TL;DR

• Hillary Clinton sharply rebuked Czech Deputy PM Petr Macinka after he complained about “woke” and “gender revolution” policies.
• Clinton said Trump is pressuring Ukraine into surrender and called his actions “corrupt” and “shameful.”
• Macinka claimed “there are two genders”; Clinton fired back with women’s rights and broader LGBTQ implications.
• Clinton later praised trans Congressmember Sarah McBride’s leadership on another panel.
• The exchange highlights rising tensions between Western allies over gender, democracy, and global LGBTQ rights.

An International Security Forum Turns into a Gender Politics Showdown

It was supposed to be a conversation about Ukraine’s survival, democracy, and Russian aggression. Instead, Petr Macinka — deputy prime minister of the Czech Republic — decided it was the perfect moment to whine about “cancel culture,” a “woke revolution,” and what he labeled the U.S. “gender revolution.”

Big mistake. Because Hillary Clinton was on the panel.

Clinton, who had just blasted Donald Trump for trying “to force Ukraine into a surrender deal” with Vladimir Putin, wasn’t amused when Macinka pivoted from geopolitical stakes to complaining about social progress. She called Trump’s behavior “shameful” and “corrupt to the nth degree,” emphasizing Ukraine’s life-and-death fight for democracy — not culture-war talking points.

So when Macinka smugly declared, “I think you really don’t like him,” Clinton delivered a classic:
“That is absolutely true.”

The “Two Genders” Line — and Clinton’s Instant Clapback

Trying to redirect the conversation, Macinka insisted U.S. policies had strayed “too far from regular people” and singled out “the gender revolution.” Clinton shot back immediately:

“Which gender revolution? Women having their rights?”

Macinka then dropped the tired “I think there are two genders” line.

Clinton: “How about half of us — can we have our rights?”

Suddenly, the deputy PM’s talking points were melting faster than ice in a Pride parade.

He continued to claim everything beyond male and female is “a social construct,” calling it all “too far.” Clinton finished him off with a moral broadside:

“Does that justify selling out the people of Ukraine who are on the front lines dying to save their freedom — and their two genders, if that’s what you’re worried about?”

Macinka tried to deflect: “I’m sorry that it makes you nervous.”

Clinton, unfazed: “It doesn’t make me nervous. It makes me very, very unhappy.”

A diplomatic read, delivered with surgical precision.

Clinton Doesn’t Shy Away From LGBTQ Issues — Even If the Panel Wasn’t About That

Although she didn’t dive deeply into transgender policy during this exchange, Clinton later moderated another panel featuring Sarah McBride, the first openly trans member of Congress. There, she praised McBride’s work educating colleagues in both Delaware’s legislature and Congress, calling her advocacy “immense grace in the face of attacks.”

So yes — Clinton kept it global, but she didn’t forget the queer community watching from home.

Impact on the LGBTQ Community

Macinka’s remarks reflect a broader trend among some European leaders who attempt to fold LGBTQ identities into “culture war” narratives — often imported from American right-wing rhetoric. Clinton’s response matters because it reframed the conversation: gender equality, LGBTQ dignity, and democratic survival are not distractions from global crises; they’re embedded in them.

Her pushback also signaled something critical to queer audiences: LGBTQ rights don’t disappear just because the geopolitical stage gets bigger. The struggle for gender and sexual freedom is deeply tied to democracy, security, and resistance to authoritarianism.

Clinton’s defense — sharp, unapologetic, and rooted in values — offered LGBTQ people a rare moment of clarity on an international stage: we belong in discussions of freedom, not as side issues, but as central to what freedom means.