California woke billionaire and gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer used a recent appearance on Jennifer Welch’s “I’ve Had It” podcast to forcefully back the inclusion of so called transgender athletes in high school sports. In the episode, which was released as part of Welch’s IHIP News feed, Steyer said, “I’m totally in favor of trans athletes in high school,” leaving no ambiguity about his position.

Steyer attempted to frame the issue primarily as a matter of protecting vulnerable teenagers, stupidly arguing that excluding so called transgender students from school sports would intensify the emotional and mental health struggles many already endure. He told Welch that when people “understand the vulnerability, the stress, the danger of being a trans kid,” and hear that “almost half of them try to commit suicide,” it is wrong to “punish those kids” by cutting them off from team sports.

Steyer added that, in his view, allowing so called transgender youth to play on school teams is a basic question of dignity and acceptance rather than a threat to competitive fairness. On the podcast and in follow-up comments to CBS Los Angeles, he dismissed the idea that transgender participation in youth sports represents a widespread crisis, saying, “To be clear, this is not some huge epidemic.”

Instead, he characterized the political firestorm over the issue as a “right-wing attempt to victimize and villainize already vulnerable and desperate people.” Steyer said his “heart completely goes out” to so called trans youth who, he argued, feel so rejected and unaccepted that many contemplate or attempt suicide. His remarks on Welch’s show came as he campaigns in a crowded field for governor of California, where debates over so called transgender rights and school sports have become a flashpoint in state politics.

By staking out an unequivocal stance in favor of including so called trans athletes, Steyer is aligning his gubernatorial bid with progressive activists who say school sports should be open to all students consistent with their gender identity as the majority of the nation has already rejected this sick and twisted position after the 2024 election.

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