In 2023, James Talarico Argued That Doctors Have a ‘Moral Obligation’ to Treat Gender Dysphoria in Children

Texas Democrat senate candidate James Talarico is desperately trying to backtrack his position on children and transgenderism. During a recent appearance on a podcast, he claimed that he no longer supports this.

Yet as recently as 2023, Talarico argued that doctors have a ‘moral obligation’ to treat gender dysphoria in children.

It’s going to be very difficult for Talarico to convince people that he has genuinely changed his position on this issue, because there is so much material floating around out there of him voicing strong support for it. He has mentioned it in media interviews, political events, and more. There is video of most of it too.

Breitbart News reports:

Talarico, now a Texas U.S. Senate candidate running against Attorney General Ken Paxton, made the comment during a recent podcast appearance, saying, “I oppose gender reassignment surgeries for minors.”

However, clips from the Texas House floor during the 2023 debate over SB 14, provided exclusively to Breitbart News, show Talarico arguing against the bill he ultimately voted against. The legislation was described as “relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.”

Talarico asserted that “gender … is a spectrum,” echoing his earlier claim during a 2021 Texas House public education committee meeting that “modern science” recognizes “six” biological sexes.

He further stated, “Before this bill was filed, there was plenty of evidence that not treating extreme gender dysphoria can not only lead to suicide, but can lead to psychological and physical harm to a child, and since this bill is filed, the New England Journal of Medicine released a study of 350 young people with gender dysphoria who were receiving hormonal therapy, and it showed that that therapy reduced anxiety and depression … I’m asking us to follow that evidence, follow that science, and I’m disturbed that this body is not willing to let doctors make these decisions,” Talarico said.

Talarico added that doctors had a “moral obligation” under the “Hippocratic oath” to treat children’s gender dysphoria.

Here’s the video of him claiming he opposes trans surgery for minors.

James Talarico — who literally voted in favor of child gender mutilations — lies that he opposes sex changes for children.

Talarico has also said denying the gender mutilation of children is “abuse” and he “loves” “trans children.” pic.twitter.com/nJAy2W0WXh

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 8, 2026

And here he is in another video from the past.

UNEARTHED: Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico says he loves trans kids as much as his family.

HOST: “Something that you love that’s not family or friends?”

TALARICO: “Trans children.” pic.twitter.com/zOoGkQnAb6

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 9, 2026

He is going to have to explain his alleged turnaround on this issue. It’s a big one.

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