“In addition, we are talking with legislators from other states so that this law is introduced in as many states as possible,” she said.
In support of her initiative, Rangel stressed that “minors do not have the intellectual maturity to make a decision of that magnitude.”
“Just as children don’t have the right to drink or smoke, they shouldn’t have the right to change their sex either,” she explained.
The Mexican politician also noted that “in the world there are thousands of cases of so-called ‘detransitioners,’ people who underwent these treatments when they were minors and years later regret it when they realize the very serious consequences of a decision they made when they were children.”
In 2020, the government of Mexico City, headed by Claudia Sheinbaum, a member of the Morena party, announced eased regulations for “trans” children to legally change their sex in the Civil Registry of the Mexican capital.
Sheinbaum is considered one of the possible candidates for Morena, the party of the current president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in the 2024 presidential elections.
In April 2022, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the highest judicial body in Mexico with the powers of a constitutional court, made it possible for children to be able to change their sex on their official documents.
‘The support of the majority’
The PAN congresswoman charged that “there is a great campaign by promoters of gender ideology around the world that even confuses parents and makes them make hasty decisions, taking advantage of the difficult time they are going through with their children.”
“It’s important for parents to remember that children are easily influenced and change their minds all the time,” she said.
Rangel is convinced that “these types of ideas have the support of the majority, but they have made us believe that we are extremists and anti-rights, which makes many people remain silent.”
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“I think that if we really want to defend childhood, life, and the family, we must all get rid of our fear and raise our voices against gender ideology, a perverse ideology that seeks to do away with Western culture,” she said.
“Let’s defend our values and not bow down to the progressive dictatorship,” she concluded.
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.
Ana Paula Morales has master's degrees in neuromarketing, applied integral communication and theology. She has been writing for ACI Prensa in Mexico since 2022.