Today GLAAD responded on Twitter to last night’s episode of ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’, during which Maher parroted inaccurate and anti-transgender talking points often used by anti-LGBTQ activists trying to roll back equality for transgender people:

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 youth and surgeries need to learn the facts. It’s not a trend. It’s not a phase. Youth are not rushed into medical transition.

— GLAAD (@glaad) May 21, 2022