Speaking at the Grand Old Party's (GOP) second debate for its 2024 US presidential election, Indian-American multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sparked yet another row by his remarks on ‘Transgenderism’. Ramaswamy described transgenderism as a form of “mental health disorder” as he staunchly opposed gender affirmation surgeries, especially for under 18-year-olds.
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00:00 to be very clear about this. Transgenderism, especially in kids, is a mental health disorder.
00:06 Speaking at the Grand Old Party's second debate for its 2024 US presidential election,
00:12 Indian-American multi-millionaire, biotech entrepreneur, and Republican presidential
00:16 candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy sparked yet another row by his remarks on transgenderism. Ramaswamy
00:23 described transgenderism as a form of mental health disorder as he staunchly opposed gender
00:30 affirmation surgeries, especially for under 18-year-olds. The 38-year-old businessman from
00:35 Ohio, who has been grabbing headlines for his anti-woke views, said that chemical castration
00:40 under the age of 18 should not be allowed. He vocally expressed his views when Fox host,
00:46 Dana Perino, asked the presidential hopefuls whether they would pass a federal law requiring
00:50 parents to be notified about their child-changing gender identities. Ramaswamy said, "Transgenderism
00:57 is a mental health disorder. We have to acknowledge the truth of that for what it is. It is not
01:02 compassionate to affirm a kid's confusion. That is not compassion. That is cruelty."
01:07 The Indian-origin Republican leader asserted that the parents should have the right to know
01:12 about their kids' prospective transitions and that it is not compassionate to affirm a kid's
01:16 confusion. He said that as president, he would pass a federal law permanently outlawing procedures
01:22 he called genital mutilation. He further claimed, without providing any evidence,
01:28 that 50 percent of kids with gender dysphoria have considered suicide. Yet, politicians reject
01:35 a law that would require schools to inform parents if their kids change their gender identity at
01:39 school. Parents have a right to know about their kids. That shouldn't be controversial.
01:44 Ban genital mutilation and puberty blockers before age 18. Treat gender dysphoria as a mental health
01:49 disorder. Time to empower parents again. Seven prominent Republican Party figures are taking
01:54 part in the GOP's second debate to select the nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
02:00 The two-hour debate started at 9 p.m. EST on Wednesday and is being hosted at the Ronald
02:05 Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Haley and Ramaswamy engaged in a
02:10 split-screen exchange, with Haley once again criticizing the political novice for his lack
02:14 of experience and what she claimed were perilous concepts. The Republican National Committee is
02:20 organizing these debates and the party will officially declare its nominee for both the
02:24 president and vice president during its national convention scheduled for July the following year.
02:29 The 2024 U.S. presidential election is set to occur on November 5. Taking the stage were a lineup of
02:34 candidates that include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, Entrepreneur
02:40 Vivek Ramaswamy, Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki
02:46 Haley, former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.