Fathers of transgender kids make final plea on eve of Senate showdown
CONCORD — Two fathers of transgender children who described themselves as conservative made a final plea Tuesday for the state Senate to reject four bills that they claim would target LGBTQ+ youth.
Scott Callahan of Windham said he’s a “big gun guy” and learned about the transgender issue early on when his child, at age 7, said they didn’t want to live anymore in their birth gender.
“Gender transition was so far from anything I had experienced. I’m a baby boomer and a crane operator; I’m not spending my free time discussing gender identity with people,” Callahan said during a virtual press conference on Zoom Tuesday. “I didn’t understand what my child was feeling, but I didn’t have to. I just had to do my best to help them as only a parent can.”
