WVTF: As VCU rolls back transgender youth health services, research shows controversial surgical procedures are rare

“I do not think that gender affirming care is something we should be accepting for minors," Williams told Radio IQ. "It’s child abuse.”

Willett noted Virginia Republicans have long run on "parents' rights," and wondered why this personal health issue wasn't part of that debate.

"The Trump administration has turned that entirely upside down," the Willett said. "I can't believe he wants to stand between parents and their family doctors."

Williams, meanwhile, said parents, schools and the LGBTQ community were "indoctrinating" young people and he and the Trump administration knew better.

"We have mental health issues with parents who might not be thinking about their children and the impacts this has on them," Williams said, calling the parents of transgender kids "selfish."

"We should stand in and protect children," he said. To read the full article from WVTF, please click here.