James Talarico stated that denying a child's gender identity is abusive.
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The Michael Berry ShowSep 15, 2026
Multiple sources quote Talarico's October 2019 House committee remarks on HB 1910: 'if you deny your child's gender identity, that's incredibly harmful...
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Supports. Talarico said at a 2019 committee hearing on HB 1910 that denying a child's gender identity is 'incredibly harmful' and that 'it's abusive for sure.'[2][3][4]
Supports. PolitiFact reports that the attack ad cited Talarico saying in 2019 that it was 'abusive' to deny a child's gender identity, and its ruling concerns the ad's other claims rather than this quote.[1][5]
Context. Talarico's remark included a hedge ('whether or not we label it with the term abuse'), and the Texan reports his position on whether non-affirmation counts as abuse appears to have shifted over the years.[2][6]
Context. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's passage ('even said denying your child's gender identity is abusive'), and it refers to the 2019 statement.[3]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated
- 1TX ad misleads on Talarico, gender-affirming care for minorspolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Talarico's Extremism & the Race That Shouldn't Be Closewashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Unearthed clip shows Talarico calling parents ‘abusive' for denying children's gender identitywfmd.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Musk Says Talarico Wants To 'Trans Your Kids And Destroy ... - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Fact check: Ad distorts James Talarico's vote on gender ...houstonchronicle.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Talarico's Shifting Stance on Child Gender Transitions Remains ...thetexan.news · not rated · cited for: context
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