Val Venis Compares Supporting Trans People to “Feeding Into Cancer” in Wild Rant

Val Venis has once again courted major controversy—this time taking direct aim at AEW star Nyla Rose and the wider conversation around gender identity.

During an appearance on The Monty and the Pharaoh Show, Venis referred to Rose as a “man” multiple times, stating he was simply “telling the truth” and accusing the public of being brainwashed into outrage by what he labeled as “propaganda.”

“When this whole thing went down with Nyla Rose, for example… I state the fact—Nyla Rose is a man. That shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say. But there’s an emotional connection that’s been propagandicized into leftist minds that if they hear me say, ‘Nyla Rose is a man,’ that should trigger them to hate my guts. I’m stating a fact.”

Venis insisted his comments weren’t rooted in hate, but in what he sees as compassion for those suffering from what he described as a mental illness.

“I don’t know Nyla Rose. Nyla Rose may be a fantastic person. I’m just simply stating a fact—Nyla Rose is a man.”

“What Nyla Rose suffers from is a very real issue. It’s called gender dysphoria. That’s a very real issue. I’m not hating on Nyla Rose by stating that Nyla Rose suffers from gender dysphoria.”

He continued by likening support of transgender identities to enabling other mental disorders.

“To feed into gender dysphoria, to me, is evil. You don’t feed into cancer. You don’t feed into schizophrenia. Why do we now feed into gender dysphoria?”

Venis then made his position crystal clear:

“I’m not going to affirm someone else’s mental illness. I’ll be polite, I’ll be kind, I’ll be compassionate… but I’m not going to feed into that.”

“That’s a fact that no one can deny. And anyone that does deny that those people are suffering from the mental disorder called gender dysphoria—they’re disingenuous.”

His remarks quickly caught fire online, with fans and critics alike debating whether Venis’ statements are free speech or straight-up bigotry.

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