Unearthed posts show Heartland Dem candidate rallying in favor of child gender surgery: 'Radical as it gets'
Powell shared TikTok videos of student walkouts in Omaha and Lincoln opposing LB 574's limits on gender transition procedures
By Andrew Mark Miller , Kiera McDonald Fox News
Published August 1, 2026 8:00am EDT
Lawmakers hear from witnesses as the committee examines standards of care, medical practices, and the broader debate surrounding gender transition procedures for minors.
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.
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