Cynthia Nixon sparked controversy at a New York City protest on Monday, making remarkable claims about transgender youth while criticizing President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on gender-affirming care.
The “Sex and The City” star, 58, expressed outrage at NYU-Langone Hospital’s decision to cancel appointments for two 12-year-olds who were scheduled to receive puberty-blocking medication.
Former President Donald Trump has signed an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” barring biological males from competing in women’s athletics. This marks his fourth executive order on transgender issues since taking office, reinforcing his stance on gender distinctions in sports. Declaring, “The war on women’s sports is over,” Trump has long argued that biological differences create an unfair playing field. The move comes amid a growing national debate, with at least 24 states already implementing similar bans. While conservative figures like Riley Gaines support the order, legal challenges continue, highlighting the divisiveness of the issue.
During her speech at St. Vartan Park, Nixon, whose trans son Samuel received top surgery at NYU “a number of years ago,” shared surprising observations about her social circle.
“I am here today as the mother of a proud trans man. I am here today as the aunt of a proud trans man,” Nixon told the crowd, according to a video posted on her Instagram. “My best friend’s kid is trans, and my kid’s best friend is trans.”
The former politician continued, “My wife and I — our lives are filled with the most amazing, beautiful, brave trans people — young and old, but especially young.”
The protest emerged in response to Trump’s signing of the “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation” executive order, which blocks federal funding to doctors and institutions performing gender-reassignment surgery or transition-related procedures.
Nixon, who stars in “And Just Like That,” expressed her dismay at the thought of young people being denied access to what she called “the highest care.”
“The idea that this city is filled with young people who thought they had a place to go where they could receive the highest care, and that place has now been shut to them, sickens me to my core,” she declared.
Speaking about Trump’s presidency, Nixon argued that trans kids and their supporters have faced constant “assault” and “barrage.” She emphatically stated that the executive order “cannot happen in New York.”
Despite her evident frustration with the political situation, Nixon concluded her address on an optimistic note: “Nothing has made me feel so good as coming around the corner today and seeing you all standing here fighting for trans rights.”
