Remember Pat Robertson from the 700 Club? I'm sure you do.
I actually watched the 700 Club while growing up.
During a particular segment on the show , "Bring It Online" an advice portion of his Christian Broadcasting Network show, "The 700 Club, a viewer named David wrote in asking how he should refer to two transgender females who work in his office and have legally changed their
genders.
Pat Robertson approached the situation in a seemingly level-headed manner. He said
"I think there are men who are in a woman's body," he said. "It's very rare. But it's true -- or women that are in men's bodies -- and that they want a sex change. That is a very permanent thing, believe me, when you have certain body parts amputated and when you have shot up with various kinds of hormones. It's a radical procedure. I don't think there's any sin associated with that. I don't condemn somebody for doing that."
He went on to say he would "question the validity" of someone who just says, "Well I'm really a woman" because you "don't count somebody as female unless they really are, or male unless they really are."
When his co-host said the viewer doesn't know the intentions or medical history of his co-workers, Robertson rebutted, "It's not for you to decide or to judge."
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