Franklin Graham a Christian evangelist and the son of Billy Graham serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse. Franklin Graham has been very vocal in his criticism of transgender ideology, often framing it as part of what he calls a broader “culture of confusion” that rejects what he believes are clear biblical truths about human identity. He has said that the idea that people can choose their gender or be something other than male or female as created by God is a “lie” and contrary to Scripture.
Graham has also criticized policies and cultural practices related to transgender people. For example, he called the encouragement of gender-neutral pronouns like ze and zir “ridiculous,” arguing that God created male and female and that people do not need a college degree to understand that. He has opposed allowing transgender individuals to use bathrooms aligning with their gender identity, saying that placing men in women’s facilities is unsafe and inappropriate.
On social media, Graham has described some transgender rights initiatives as dangerous or part of an “LGBTQ agenda” that he believes undermines clear distinctions between male and female and threatens privacy and safety. In one post supporting a women’s shelter defending its right to serve only biological women, he wrote that the LGBTQ agenda is trying to erase the lines of right and wrong and common sense and questioned whether biological men should be allowed in women’s shelters.
While these statements are critical of transgender identity and related policies, Graham has also occasionally said that he and his ministry are not anti-LGBTQ as people. In some posts he emphasizes that all humans are sinners in need of Christ and that God loves everyone, though he maintains that Scripture defines sin, including sexual behavior outside traditional biblical definitions.
Overall, Graham’s public comments reflect a traditional evangelical view on gender and sexuality, opposing cultural acceptance of transgender identities on theological grounds and urging a return to what he sees as biblical standards.
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