{"id":276370,"date":"2026-05-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=276370"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:34:55","slug":"maryland-governor-moore-says-he-would-support-teen-sons-gender-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/maryland-governor-moore-says-he-would-support-teen-sons-gender-transition","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Governor Moore says he would support teen son&#8217;s gender transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maryland Governor Wes Moore, a top contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, said in a podcast interview this week that he would support his teenage son transitioning genders \u2014 and declined to advise him to wait until adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When podcast host Patrick Bet-David asked Moore directly, &#8220;Would you advise him to wait until he&#8217;s 18?&#8221; Moore answered: &#8220;If this is how he is feeling and I feel like I am closely tied to him, I&#8217;m not going to advise him on something that he feels is right.&#8221; A visibly stunned Bet-David followed up: &#8220;At 14 years old, Wes?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Host: \u201cYour son says he wants to transition. What do you do?\u201d<br><br>Maryland Democrat Governor Wes Moore: \u201cI want to make sure that I am involved and understanding. If this is a journey he wants to go down, I want him to be comfortable in his own skin.\u201d  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D9lF07mtvd\">pic.twitter.com\/D9lF07mtvd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/2052570951900889177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The response drew swift condemnation. Radio host Clay Travis said there was &#8220;a 0% chance he believes this,&#8221; adding: &#8220;But this is how insane the Democrat Party is.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Bomberger, president of the faith-based Radiance Foundation, called it Moore&#8217;s &#8220;epic fatherhood fail.&#8221; He stated: &#8220;The Democratic Party has no moral compass. 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