Minnesota’s Lt. Governor was criticized for her comments after announcing an executive order protecting gender-change surgeries for children. But her sinister choice of clothing has gone largely unnoticed until now.
Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan faced backlash on social media after a clip surfaced of her saying parents must always “believe” their children when they “tell us who they are” in reference to their gender.
“That’s what it means to be a good parent,” she added.
Flanagan made the comments after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order declaring the state to be a “trans refuge” for minors seeking transition-related health care, such as hormonal and surgical alterations.
A clip shared by Alpha News quickly went viral as people perceived her subtle threat to parents.
“There is an implied threat here that if you are not a “good parent”, the state will remove the child and assign them a good parent,” said user politicalmath. “That’s the next stop on this road.”
Her Decidedly Less Subtle Fashion
While her words were somewhat suggestive, Flanagan’s shirt made her stance clear.
On the black tee she wore underneath a red jacket, the image of a long knife could be seen sandwiched between words.
The shirt comes from Michigan-based company Transfigure Print Co, a “trans and queer owned LQBTQIA+ inclusive screen printing company”.
The full design reads “Protect Trans Kids”, one of three designs featuring different weapons used for physical violence in support of transgender people.
PROTECT TRANS PEOPLE Bringing you all three of the designs created by Rio Juniper Wolf which will be back in our shop this Friday! We need to hear from our cis allies, if you celebrate at pride festivals every June, you can do what you can to protect Trans lives. pic.twitter.com/tCllFuXzL5 — transfigureprintco (@transfigurepc) March 5, 2023
The Lt. Governor has not addressed her shirt or what exactly she intended to convey by wearing it in this context.
