Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc partners with local organizations and religious institutions to promote drag queen performances for children. In 2023, the Rose Dynasty Foundation entered into a partnership with Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to hold drag performances during church services as part of a broader mission to provide a safe space for children to express themselves.

“We’re the Disney of drag … I felt like my call in life was to do something different with my art and from the beginning, I’ve wanted to provide that safe atmosphere and space for all ages.”

Ashley Rose's claim that they are the "Disney of drag" only adds wood to the fire, as Disney has become infamous for promoting age-inappropriate content in schools and children's media. Calling drag performances, with their sexual innuendos and revealing outfits, "family-friendly" normalizes exposing kids to entertainment with adult themes. It blurs the line between childhood innocence and adult sexuality. It can cause confusion and emotional harm. Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc seems intent on pushing an agenda about gender and sexuality, regardless of its impact on the children involved.

Momma Ashley Rose and the Rose Dynasty Foundation have also made a name for themselves in the world of charity fundraising. “Drag Queen Charity Bingo” held at venues like Quinteassence in Lakeland, Florida, encourages attendees to make a $15 donation for the chance to participate in drag bingo games and win prizes. It creates an atmosphere of sexualization and adult-themed entertainment, even while it claims to be raising money for a charitable cause. The invitation for "all ages" to attend these events is particularly concerning when one considers the types of performances that are often involved.

In March 2023, Jason DeShazo (Momma Ashley Rose) was set to speak at a Florida high school event called “Donuts & Drag,” marketed as a positive message about acceptance and love. When the event was canceled, he defended it, claiming it wasn’t a drag show but an empowering message for gender-nonconforming teens. Empowering? If anything, it gives them a skewed understanding of gender and sexual identity, where drag culture is considered “acceptable” for kids and gender is just a performance or a costume.

In May 2024, Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc hosted a “Queer Youth Cosplay Prom,” sponsored by Pineapple Healthcare, an organization that offers “gender-affirming care.” These queer events could be a gateway to endorsing chemical castration as a "solution" for feeling different, especially when backed by organizations directly profiting from these treatments. Momma Ashley Rose and his partner once held leadership roles in Strawberry Rose Health Care, a now-defunct healthcare nonprofit.

Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc is involved with CampOut, an LGBTQ+ summer camp for children ages 10-17. They have raised thousands of dollars for the camp. It is unethical to allow kids as young as 10 years old to explore “gender identity” in such a controlled, institutional setting. Offering “open gender chaperoned lodging” suggests that housing and activities at CampOUT are not sex-separated and girls do not have control over their own privacy. The Rose Dynasty Foundation pushes deeply inappropriate content for kids, promoting books like “I Am Jazz” and “Introducing Teddy,” which expose kids to gender ideology and pronouns as young as 2 years old. Gender fluidity and non-binary identities are not for toddlers.

Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc holds "Teen Nights.” These social gatherings for minors aged 13+ are basically just indoctrination into the Ashley Rose worldview, where adult themes about gender and sexual expression take center stage. He never explains how kids benefit from adult entertainment nor offers more relatable role models for children. Instead, he just insists drag queens are good for kids without ever saying why. Momma Ashley Rose, “the Disney of drag,” has earned a spot on this year’s Gays Against Groomers RADAR Naughty List. No one had a problem with drag until they started involving children. Exposing kids to drag culture is NOT a form of "acceptance." It is an absolute disgrace.

References:

CampOUT Florida. (2024).  https://campoutflorida.campmanagement.com/p/request_for_info_m.php?action=enroll 

Mandy. (2024). Camp or cult?: The rise of groomer youth retreats and adolescent radicalization. Radar News.  https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/camp-or-cult-the-rise-of-groomer-youth-retreats-and-adolescent-radicalization 

Momma’s Story Time Books. (2024). Rose Dynasty Foundation INC.  https://www.rosedynastyfoundationinc.org/mommas-story-time-books/ 

Petit, R. (2023). ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS).  https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/department-of-education-shuts-down-lakeland-drag-queens-talk-at-orlando-school?_amp=true 

Queer Youth Cosplay Prom. (2024). Rose Dynasty Foundation INC.  http://www.rosedynasty.org/prom 

Razzano, T. (2023). Drag Artists To Perform During Services At St. Pete's Allendale Church. St. Pete, FL Patch.  https://patch.com/florida/stpete/drag-artists-perform-during-services-st-pete-s-allendale-church 

Rose Dynasty Foundation | You’re Loved Accepted Wanted. (2024). Rose Dynasty Foundation INC.  https://www.rosedynastyfoundationinc.org/ 

Modern Path, founded in 2017, describes its mission as providing mental health support to individuals from diverse backgrounds in terms of gender, sexuality, and relationships. But certain practices seem to reveal a different focus, one that leans more toward promoting ideologically rigid concepts rather than providing balanced mental health care. There are concerns that the organization might be encouraging young people to pursue major life changes, like gender transitions, without sufficient, careful mental health evaluations.

