<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico stated he "missed the mark" regarding his previous claim that there are six sexes during an interview on Fox News. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"I’ve missed the mark on some of my past statements," Talarico said on The Story with Martha MacCallum. "I will be the first to admit it. What I meant is that there are two sexes, and then there’s a small percentage of people with genetic abnormalities. I obviously didn’t say it correctly. There are not six sexes. There are two."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Talarico, who is in a competitive Senate race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, attributed the attention his earlier comments received to Republicans avoiding discussions on other issues, such as rising diesel prices. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Everywhere I go across the state of Texas, people are struggling to survive in this economy," he said. "They are struggling to afford the basics: Groceries, gas, utilities, healthcare, and that’s what I’m going to be focused on from now until election year."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Previously, during a debate in the Texas legislature regarding a bill banning biological men who identify as transgender from participating in female sports in K-12 schools, Talarico claimed there were "six sexes." He stated, "The bill seems to think there are two. The one thing I want us to all be aware of, recognize, is that modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six," Talarico, who holds a master’s of education from Harvard University, said at the time. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the Fox News interview, Talarico also clarified a previous statement in which he described God as "non-binary." He acknowledged he was "being provocative" and explained, "What I was trying to say is that you can’t use human categories to define God, and that’s not controversial theologically."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The interview occurred as the Republican National Committee’s 2026 midterm convention began in Texas, where Paxton is scheduled to speak during Night 1.</p>