On Monday (October 24), conservative commentator Matt Walsh was featured at an event hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss gender and gender identity. Protesters gathered to oppose Walsh’s presence on campus, with some tearing apart Bibles and eating their pages.
A provocative critic of progressive gender ideology, Walsh is the author of “What Is a Woman?: One Man’s Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation,” as well as a children’s book titled “Johnny the Walrus,” which is a parable about the dangers of gender transitioning.
Walsh was also featured in a Daily Wire produced documentary titled “What is a Woman?” In that film, Walsh poses the titular question to experts and laypeople alike, both in the United States and abroad.
Walsh has been a consistent and vocal opponent of gender ideology, even appearing on the Dr. Phil show in January to debate with a couple who both identified as non-binary.
“I mean, I could sit here and say that I feel like a tomato plant, but that doesn’t actually mean that I am those things,” Walsh said at one point during that debate.
Though Walsh was sternly criticized for his abrasive tone and demeanor, even by some who agree with his theological convictions and policy stances, he stood by his appearance on the show, arguing that those who advocate for progressive gender ideology are not merely misguided, but “bad people.”
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On Friday (October 21), Walsh led a “Rally to End Child Mutilation,” aimed at calling attention to the advocacy among certain politicians and pundits to allow minors to receive “gender affirming care,” including hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery.
The rally was held in downtown Nashville and corresponded with recent allegations against Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Those accusations were levied by Walsh, who said in part of VUMC, “They now castrate, sterilize, and mutilate minors as well as adults, while apparently taking steps to hide this activity from the public view.”
Featured speakers at the “Rally to End Child Mutilation” included Walsh, 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, and Senator Marsha Blackburn.
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Walsh was welcomed onto the campus University of Wisconsin-Madison after the weekend to discuss gender ideology through a prepared speech followed by a Q&A. Part of a tour to promote Walsh’s work in “What is a Woman?”, the event was organized by Wisconsin Young Americans for Freedom (YAF).