Nick Marzo, who identifies as a “trans-man, genderqueer, and neurodivergent,” has an array of professional credentials, including being a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia and a certified sex therapist through AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists). Marzo also holds leadership roles within the professional community, serving as Chairperson of the AASECT Ethics Advisory Committee with strong ties to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). 

Given what we know about WPATH, we should expect something shady to be going on behind the scenes. A deeper look into Modern Path reveals its true agenda, particularly in how it engages with minors and handles “gender-affirming care.”

One of the most concerning aspects of Modern Path’s services is the way it conducts gender-affirming assessments. The company claims that an assessment can often be completed in a single session, thus fast-tracking referrals for gender transition procedures. This directly undermines the standards of care typically expected for such life-altering interventions. Unlike other medical treatments for minors, which typically require thorough evaluations, ongoing therapy, and clear parental consent, Modern Path uses an approach that completely disregards child safeguarding. These quick assessments focus little on the complex psychological and emotional factors involved, especially for young people. It also minimizes the long-term consequences. The lack of parental guidance is very worrisome. It is vital for families to be included in the decision-making process when it comes to their children's healthcare. Their methodology seems to prioritize ideological conformity over the well-being of its clients.

While Modern Path promotes itself as a “queer-owned” organization that advocates for marginalized identities, its approach to gender affirmation appears to prioritize ideology over the mental and emotional needs of its clients. Their use of a so-called "informed consent" model for decisions about gender transition seems questionable when applied to vulnerable people, especially minors, who cannot fully grasp the permanent implications of these procedures. The rush to approve clients in a single session, without meaningful exploration of their psychological state or family dynamics, shows that they are more concerned with ideology and espousing a particular worldview than ethical medical care. Also, Modern Path’s failure to offer a comprehensive, therapeutic approach for its clients proves that the company focuses on identity affirmation rather than true support.

The educational programs offered by Modern Path are another area of concern. While the company does provide legitimate continuing education courses for mental health professionals, one in particular stands out: their “Gender Affirming Assessments & Referral Letters: Foundations” course, which is offered free of charge. Offering such foundational training for free could give unqualified individuals the ability to push children down the gender affirmation pipeline.

Is Modern Path genuinely interested in providing comprehensive training? Offering such easy access to these services, combined with its lack of emphasis on ethical standards, further suggests that Modern Path is eager to push boundaries at the expense of thorough professional education and responsible client care.

Another concerning aspect of Modern Path is the way it handles adult-oriented content, which is made accessible through its website and workshops. The company sells silicone lubricants and a "21-day masturbation journal" aimed at adult clients. Why are these items marketed on a platform that explicitly serves children? While these products may not be explicitly targeted at minors, placing them on a website that caters to young people makes them accessible to an impressionable audience. The commercialized nature of the site, with an emphasis on adult sexual products, gives the impression that this company is more concerned with monetizing its services than safeguarding its younger clients from potentially harmful or inappropriate content. 

Perhaps the most troubling, however, are Modern Path's programs and workshops. Tonya Keith, a certified somatic sex coach conducts workshops on “Consent-Based Pleasure.” Tonya Keith describes herself as “autistic, queer, kinky, and consensually non-monogamous,” and pushes a particular worldview that may not align with the clients’ developmental needs or boundaries. While Modern Path currently restricts these workshops to adults, the organization’s willingness to entertain the idea of offering them for teenagers is deeply concerning. In one instance, Nick Marzo was contacted by a Gays Against Groomers chapter member, who was posing as a minor. Marzo seemed open to the idea of creating a similar course for teenagers. The lack of boundaries when it comes to exposing minors to adult topics, particularly those related to sexual consent and pleasure, should send chills down your spine.

