A Litany of Malice, Hatred and Discrimination on Display
CPAC speakers attacked transgender people constantly over the course of the conference, proving that nothing more than hatred and discrimination are at the heart of their platform. The unrelenting focus on transgender and non-binary people demonstrates how out of step they are with issues the majority of Americans care about.
- Daily Wire Contributor Michael Knowles Called For The Eradication Of Transgender People. “Michael Knowles—right-wing political commentator associated with the Daily Wire—said “for the good of society … transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely” at the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday afternoon.” [Daily Beast, 3/4/23]
- Knowles Previously Suggested You Can Not Have Genocide Against Transgender People Because They Are “Not A Legitimate Category Of Being.”
- Sebastian Gorka Ranted About “Mutilating Boys And Girls.”
- Vice President Pence Accused Iowa School Nurses Of Handing Out Gender Transition Plans To Children. “Outside of CPAC, former Vice President Mike Pence baselessly claimed that Iowa school nurses have to get permission from parents to provide aspirin but can simply hand out “gender transition plans” to students without any checks, according to Heartland Signal.”