Radio host and former Fox News personality Megyn Kelly has launched her latest head-scratching attack on the LGBTQ community. During a recent edition of her podcast, she claimed that transgender people are forcing young, gay men into conversion therapy.
Kelly, of course, is no stranger to attacking queer people, especially transgender folks. She’s previously likened trans children taking puberty blockers to child abuse, labeled queer people “lunatics” and attacked activist Padma Lakshmi for urging parents to accept their LGBTQ children. Kelly also blamed “gay men” for the lousy ratings of her NBC morning show which met with swift cancellation.
Now Kelly has sunk to yet another low.
Megyn Kelly: "The crazy trans activists are so vicious. And they're basically, kinda, doing conversion therapy on young gay men" pic.twitter.com/OZX2llMq2I
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) April 25, 2022
During a conversation with conservative media host Steven Crowder last week, Kelly along with her guest proceeded to attack transgender athletes, before making an even weirder claim.
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“The crazy trans activists are so vicious and they’re basically kind of doing conversion therapy on young gay men — instead of you’re not gay, you’re trans, you’re secretly a girl,” Kelly said.
Crowder then went on to question why transgender people are even considered part of the queer community. Kelly also agreed.
“The interests aren’t necessarily aligned,” Kelly said. The host then asserted that her “gay and lesbian friends” who have said they “don’t understand why the T is at the end of LGBT.” She then went on to attack LGBTQ rights org GLAAD for defending trans people, claiming the group had “lost the real scope of its original mission.”
Maybe it goes without saying, but Kelly and Crowder both made several other false claims about the “grooming” of young children to become transgender adults.
Of course, given Kelly’s latest idiocy, Twitter has issued some harsh rebukes…
'Beating the hell out of women' where? Where Crowder? When Lia Thomas won an event, she was beat in two other events. Lia Thomas lost to cis women more than she won
No one is telling a child what they are, they're asking how they feel. Jfc its not hard
— Xenosbreed ?????? (@Xenosbreed) April 25, 2022
this is just so contemptuously awful. I cannot believe this dishonourable campaign against the LGBTQ+ community that is underway in the US.
Thanks for collecting this for future reference, @JasonSCampbell
— Craig Sauvé (@CraigSauve) April 25, 2022
Looks like Megyn had some work done.
— The Copper Colored Cop (@CopperRican) April 25, 2022
That is a not-so-golden oldie from the 70's, the old "They have to recruit young people into their ranks" wheeze that Anita Bryant rode to her career comeback, such as it was. It was poppycock then and it's poppycock now.
— Cassandra Silvestra (@wo96729803) April 25, 2022
As for Kelly, that "Some of my best friends are . . . " line is an even more tarnished oldie.
— Cassandra Silvestra (@wo96729803) April 25, 2022
Mister P
It’s actually a simple concept that each person is unique. People are under no obligation to please Megan.
The T is part of LGBT because the community is inclusive. Another rough concept for right wing nuts.
monty clift
It’s quite fascinating to see how quickly TERF talking points have made their way into right wing anti-LGBT rhetoric. As if Meghan Kelley or cross-dressing Crowder ever gave a damn about gay men.
TERFs homophobes and right wing homophobes pretending to be concerned for gay people is quite something. Bad people are drawn to each other like flies are drawn to shit.
monty clift
Although there is some truth to gay men being forced to transition, in homophobic countries like Iran, but it’s not the reason why they brought it up. It’s because they saw it as an opportunity to attack trans people and sow division amongst LGBT.
kish
It’s awful that people cannot allow others to live their lives. They have to make up sensational stories, create rhetoric to drum up support from other fools/bigots
Bosch
There they go again, trying to unite their base through the shared hatred of the “other”.
I had a trans coworker in the 90s. You know who complained? No one. You know who picked on her? No one.
We like to think of humanity as moving steadily forward, but the truth is we were better people 25 years ago. We had more institutionalised bigotry, but much less social bigotry.
eastoan
I’d like to convert her into not being a dumb c u next Tuesday
DBMC
I didn’t realize Meghan was so concerned about gay people.
ScottOnEarth
What is amazing – and disgusting – is that this proud bigot, Kelly, has no skin in the LGBTQ game. She’s not queer or trans and doesn’t have any loved ones who are trans, yet she routinely singles-out trans people in her meager attempts to demean and demoralize them. Imagine using your platform to explicitly spread bigotry, exclusion, discrimination and hatred. That’s exactly what she does.
white-queer-african
Just another blond, fake, bitch spewing her crap. Why do all these GOF (Grand Old Failed) party praise singers all look the same? Fake blond hair that goes with the fake white teeth? Not forgetting the fake tits!
And before I get asked by “we all know who” why I am so active on Queerty tonight, local SA time? Sebs and our son is at his soccer practice. Should be home shortly.
Life is bliss on the east coast of South Africa.
LOL.LOL.LOL.
BennyTheHill
You live in Africa.
