The transgender issue continues to stoke controversy across America. But increasingly, public opinion is moving solidly against radical trans ideology. President Trump addressed the issue directly in last week’s State of the Union address. He strongly opposed allowing men who “identify” as women to compete in women’s sports. The public agrees with him. A New York Times poll found that by a margin of 79% to 18%, Americans don’t want men unfairly taking honors, awards, and medals from girls and women.1
But JDFI believes that President Trump said something else in his speech on the trans issue that was extremely important for America, particularly our children, to hear. While calling on Congress to permanently ban “sex changes on children,” he added it was a lie that “any child is trapped in the wrong body.” Then he spoke this powerful truth: “Our message to every child in America is that you are perfect exactly the way God made you.”2
Recognizing and respecting the biological reality and biblical truth that we are created by God as either male or female is just common sense. This issue represents the fundamental divide in America today.
On one side are those who believe God created each of us with dignity and worth and that He made America to be an exceptional nation. On the other side are those who mock Christians, denigrate America, and want to indoctrinate children in bizarre ideologies that convince them to mutilate their bodies.
It is vital that our leaders stand firmly for truth, for parents, and for our children.
1. Jackson Thompson, “NYT poll finds majority of Democrats oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports,” New York Post, January 19, 2025, https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/nyt-poll-finds-majority-of-democrats-oppose-transgender-athletes-in-womens-sports/.
2. Zachary B. Wolf and Curt Merrill, “Trump’s 2025 joint session address, fact checked and annotated,” CNN Politics, March 5, 2025, https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/03/politics/transcript-speech-trump-congress-annotated-dg/.
