Mario Lopez: It’s dangerous for parents to determine whether their child is transgender
The 'Access Hollywood' host joined conservative Candace Owens on her show back in June
By Steve Brown
Words: Steve Brown
Mario Lopez said it’s ‘dangerous’ for parents to support transgender children.
The Access Hollywood host and former Saved By The Bell actor sat down with conservative Candace Owens on her show, The Candace Owens Show, back in June but his comments have been circulating online now.
During the 40-minute interview, Owens discussed celebrity parents coming out in support of their children being transgender and said that parents should let their ‘kids be kids’.
Following her comments, Lopez responded that he believes the ‘trend’ is ‘sort of alarming’ and ‘dangerous’.
He said: “I am trying to understand it myself, and please don’t lump me into that whole [group].
“I’m kind of blown away too. Look, I’m never one to tell anyone how to parent their kids obviously and I think if you come from a place of love, you really can’t go wrong but at the same time, my God, if you’re three years old and you’re saying you’re feeling a certain way or you think you’re a boy or a girl or whatever the case may be, I just think it’s dangerous as a parent to make this determination then, well, OK, then you’re going to a boy or a girl, whatever the case may be … It’s sort of alarming and my gosh, I just think about the repercussions later on.
“When you’re a kid … you don’t know anything about sexuality yet. You’re just a kid.”
His comments have been shared on Twitter, with many people saying he is ‘cancelled’ for appearing on the show in the first place.
Mario Lopez should mind his business and worry about his own children. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, even wrong ones. But criticizing someone’s parenting publicly crosses a line. If a child isn’t being abused, observe quietly.
— nunya business (@100ptruthteller) July 30, 2019
Mario Lopez is canceled, just for appearing on her show let alone what he actually said…
— RoyallyHeather (@Heather84A) July 30, 2019
@TransEquality Candace Owens and Mario Lopez are spreading idiocy on the Prager U social channel about trans kids. I posted three replies, but wanted to make sure this is on your radar, too. https://t.co/5FaM57sPWe
— WokeUpLikeThis (@FTWTMPS) July 9, 2019