I guess when you live in a godforsaken place like that, you have to spend a lot of time on the internet trying to escape your circumstances.
Sad.
🙁
white-queer-african
Insults from a moron and the most hated and despised commentator on Queerty, does not get under my skin.
Life is bliss on the east coast of South Africa.
LOL.LOL.LOL.
ZzBomb
If the right wing had ANY ideas or solutions to our nation’s problems they wouldn’t need to denigrate others as much as they do. But since their collective heads are leadless pencils, it’s more of the perennial rehashing of the same old grievances they’ve always had.
BennyTheHill
Democrat strategist James Carville: “This November the Republicans will wipe the floor with the Democrats.”
When you’re winning, just sit back and let your opponents – the Democrats – implode.
LOL!!!
🙂
MikeM
She has no gay and lesbian friends. Acquaintances, sure. People with whom she is friendly, maybe. But not true, honest friends. She’s like a bigot who can’t admit they’re racist because they “have black friends.” I hope the earth opens up and swallows her whole.
marshal phillips
Will all those LGBTQ so-called “friends” of Kelly come to her defense?
Asking for a friend.
GrizzleyMichael
She would know
GentlemanCaller
These “people” (and I use the term generously) are so hung up on other peoples’ identities and sex lives. Honestly, if it doesn’t hurt you, honey (and trans kids or same sex marriage or nontraditional families don’t hurt you), just stfu and leave other folks alone.
TheX86
With that part, she’s right. Being told that your same-sex attraction is now a “genital fetish” or “genital preference” because you don’t like vagina is a new-age conversion therapy. Crazy how some of you think all it took to get your penis erect for one was for the waist up to look male. Guess maybe your same-sex attraction was a “choice” after all?
monty clift
That’s not the reason why she brought up her “concern” for gay men. She sees it as a way to attack all the letters in LGBT, not just the T.
Yes, there are issues with some trans overstepping their boundaries, especially towards gay people but let’s not pretend TERFs/right wing trash like Meghan Kelley are doing anything to help reconcile any of these problems between LGB and T.
joverit
why is this dumb cnut given oxygen?
BennyTheHill
Megyn Kelly: “The interests aren’t necessarily aligned,”
Many gay men and women agree with that sentiment.
monty clift
Have you considered aligning your face with a brick?
Polaro
@monty funny you would recommend a brick to the face after Monty’s messed up face history. Violence isn’t the answer. Benny usually is an unrepentant troll, but this comment isn’t wrong. Especially as the political penalty caused by the fringe trans loud mouths resonates with many voters. I support LGBT and stand with regular trans people. I do not, however, embrace the nasty TERF rhetoric from the far left.
marshal phillips
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, queers, and transgender people are all aligned against hateful, discriminatory bigotry because they’re all in the same boat together.
marshal phillips
Montgomery Clift’s face was disfigured in an auto accident.
BennyTheHill
monty clift:
I’m sure you have a face only your hideous mama could love.
monty clift
@Polaro, Sometimes violence IS the answer, especially towards nasty bigots.
I’m not sure why you’re bringing up the face of the man in my profile. Montgomery Clift was still handsome even after his car accident, @BennyTheHill is eternally ugly.
marshal phillips
Handsome is as handsome does because character and behavior are more important than appearance.
Fname Optional Lname
Yes we have been through this before and it too will pass. The ignorant will continue to latch on to hatred because that is what self loathing and a false sense of superiority does to a person but we will continue to educate with facts and be as gay as humanly possible..
gaym50ish
Any responsible journalist or commentator gathers as much information as possible about a subject before doing an interview or voicing an opinion. That doesn’t seem to be a guiding principle at Fox News. It seems like their sole objective is to rile up the conservative base. Angry viewers boost their ratings.
Jaquelope
And the operating word in your statement is “responsible”, which Fox News most certainly isn’t.
Scribe38
I hate this r@cist homophobic b!tch so much. I forgot she was still a thing until this article
cc423
I am very concerned about all the LGBTQ kids being groomed to be straight.
inbama
I’m no fan of Kelly, but I have to ask – has not even a single person in all these comments heard of gay kids experiencing gender dysphoria?
JessPH
She’s right. Gay boys and men are being forced by trans activists to become straight girls and women.
barryaksarben
Of all the ignorant, stupid and uneducated shit this waste of a vagina has ever said the very idea that we caused the demise of her talk show is the fuking dumbest yet. If anyone else saw this horrible attempt at a talk show Id be surprised. I figured I was the only one who watched it and I only did to see just how bad it ws. It was so bad. How bad was it? It was so bad it made Chevy Chase’s show look like Johhny Carson’s tonight show. Can not think of any talk show in the history of television that was nearly as bad. With every single segment she showed just how uninformed, racist and homophobic she truly is. She brought so much shitty FOX garbage trailing in her wake she didnt have any empathy for anyone. She is a pos and always will be so dont blame us for your COMPLETE lake of TALENT you stupid cow