Michael Knowles and a trans activist clash in a heated debate over gender identity, transgender policies, bathrooms, schools, and the history behind the term “Two Spirit.” The discussion begins when the activist asks Michael Knowles a direct question: “How are you going to get people to stop being trans?” Michael responds that society should start by telling boys they are not girls. The activist replies that people told them that growing up and it didn’t change anything. Michael argues that modern culture promotes what he calls “transgender delusion” and says that in what he views as a more sensible society, people would have been less likely to identify as transgender. He says he believes society should return to those standards. The debate then shifts to policy. Michael Knowles says he would remove males from women’s bathrooms, keep biological males out of women’s sports, remove transgender-related teaching from schools, and enforce laws as they existed before 2015. The activist challenges him on whether such laws ever explicitly prohibited transgender people from using opposite sex bathrooms. Michael responds by pointing to existing laws and regulations relating to public spaces, women’s facilities, and women’s sports. The conversation then turns to the term “Two Spirit.” The activist argues that transgender people have always existed and references Indigenous communities. Michael Knowles responds by claiming the modern term “Two Spirit” originated in 1990 at an Indigenous LGBTQ conference and says its creator, Myra Laramee, later explained the phrase came to her in a dream. The activist expresses skepticism, leading to another tense exchange. 💬 What do you think? Did Michael Knowles make convincing arguments, or do you think the activist had stronger points? Share your thoughts respectfully in the comments Follow @mindsetbecoming for more content like this! Speaker: Michael Knowles Credit: @Jubilee #transgender #freespeech #debates #politics #mindsetshift - @mindsetbecoming