Mario Lopez Says Supporting Trans Children Is 'Dangerous' The 'Access Hollywood' host said that parents who allow their children to self-identify their gender is "alarming." He made the comment while on 'The Candace Owens Show' in June but it is just recently getting attention. The 30-year-old conservative Owens brought up the "weird trend" in Hollywood of letting kids “pick their gender” and called it “strange.” Lopez said it was "alarming" and there would be repercussions in the future. Mario Lopez, on 'The Candance Owens Show' Mario Lopez, on 'The Candance Owens Show' Mario Lopez, on 'The Candance Owens Show' Later in the interview, he said that #BelieveWomen is a “dangerous hashtag because people lie and sometimes those people are women.”