Modern Path, under Nick Marzo’s leadership, may not be acting in the best interests of its younger clients. The clinic’s rapid assessments, lack of meaningful parental involvement, and troubling emphasis on adult-oriented content all point to an organization that is more interested in pushing boundaries and spreading their ideological beliefs than providing responsible, ethical mental health care. Its approach to “gender-affirming care” results in kids being pushed down a pipeline to sterilization with no self-reflection, thorough evaluation, or parental involvement.

Modern Path's Contact Form enables clients to select therapists based on characteristics like neurodivergence or relationship style, implying that one’s identity is indicative of their clinical expertise. Focusing on such niche characteristics instead of robust qualifications makes their services seem less about professional competence and more about identity validation. This should never be the therapeutic goal. Modern Path, under the leadership of Nick Marzo, appears to operate in a way that is superficial rather than therapeutic. Modern Path has earned their spot on 2024's RADAR Naughty List for allowing kids to potentially access age-inappropriate content and a clear lack of safeguarding.

References:

Body Bliss: a guided pleasure journal for exploration and self-love. 2nd Edition | RobinDenise. (2023). RobinDenise. https://www.robindenise.com/product-page/my-self-pleasure-journal 

Contact Us — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. https://www.modernpath.net/contact-us   

Cost Psychotherapy and Holistic Wellness LGBTQ+ — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. https://www.modernpath.net/fees   

Education and Event FAQ — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. https://www.modernpath.net/faq   

Gender Affirming Assessment & Referral Letters. (2024). Modern Path. https://ondemand.modernpath.net/p/gender-affirming-assessment-referral-letter-foundations 

Keith, T. (2024, November 20). Upcoming Class: Consent-Based Pleasure — Modern Path. Modern Path. 

https://www.modernpath.net/modern-path-speaks-out/upcoming-class-consent-based-pleasure 

Nick Marzo (he/him/none) | AASECT:: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. (2024). 

https://www.aasect.org/find-professional/listing/1/7728  

Partner Products — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. 

https://www.modernpath.net/partner-products   

Psychotherapy and Holistic wellness for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent teens and adults — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. 

https://www.modernpath.net/our-team   

Terms Of Service — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. 

https://www.modernpath.net/terms-of-service  

Tonya Keith, Certified Somatic Sex Coach, ABS & AASS Somatic Sexologist — Modern Path. (2024). Modern Path. 

https://www.modernpath.net/tonya-keith-aass-sexologist

Nick Marzo. (2024). World Professional Association for Transgender Health. WPATH. 

https://www.wpath.org/member/8189

DSH’s mission is to “celebrate reading through the glamorous art of drag” by offering diverse, inclusive family programming. Through these events, kids are encouraged to embrace their “authentic selves” and engage in creating positive change within their communities. The organization claims that they want to build a world where children grow up learning from “LGBTQ+ stories and experiences,” and promote diversity. This might sound innocuous at first. Drag Story Hour advertises itself as a culturally enriching and “kid-friendly” activity for the entire family to enjoy. But in actuality, it has become a safe haven for predators to gain access to children. No normal adult has any desire to act or dress inappropriately in front of minors. This new trend of drag shows and story hours for kids is an easy cover for groomers and pedophiles to get in direct contact with their prey, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.

Drag Story Hour, you’re on our Naughty List.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Library Association (ALA) are notable supporters of DSH. The SPLC labels opposition to DSH as “transphobic” and criticizes conservative and Christian groups that protest DSH for promoting hatred. These accusations have given rise to public protests from people who are on the right side of history.

By late 2023, Drag Story Hour had 27 U.S. chapters across 19 states, alongside six international chapters. DSH collaborates with prominent media and tech entities like Disney, Hulu, HBO, and Spotify, who help extend its mission and public reach. To aid parents in finding “queer” literature for children, DSH creates lists of books on Bookshop.org organized by themes like social justice and “gender identity.” Among the books commonly featured at these Drag Story Hour events are:

This Day in June by Gayle Pitman

10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert

Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall

The Hips on a Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess 

I Am Jazz! by Jessica Herthel

On its website, DSH provides resources addressing frequent questions and criticisms.

- Agenda and Purpose: DSH positions itself as focusing on “freedom of expression” and asserts that its programming teaches children to value diverse gender expressions. It dismisses claims of indoctrination, describing such accusations as stemming from “homophobia and transphobia.” We beg to differ. Drag Story Hour does not represent the average gay person.

