Nicki Minaj takes aim at trans minors again as she joins Trump rally

Nicki Minaj has continued on her apparent crusade against care for trans minors, this time at a Republican rally alongside President Donald Trump.

Minaj joined Trump on stage at the rally in Michigan on 25 October, after telling the audience he’d been looking at her “beautiful a**”, saying: “That’s hard to miss.”

The “Starships” rapper, 43, has previously spoken out against gender-affirming surgery for trans minors, despite the fact that these types of surgeries are rarely ever performed on those under-18 in the US.

At the Michigan rally, part of the campaign for Senate candidate Mike Rogers and gubernatorial candidate John James, Minaj once again spoke of trans minors.

She told the audience: “We don’t want our children to be bombarded with sex changes, right? We don’t want that for our children. We want people to leave the children alone. Leave them out of it.”

Minaj, who has fallen foul with much of her LGBTQ+ fanbase since cosying up to Trump, also addressed the president.

She said: “President Trump, it is an honour to stand with you every single time. And I will continue to support you forever and ever. If you run again, I will support you again.”

That’s not likely under the current rules in the US, as he is serving his second term as president. Individuals are banned from being elected as president more than twice under the current 22nd Amendment rules.

Nicki Minaj on gender-affirming surgeries

In February this year, Minaj spoke on The Katie Miller Podcast about why she was opposed to California governor Gavin Newsom, who has shown support for trans youth.

She said: “I want to make it clear. I personally don’t have an issue with the trans part of the LGBT at all.

“I am the biggest advocate for adults being able to do whatever the heck they wanna do, they’re adults. I don’t care.”

She went on: “Ninety-nine per cent of the parents would not let their 17-year-old child get breast implants. If you wouldn’t let a child get breast implants, you’re not gonna want them to have any kind of surgery. We all know the brain is not developed.”

“MAGA Minaj”

A number of famous faces from the LGBTQ+ community have since spoken out against Minaj.

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Heidi N Closet told PinkNews in May that she could “feel the tension” when Minaj was a guest judge on her season. She told us: “We lost ‘MAGA Minaj’, it’s so unfortunate. But at least we know where she stands now, and there we have it. It’s quite a shame.”

Similarly, Pose star Billy Porter reacted to Minaj’s closeness with Trump and criticism of gender-affirming care, saying: “F*** her.” He went on: “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.”

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