Avery Lee Lockhart, 29, is a conservative transgender content creator who says original research, as well as personal experiences with the left, ultimately led to an embrace of the right.
Lockhart, who lives in California, is outspoken about her Christian faith online with the Instagram account @iamaverylockhart, which has nearly 40,000 followers. Lockhart spoke with about balancing life as a transgender woman and pushing back against left-wing ideology, particularly on issues related to transgender identity.
Lockhart, who transitioned as an adult, believes that children should not be exposed to transgender topics because of their vulnerability and innocence.
“It’s extremely, extremely harmful for children to even be exposed to, or learn about this kind of thing. I think there’s nothing more pure than a child’s innocence at the end of the day. And children are like sponges, they’re going to retain information and pick it up.”
Furthermore, Lockhart emphasized children should not be allowed to undergo hormone treatments or sex-change surgeries.
“I don’t think anybody under the age of 18 should be interacting or exposed to this sort of thing. The body doesn’t until you’re 25,” Lockhart said.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the brain’s prefrontal cortex, which plays a key role in decision-making, doesn’t fully develop until 25 years of age.
Lockhart told Fox News Digital that children should be thinking about age-appropriate topics, and transgenderism is not one of them.
“They should be thinking about addition and subtraction. They should think about what kids are wearing the cool shoes on the schoolyard. Like, they shouldn’t be thinking about, Oh, I should be changing my gender.”
Lockhart argued that is at the core of gender dysphoria and root causes are often ignored. Although the content creator doesn’t think children should be exposed to gender treatments, Lockhart believes gender dysphoria should be addressed without transitioning.
“There’s a reason why conditions like gender dysphoria are linked to being trans, it’s an imbalance in the brain, and it needs to be addressed from the root when you’re that young,” Lockhart said.
Lockhart believes the pendulum has swung “” on this issue.
“That’s why we’re seeing such a massive wave of people who are coming out and being like, ‘I’m not OK with this s— anymore.'”
Lockhart applauded President for pushing back on this issue.
For example, the Trump administration last week filed a lawsuit against as the state continued to buck the presidents executive order to keep males out of womens and girls sports.Â
alleged that the states Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) are in violation of Title IX policies.
The administration has also taken steps to “end the practice of sex-rejecting procedures on children that expose young people to irreversible harm.”
Lockhart, whose politics come as a surprise to many, told Fox News Digital it is “culty” when people expect someone to be a liberal for being transgender.
“I think it really kind of shows that is not that big anymore, because it’s like⦠you need me to believe this, or you need to believe that. And there’s no in-between.”
Lockhart said becoming a conservative was a result of experiences with the left and personal research, including more acceptance of differing opinions on the right compared to on the left.
“If I interact with a conservative and I have a differing opinion than a conservative, it’s usu
