> When challenged by Rep. Peter Merideth in April 2023 on arguments related to transgender youth, Moon defended his 2018 stance on child marriage in which he opposed legislation that raised the marriage age from 15 to 16, and requires parental consent for older teenagers to marry.

> After his comments went viral, Moon claimed he did not have enough time to explain his vote and that he does not support adults marrying children. Moon's argument in defense of child marriage in both 2018 and 2023 are an anecdote about a couple he met in college who married at age 12 as a result of pregnancy and are "still married."

> In April 2024 and again in March 2025, Moon cast the sole senate vote against legislation intended to completely ban child marriage in Missouri.

Oh, well if a single instance of someone getting married as a child didn't end in divorce, then it must be a great practice. Because we all know that no abusive relationship has ever persisted because divorce was taboo. By all means, let's keep letting little kids get married before their minds are fully developed and let's keep letting creepy adults have a severe power imbalance over them.

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