Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon spoke out in favor of transgender surgery for minors during a protest in New York City on Monday.
The protest erupted on Monday at a park near NYU Langone after the hospital refused puberty blockers to two transgender minors in accordance with the Trump administration’s executive order.
Nixon described herself as the “mother of a proud trans man” and said her life is “filled with the most amazing, beautiful” young trans people.
“I am here today as the mother of a proud trans man. I am here today as the aunt of a proud trans man. My best friend’s kid is trans and my kid’s best friend is trans,” she said. “My wife and I, our lives are filled with the most amazing, beautiful trans people. Young and old. But especially young.”
Nixon recalled how her “trans kid” underwent transition surgery at the hospital several years ago.
“My trans kid had his surgery at NYU a number of years ago. His doctors were fantastic. His surgeon was the best we could’ve imagined,” she said. “And the idea that the city is filled with young people who thought they had a place to