(NewsReady.com) – Last year, transgender activist Eli Erlick came under fire after she allegedly said she was going to send hormone drugs to people across the country. Conservative media condemned her plan. Less than a year later, she has admitted to sending medications to people who do not have prescriptions.
On March 7, Erlick posted a confession online that she received extra prescriptions for hormone blockers. She said she’s “a proud criminal in Mississippi for aiding and abetting lifesaving medicine for trans youth.” She went on to say that she knew she was at risk for posting about it, but she wanted to also encourage others to share their own medications.
Anti-trans activist Matt Walsh shared the post on Twitter, thanking Erlick for “admitting to a felony in a state that’s actually willing to prosecute.” The podcaster said he reached out to the governor’s office about her tweet and asked her if she wanted to confess to any other crimes in states controlled by Republicans.
Hi Eli. Thank you for admitting to a felony in a state that’s actually willing to prosecute. I’ve been in touch with the governor’s office already. Do you want to confess to committing crimes in any other red states? What about Tennessee? https://t.co/Ez3eR5AuNq
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 7, 2023
Candace Owens posted a video saying that Erlick was selling hormone medications to minors. The trans activist responded and called the claims “false and defamatory.” She went on to say she does not sell anything, but rather gives them away.
Hey @RealCandaceO the video you made about me is false and defamatory! I would NEVER sell hormones to minors. They’re given away for free, as all lifesaving medications should be. https://t.co/wIMzv9f5Uz pic.twitter.com/0ehR38ESLp
— Eli Erlick (@EliErlick) March 9, 2023
In a follow-up tweet, Erlick asked if anyone has been prosecuted for sharing hormone replacement therapy medications in the last 30 years. She said she had never seen any such cases.
Has anyone ever been prosecuted for sharing trans HRT over the past 30 years? I could find some cis gym testosterone ring arrests but that's it. To my knowledge, there hasn't been a single case and sharing hormones is actually safer legally than it's given credit for.
— Eli Erlick (@EliErlick) March 9, 2023
The Daily Mail accused Erlick of operating a drug trafficking operation that allegedly began in 2021. The media organization went on to say that she’d posted a message on social media last year discussing the redistribution of “extra hormones to people who can’t access [or] afford them.”
Erlick responded to the Mail’s reporting by saying the site never reached out to her for comment.
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