Pastor Running For Senate Doesn’t Know What To Tell Parents Of Gender-Confused Kids

Adam Hamilton, the Kansas Democrat challenging Republican Senator Roger Marshall, has said little about transgender issues while campaigning, but remarks from his years as a United Methodist pastor show he was once uncertain how to advise families. Daily Wire reports that during a February 2019 discussion on sexuality at Church of the Resurrection with therapist Hillary McBride, Hamilton said parents of young children sometimes come to him, and he wondered whether a child should work out identity alone or whether adults have a part to play.

Hamilton presents himself as a moderate guided by faith. His campaign says he opposes surgeries for minors and boys playing on girls' teams. Spokesman Tyson Brody said no one should demean a vulnerable group for political gain, and that Washington focuses on the topic more than on health care and costs. Yet in a November 2024 letter to his congregation, Hamilton said he was unsure how to settle questions about athletics and bathrooms.

Marshall, a doctor, has sponsored bills on the subject. Polls show a tight contest in a state that has elected no Democratic senator since the 1930s.

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