Fox reporter claims trans people want to replace God in bizarre rant

In a short but memorable statement on Fox News, panelist Lisa Boothe claimed the trans rights movement is a coordinated effort to remove God from society and force people to worship trans folks instead.

The statement stemmed from the right-wing outrage over the fact that the annual Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) happened to fall on Easter this year. TDOV is always on March 31st, whereas Easter’s date changes annually, but that simple fact has not stopped conservative leaders from accusing Democrats of planning the two holidays to fall at the same time in an effort to mock right-wing Christians.

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One person called her a “hypocrite,” adding, “Shame on you.”

The Fox segment in which Boothe appeared slammed both the Biden administration and NBC News for supporting TDOV.

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“This is a clear effort and a coordinated effort to remove God from our society,” Boothe declared, “and replace God with false Gods, and with this instance, it’s the trans community. They clearly want us to bow at the altar of the trans community instead of bow to God.”

The trans rights movement has always been about securing safety and equal rights for trans people. It is not whatsoever about establishing trans people’s superiority over others and, while it feels almost too obvious to say, it is certainly not about wanting trans folks to take on a God-like role in society. Trans people want basic human rights like jobs, housing, health care, and the right not to be discriminated against.

While the two holidays happened to fall on the same day this year, no one celebrating TDOV was trying to get anyone to stop celebrating Easter and focus exclusively on the trans community. But the right-wing seemed to find it impossible two things could be honored at once.

Caitlin Jenner, for example, expressed outrage that President Joe Biden honored the day with a statement praising trans people’s contributions to society and describing actions his administration has taken to counter transphobia.

“I am absolutely disgusted that Joe Biden has declared the most Holy of Holy days – a self-proclaimed devout Catholic – as Transgender Day of Visibility,” Jenner wrote on X. “The only thing you should be declaring on this day is ‘HE is Risen’.”

Other right-wingers who agreed with Jenner’s outrage over Biden’s TDOV statement included former President Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who called on the White House “to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only – the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) added, “The Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter — which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Banning sacred truth and tradition—while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as ‘Transgender Day’—is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note.”