Former Republican nominee for the US Senate Rik Mehta says trans dolls being used to teach children is fundamentally wrong, and these intimate conversations belong with families, not schools. “Makes me nauseous,’ Mr Mehta told News24 host James Morrow. “Its taxpayer-funded predatory sexualisation of preschool children. “Four-year-olds do not need adults teaching them to swap genital body parts or explore options. “These are intimate conversations that belong with parents and families.”