James Talarico’s desperate drive to detransition from his woke past
James Talarico, a Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, is attempting to distance himself from his past statements on gender and race. He previously made controversial claims about God's gender and the existence of multiple biological sexes, which he is now revising. Talarico's shift in views raises questions about his authenticity and the motivations behind his political positions.
- ▪James Talarico is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas against Republican Ken Paxton.
- ▪He has changed his stance on God's gender, now stating that God is above human categories.
- ▪Talarico previously claimed there are six biological sexes but now asserts there are only two.
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Rich Lowry Opinion James Talarico’s desperate drive to detransition from his woke past By Rich Lowry Published May 30, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico speaks at a rally at Rich's Houston on May 27, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google James Talarico has decided that God isn’t non-binary after all. Anyone who has relied on the Texas senatorial candidate for theological guidance might be experiencing whiplash. Talarico is trying to clean up a series of idiotic statements — including about God’s supposed non-conforming gender — that are vulnerabilities ahead of a competitive race against the scandal-plagued Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.
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