Nicki Minaj Doubles Down on Stance Against Trans Youth With Breast Implants Comparison

Nicki Minaj says she's got no problem with transgender people, as long as they're adults ... but minors are a different story.

via: Pink News

Rapper Nicki Minaj has attempted to explain her stance against transgender youth, stating that she disagrees with children accessing gender-affirming surgeries – despite such instances being extremely rare.

During an appearance on the The Katie Miller Podcast on Tuesday (3 February), the controversial “Starships” performer, 43, was asked why she is so vehemently opposed to California governor Gavin Newsom.

When Miller questioned whether Minaj was opposed to Newsom due to his support for trans youth, the rapper took a moment to try and explain her views.

“I want to make it clear. I personally don’t have an issue with the trans part of the LGBT at all,” she began.

“I am the biggest advocate for adults being able to do whatever the heck they wanna do, they’re adults. I don’t care.”

Minaj then compared gender-affirming surgery for trans youth to allowing a teenager “to get breast implants”.

“Ninety-nine per cent of the parents would not let their 17-year-old child get breast implants. If you wouldn’t let a child get breast implants, you’re not gonna want them to have any kind of surgery. We all know the brain is not developed,” she said.

It is extremely rare that gender-affirming surgeries, such as chest feminisation or masculinisation, vaginoplasty and phalloplasty, are performed on patients under the age of 18 in the US. 

As noted by the Human Rights Campaign, in the rare instances where gender affirming surgery has been performed on those under the age of 18, it has been done so only on patients for whom it is “deemed clinically necessary” to reduce depression and suicidal ideation stemming from gender dysphoria.

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