A transgender Minnesota lawmaker ignited an online firestorm after bizarrely arguing against age limits on porn sites — claiming “queer” kids need access to the X-rated content for “educational” purposes.
State Rep. Leigh Finke, a two-term Democrat who identifies as a woman, pushed back against a proposal that would require age checks on porn websites to shield children from accessing the raunchy adult material — wildly insisting the bill would be weaponized against the LGBTQ+ community.
The pol claimed attorneys general in states with age-verification laws are “almost jubilant” at the chance to block queer kids from explicit content that could “educate” them about their sexuality and community.
“They’re almost jubilant about being able to use these laws to ban young people from accessing content that could be educational if they are queer,” Finke, who transitioned in 2017, contended during a committee meeting Thursday.
“You’re a principal, you have LGBT students in your school, and we also know that they’re not receiving sex education for queer kids, we know that prurient interest could be for many people the very existence of transgender kids. More and more people are saying, there are simply no transgender kids.”
The lefty lawmaker’s odd rant sparked outrage after Moms of Liberty, a conservative parents group, shared a clip of the remarks on X.
“What a strange (but not shocking in the least) position to take,” one user blasted.
Another said: “It is concerning @LeighFinke prefers minors have access to adult content.”
Several digital naysayers accused Finke of “grooming” kids, branded her a child predator, and called for her to be removed from office.
“They aren’t even hiding the fact that they want to groom and sexualize young children with porn,” one critic raged, while another called the stance “pure arrogance and stupidity.”
One person commented that the clip was “midterm ad material.”
Finke, Minnesota’s first transgender elected official, is up for reelection in November.
