy and empathy for that child and what she is going through, was there no consideration given to what this would put the other children through?\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Repeatedly<\/span><\/a> hosted<\/span><\/a> Tony Perkins<\/span><\/a>, president of the anti-LGBTQ <\/span>Family Research Council (FRC)<\/span><\/a>. FRC was labeled an anti-gay \u201chate group\u201d by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2010, yet Kelly has described FRC as \u201ca group whose mission is to advance faith, family, and freedom in public policy and culture from a Christian worldview.\u201d SPLC gives the \u201chate group\u201d designation given to anti-LGBTQ organizations that either intentionally spread misinformation to advance their agenda or have worked to criminalize LGBTQ people. Kelly has also employed Perkins\u2019 talking points that \u201cChristian beliefs and Christian rights\u201d are being trampled as LGBT rights increase\u201d without evidence or basis. Kelly hosted Perkins <\/span>at least 34 times<\/span><\/a> on Fox News\u2019 The Kelly File.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/span>Suggested<\/span><\/a> that HGTV cancelled anti-gay and anti-Muslim Benham Brothers\u2019 show over their views, and falsely claimed that Christians\u2019 rights aren\u2019t as \u201cprotected and recognized in this country\u201d as LGBTQ people\u2019s rights. Kelly suggested that while HGTV would have been condemned for canceling a show featuring gay stars, the Benham brothers were being punished \u201cbecause gay rights are more and more protected and recognized in this country. Christian beliefs and Christian rights, not so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":848517,"template":"","categories":[138754,138409],"tags":[],"region":[138565],"hashtag":[138636,138635,138637],"class_list":{"0":"post-848516","1":"gap","2":"type-gap","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"category-gaps","7":"category-transgender","8":"region-national","9":"hashtag-anti-transgender","10":"hashtag-commentator","11":"hashtag-religion"},"aioseo_notices":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t