Bill Maher

HBO show host and comedian Bill Maher claimed that there was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as LGBT partly because “it's trendy.

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. Nearly 1 in 6 Gen Z adults identified as bisexual, according to the survey. What are the odds of that happening in Youngstown, Ohio?” he said.

Bill Maher has said that more LGBTQ+ people are coming out because it's "trendy" and that "we will all be gay in 2054".

Remember the prime directive of every teen is anything to shock and challenge the squares who brought you up.” “Gay men aren’t hip enough for the gay Pride parade. Maher said: “Broken down over time the LGBT population of America seems to be roughly doubling every generation…

Bill Maher and his guests, including Adam Carolla, discussed the midterm elections and the state of politics on "Real Time."

“Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them.” It’s frustrating, though, that Maher focused, in broad strokes, on the segment on the latter without considering the former. Carolla posited that Democrats were starting to use language in a similar manner to Donald Trump, while Maher was more critical of the phrasing, pointing out that it seemed ineffectual. The second half of the segment focused on the Pennsylvania Senatorial election, with Brazile making the case for John Fetterman and Esper arguing for the merits of David McCormick. Maher then pointed out that Esper had also worked for Raytheon, and wondered if the ability of people to move between the defense industry and the government wasn’t part of the problem. Maher’s first guest was former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, there to discuss his new memoir of his time in the Trump administration. Throw in a monkeypox outbreak and Congressional UFO hearings and you have a moment in time when it’s sufficient for a comedian to just state what’s happening; the absurdity is already present.

This is not the first time Bill Maher has spouted inaccurate, anti-trans rhetoric. But this time he's targeting youth. Pundits who fearmonger about trans ...

It's not a phase. It's not a trend. Youth are not rushed into medical transition.— GLAAD (@glaad) May 21, 2022

The “Real Time” host began his weekly editorial with some interesting stats … before 1946, only .08% of the population identified as LGBTQ. That number shot up ...

Maher says much of the rise in percentages is a good thing … that people feel comfortable enough to say who they are to a pollster, but his take is that some of the rise is attributed to trendiness … i.e., it’s now trendy to be LGBTQ. Bill’s argument is laced with humor, but at its core, he’s saying especially when it comes to kids, their feelings are not always innate … he says they often react to trends, to friends, to social media and parents should not reflexively take their children down a path of gender reassignment until the child’s self-identity is certain. The “Real Time” host began his weekly editorial with some interesting stats … before 1946, only .08% of the population identified as LGBTQ. That number shot up to 2.6% among Baby Boomers. It shot up again to 4.2% with Gen X, 10.5% among Millennials and 20.8% with Gen Z.

Bill Maher dared to discuss the sacred cow of transgenderism – which instantly caused progressives to attack the liberal talk show host.

He added, "If kids knew what they wanted to be at age 8 – the world would be filled with cowboys and princesses." "If we can't admit that in certain enclaves, there was some level of trendiness to the idea of being anything other than straight, then this is not a serious, science-based discussion. It's a blow being struck in the culture wars using children as cannon fodder." It’s why nobody gets a nose ring at 56." "But someone needs to say it. The ACLU did not name women, but did mention "black, Indigenous, other people of color, the LGBTQ community, immigrants, young people, those working to make ends meet, and people with disabilities."

This is not the first time Bill Maher has spouted inaccurate, anti-trans rhetoric. But this time he's targeting youth,” GLAAD wrote in post to social media.

“Never forget children are impressionable and very, very stupid,” Maher said. It’s okay to ask questions about something very new,” he said. “Someone needs to say it – not everything’s about you.

Both are transphobic and damaging to the overall company brand. The fact that rumors persist that David Zaslav wants to meet with Rowling is incredibly ...

It's not a trend. If you recall a few years ago, Maher placed the blame for Clinton’s 2016 loss on transgender rights. If this spike in trans children is all biological, why is it regional? If so, why is it that all this states want to make it impossible to live as an American?!? They are not the only states making it harder for transgender residents but are among the worst. The fact that rumors persist that David Zaslav wants to meet with Rowling is incredibly disappointing to say the least.

On the latest episode of "Real Time," Maher made a comment about trans kids that landed him in the hot seat.

Former Buzzfeed LGBT news editor Patrick Strudwick responded, "Bill Maher always set my inner warning bells off. Reasonable. But for Bill Maher to frame trans children as 'trendy' while states are banning trans healthcare? As former U.S. House candidate Briana Wu put it, "Reasonable people can have concerns on trans issues.

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher warned Democrats that a big movement away from the party had begun, taking specific aim at its transgender agenda.

“But someone needs to say it, ‘Not everything is about you.’” It’s a blow being struck in the culture wars using children as cannon fodder.” Is there a mix-up at the plant with Cap’n Crunch’s Oops All Berries?’” “This era of anti-LGBT backlash is real and infuriating.” All the babies are in the wrong bodies? Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them.— Bill Maher (@billmaher) pic.twitter.com/t3Tx23MOsu May 21, 2022