TV personality Mario Lopez said, 'The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were'
TV personality Mario Lopez has apologized for comments made during a recent podcast appearance in which he said it was"dangerous" for parents to allow their children to pick their gender identities at young ages.
"The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were," Lopez said in a statement to CNN."I have been and always will be an ardent supporter of the LGBTQ community, and I am going to use this opportunity to better educate myself. Moving forward I will be more informed and thoughtful.
— Karamo Brown July 31, 2019 In a tweet, he said,"I'm disappointed to read @MarioLopezExtra comments about parent's who support their child's openes [sic] about their gender identity. As a social worker I am trained to identify abuse or neglect of a child. Healthy & safe dialogue w/ kids is neither abusive, neglectful or 'dangerous.
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