- Performer Safety: They emphasize that “drag performers are not dangerous” and assert that their events provide “age-appropriate” programming.

- Parental Support: DSH’s website offers guidance for allies and supporters, providing advice on countering conservative resistance to LGBTQ+ inclusive curricula and pushing back against book bans.

- Drag Pedagogy: An article organized by DSH discusses “drag pedagogy” as a teaching approach that goes beyond just introducing LGBTQ+ lives, encouraging children to “live queerly.” This should set off your alarm bells. Encouraging children to “live queerly” helps no one but the adults forcing radical queer theory concepts on children. They have five methods for implementing the “queering” of children: Play as praxis, Aesthetic transformation, Strategic defiance, Destigmatization of shame, and Embodied kinship.

Drag Story Hour exposes children to overt sexuality, gender ideology, and explicit content. It is inappropriate for young audiences. Drag Story Hour introduces gender ideology in ways that could confuse children about their identity and potentially impact their mental state. They read sexually explicit books to children, like Gender Queer and This Book Is Gay, which link children to adult websites and hookup apps.

Drag Story Hour has faced criticism. It promotes content inappropriate for children and exposes them to mature concepts that they are unable to fully understand. Detractors cite cases of performers with criminal histories involved in DSH events. It is clear that inadequate background checks allowed individuals with criminal histories to participate.

Notable Cases Linked to Drag Performers and Criminal Allegations:

Alberto Garza (aka Tatiana Mala Niña): Aggravated sexual assault of a minor

Garza performed at Drag Queen Story Hour in the Houston Public Library. In 2008, he was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of an eight-year-old. It later emerged that the library had not conducted adequate vetting, sparking a public backlash–rightfully so.

William Travis Dees (aka Liza Lott): Indecency with a child (sexual contact)

Dees, who participated in DSH events, had previously been convicted of offenses involving four victims aged 4 to 8. He has also been linked to the Houston-based chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a drag group known for twerking in front of children while dressed like Catholic nuns, with Dees performing as “Novice Sister Jeff”. In the past, Dees had also worked as a transgender dominatrix under the alias “Elizabeth Davidson.”

David Lee Richardson (aka Miss Kitty Litter): Convicted of prostitution  

Richardson’s social media includes adult content, kink, and  BDSM. Though he has not been accused of harming children, his history and online presence should tell you everything you need to know about these “family-friendly” performances.

Brice Williams (aka Anastasia Diamond): Arrested for possession of child pornography

Williams, a pedophilic drag performer, was arrested after being found with child pornography. While not directly associated with DSH, Williams’ role as an LGBTQ+ youth counselor was immediately called into question upon his arrest.

Shane Murnan (aka Miss Shantel Mandalay): Originally charged with possession of child pornography, but the charges were later dismissed

In 2001, Murnan faced charges after explicit images were found on his computer, although these charges were later dropped. His arrest was sparked by two individuals. One stated that Murnan had made “concerning comments about two 10-year-old boys.” The other stated that Murnan received photos of “a boy being sexually abused by an adult male.” A search warrant discovered four images of “adolescent white males performing sex acts with each other” on his computer, recovered after being deleted. Charges were dismissed because deleting the photos did not constitute possession, while also arguing there was no definitive proof by the prosecution that the underage males were minors.

Judge Brett Blomme: Possession and distribution of child pornography  

Blomme, a former children’s court judge and president of Cream City Foundation, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group supporting DSH, and an openly gay father of 2 adopted children was sentenced to nine years for distributing child pornography. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a tip of a Kik account distributing 27 files of child pornography, including toddlers. In January 2021, he was arrested and pleaded guilty.

Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore (aka Queen/Novice Sister Bethe Cockhim): Indecent exposure and public masturbation  

Ellis-Gilmore, tied to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, was arrested for indecent exposure at a “kid-friendly” public park in California. Has anyone else noticed a pattern of predation in these so-called “kid-friendly” places and activities? Because once you see it, you can't unsee it.

