Unearthed posts show Heartland Dem candidate rallying in favor of child gender surgery: 'Radical as it gets'

FIRST ON FOX: Nebraska Democratic congressional nominee Denise Powell publicly opposed Nebraska's 2023 law restricting gender transition procedures for minors, calling it "discriminatory and hateful" and urging supporters to contact lawmakers, according to unearthed social media posts that are generating pushback from critics.Before becoming her party's nominee, Powell made multiple Facebook and TikTok posts opposing LB 574, Nebraska's "Let Them Grow Act," which prohibits gender transition procedures for minors and regulates the use of puberty blockers and hormone treatments for those under 19.In a March 2023 Facebook post, Powell, listed as an administrator on The Bellwether Initiative Nebraska page, urged Nebraskans to contact their state senators and join her at the Capitol on the final day of the first round of floor debate over the bill while wearing a shirt that read "PROTECT TRANS KIDS.""Today is the final day of the first round of floor debate on LB 574, a bill that would prohibit and punish healthcare providers from providing gender affirming care to children under the age of 19," she wrote.WATCH: BATTLEGROUND DEMOCRAT CALLED IOWA A 'BACKWATER' OVER TRANSGENDER ATHLETES BAN"Laws like this one are passing all over the country — Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, to name a few. Nebraska has the opportunity to set an example; to show trans kids and families around the country that we won't stand for this discriminatory and hateful behavior."Powell also praised lawmakers "fighting this on the front line" and urged supporters to "call or tweet at your senators TODAY.""Trans people belong in Nebraska and everywhere and we will never ever stop fighting for their right to exist and thrive," she wrote.SEN HAWLEY WARNS IT WOULD BE 'UNCONSCIONABLE' IF BILLIONS OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FLOW TO TRANS KIDS’ SEX CHANGESPowell also took to TikTok under the username "dbpinomaha" to oppose the legislation.In a video posted Feb.