Felix Fern appeared on Talk TV (formerly Talk Radio) with a pimple the size of a grape to offer an opposing view on a story where trans activists booed a cabinet minister off campus for saying trans women aren't women. [
source]
Without prompting, he brought up how this cabinet minister supports some kind of
Don't Say Gay-style proposal for the UK, in which schools would be required to inform the parents if a child tells a teacher they're a different gender. [
source - and
unlike HB1557, this would apply to kids/teens of all ages.]
The clip below is what Talk TV posted on their Twitter. [
link to tweet]
I just find it interesting that, when the host defends outing kids aged 7 and under - what I would consider a centre-right position on the issue (though he kinda motte-and-baileys it, tbf) - Fern responds with a loose paraphrasing of:
Well, 7-year-olds say all kinds of shit. You shouldn't take it too seriously.
Exact words: "I think it depands on what that child says. You said '7 years old'.
7-year-olds will say a lot of things. If the child seems like they're in distress and there are serious issues, yes, you discuss that with the parent as you would literally anything. If a child randomly says one day, 'I'm another gender', I would just probably be like, 'Okay, carry on'."
Interesting that a trans activist chooses to concede that point
now, when it benefits their argument to say so, and not when it's, say, a debate about whether younger kids should socially transition.
Context: (relevant story begins 2:07:09, clip begins 2:11:33)