American Transgender YouTuber Blaire White hosted a speaking event in Toronto for 200 supporters, most of whom identified as part of the LGBTQ community, Tuesday.
In an interview with True North, White, a self-identifying transwoman and often lauded as “transphobic” by LGBTQ activists, blasted Canada on several trans-related issues, including transwomen in women’s prisons, “gender-affirming” medicine for minors, and parental rights.
White was supportive of policies such as restricting hormones and puberty blockers for minors and applauded Alberta’s rules on gender transitions in children put forward, which have been supported by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and also implemented by provinces such as Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.
“I’m absolutely in support of banning transition from minors. I think people have a hard time understanding how I can be a trans adult who’s happy with my decision to transition and also believe that, but the keyword is adult.” She told True North. ”I believe consent is not possible as a child.”
She advocated for LGBTQ wards in female prisons to protect both the trans population who might experience heightened violence in male wards and protect females who experience violence from transwomen in their wards.
White was supportive of legislation which would prevent transgender people from competing in women’s sports.
On the gender debate in schools, she said it’s “insane” that parents are being kept in the dark about their children’s gender transitions in schools. She said the idealogy behind the policy, such as that used in the Durham District School Board in Ontario, is Marxist or collectivist in nature.
“It’s an ideology that believes children belong to the community. I believe children are of their families and they’re of their own autonomy. But there are limitations to autonomy when you’re a child,” she said.
White also raised concerns about children being misdiagnosed as transgender, which could lead to a lack of diagnosis of other mental health issues, including autism, split personality disorder or sexual violence-based trauma, which she says is common in the trans community.
White has a conservative view on the trans debate, arguing the need for a cultural shift rather than wielding the power of the state to protect women and children.
“We have to come to a cultural understanding that it’s not something for kids. Through hearts and minds, not legislation.” White said. “(America) didn’t legalize (gay marriage) because some lawmakers got in the room and did it, and everyone was just cool with it. It was because we came to a cultural place where we understood that this is something we want to extend to gay Americans.”
Due to her conservative leanings, White has been attacked for her views and has frequently been labelled “far-right.”
A recent report by the taxpayer-funded Canadian Anti-Hate Network stated that anyone other than “CIS straight white males” who occupy “far-right or hate groups” in Canada usually require a constant performance of misogyny, racism or other bigotries.
White believes the CAHN assessment is “super ridiculous.” She thinks the term “far-right” has been used too broadly and often inaccurately in recent years. She also rejects the insinuation that if someone is in a minority group, they must hold certain political opinions.
She said she is often called a “trans token for the right” but believes that she would be much more tokenized if she “regurgitated every leftist line.” White said that people who think she must hold certain beliefs are “projecting” and must believe they have some ownership over her.
She said there are awful people on the right, and one only needs to look at the comment sections of her videos to discover that. But a look at the “FBI logs of death threats” would reveal the way that hate manifests itself from the left.
“I don’t think any side has a monopoly on hate. One side pretends if it’s all coming from the right.” White said. “The hate on the right amounts to people on X calling me a man. The hate on the left is people threatening my life and bomb-threatening my events.”
Blaire said sex changes for minors are what’s really causing harm to the community, not her presence in Canada.
“The idea that a kid can know all the ramifications of transitioning – Sex changes for minors that sterilize, cause harm to the trans community,” White said. “I am 100% pro-LGBT. I believe in a lot of trans people, gay people, and the entire community. I believe that we’re important voting blocks.”