GOP Lawmaker Says Transgender People Are a ‘Virus’

Republican lawmakers Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson call for transgender people to be institutionalized

GOP U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people on Tuesday.

Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People

Left: Nancy Mace // Creative Commons // Gage Skidmore, Right: Ronny Jackson // Public DomainErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing—committed by a suspect who notably was not transgender—conservative leaders have seized the moment to escalate their war on LGBTQ+ people. Vice President JD Vance and Stephen Miller used the …

GOP Lawmaker Says Transgender People Are a ‘Virus’

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) told Newsmax that transgender people need to be placed in institutions and barred from the internet. Said Jackson: “We have to do something about this. We have to treat these people. We have to get them off the streets and we have to get them off the internet. We can’t let them communicate with each other.” He added: “I’m all about free speech, but this is a virus, this is a cancer that’s spreading across this country t…

Ronny Jackson to Newsmax: Trans People Need Treatment

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, former White House physician, told Newsmax on Tuesday that he believes inpatient mental health facilities should play a role in treating transgender people.

Ronny Jackson to Newsmax: We Need to Treat Trans People

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, a physician and former White House doctor, told Newsmax on Tuesday that he believes inpatient mental health facilities should play a role in treating transgender people, whom he said have underlying psychiatric issues. Appearing on "Finnerty" with host Rob Finnerty, Jackson asserted that "these people have psychiatric illnesses to start with. ... These are people that have gender dysphoria, which is a real psychiatri…