I Said This.. | Asmongold TV

In a streamed monologue, Asmongold argued that pre-pubescent children cannot meaningfully identify as transgender and that adults who encourage them to do so are mentally ill. He framed his comments as a defense of the vast majority of public opinion and as a protective measure for adult trans people, whom he believes are being harmed by what he calls an extremist push. The argument rests on a developmental claim about gender understanding, a political claim about public backlash, and a rhetorical distinction between “reasonable” trans adults and the activists he blames for eroding social acceptance.

The core developmental claim: children cannot understand gender

Asmongold’s central premise is that a child before puberty lacks the cognitive and biological foundation to know they are transgender. “In order to understand gender roles you have to understand what gender is and do kids understand that? No, they don't,” he said. Because sexual development has not begun, he argued, a child cannot have a stable sense of being a different gender. Any expression of transgender identity at that age must therefore come from an external adult influence. “The reason why is because you have an adult whispering in your ear telling you it's not,” he said, referring to the idea that a child might be told their feelings are valid. He rejected the claim that gender identity develops between