References 

Barnhart, M. (2018, September 8). Franklin Graham Lauds Parents for Protesting Drag Queen Story Hour at Libraries. The Christian Post. https://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-praises-parents-protesting-drag-queen-story-hour.html  

Carter, R. (2023, September 8). Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/oklahoma-school-staff-hired-despite-sex-crime-allegations  

Chastain, M., Mechastain, & Chastain, M. (2023, September 12). Member of Drag Group That Mocks Catholics Arrested for Alleged Public Masturbation. Le·Gal in·Sur·Rec·Tion |. https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/09/member-of-drag-group-that-mocks-catholics-arrested-for-alleged-public-masturbation/  

Drag Queen Story Hour. MARINet. https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/list/share/639095537/986909047 

Florida Family Action.. (2019, June 24). Duval County Library to Host Adult Entertainer for Drag Queen Story Hour. Florida Family Action. 

https://floridafamilyaction.org/2019/06/duval-county-library-adult-entertainer/  

Home | Drag Story Hour. 

https://www.dragstoryhour.org/ 

Jasper, W. F. (2019, November 1). American Library Association Pushing Perversion Through Drag Queen Story Hour. The New American. https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/family/american-library-association-pushing-perversion-through-drag-queen-story-hour/  

Kaleem, J. (2023, February 22). How drag queen story hours became a target of right-wing attacks - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-22/drag-queen-story-hour#:~:text=But%2520the%2520story%2520hours%2520are,San%2520Francisco%2520and%2520New%2520York  

Keenan, H., & Mess, L. M. H. (2021). Drag pedagogy: The playful practice of queer imagination in early childhood. Curriculum Inquiry, 50(5), 440–461. https://doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2020.1864621  

Keene, H. (2021, March 18). Judge who headed “Drag Queen Story Hour” sponsor arrested on child porn charges. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/milwaukee-brett-blomme-arrested-drag-queen-story-hour-sponsor  

KHOU 11 Staff. (2019, March 15). Houston Public Library admits registered child sex offender participated in Drag Queen Storytime. KHOU 11. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-public-library-admits-registered-child-sex-offender-participated-in-drag-queen-storytime/285-bgecf3a0d-56c5-4f3c-96df-add07bbd002a  

Knox, E., Jonathan Hamilt, Rice, C., Godavitarne, C., Young, R., Ciampa, C. P., Kaplan, M., & Israel, S. THE ABA RIGHT TO READ toolkit: How Booksellers and Readers Can Resist Book Bans. https://www.dragstoryhour.org/_files/ugd/923f7b_5eabfd783a864ffaab4ebe4dfd450135.pdf  

Linda Ikeji's Blog. (2019, October 31). Drag Queen in skirt exposes his crotch to children at ‘Story Hour’ Event (Photo). Linda Ikeji’s Blog. https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/10/drag-queen-in-skirt-exposes-his-crotch-to-children-at-story-hour-event-photo.html  

Vielmetti, B. (2021, December 22). Former Children’s Court judge sentenced to 9 years for child porn. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/22/ex-wisconsin-childrens-court-judge-gets-9-years-child-porn-case/8975934002/  

Drag Queen Story Hour Renames Organization Drag Story Hour. School Library Journal. 

https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Drag-Queen-Story-Hour-Renames-Organization-Drag-Story-Hour  

Nightingale, H. (2022, June 15). Drag queen who sings ‘all the kids who look up to me can s*ck my d*ck’ hosts story time at SF area library. The Post Millennial. https://thepostmillennial.com/drag-queen-who-sings-all-the-kids-who-look-up-to-me-can-s-ck-my-d-ck-hosts-story-time-at-sf-area-library 

Tausz, R. (2019, June 4). About Drag Queen Story Hour. First Things. https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/06/about-drag-queen-story-hour  

Wilder, S. (2022, June 24). Drag Queen Who Performed For Children Charged With 25 Counts Of Child Pornography. 

https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/24/pennsylvania-drag-queen-charges-arrest-child-pornography-brice-patric-ryschon-williams/  

Women’s Liberation Front. Feminist Objections to Drag Queen Story Hour — Women’s Liberation Front. https://womensliberationfront.org/news/feminist-objections-to-drag-queen-story-hour  

Scarleteen advertises itself as “the largest resource online wholly dedicated to providing truly comprehensive and highly inclusive sex and relationships education, information, and support that centers around young people.” Most visitors to the website, specifically those who are spoken to directly by the website’s staff, are 15-30 years old, but they provide direct services to kids as young as 13.

It started off as a website called Scarlet Letters, which offered sex education via articles, artwork, still photos, and poetry. Scarleteen arose from a desire to treat teens and young adults as “smart, capable, thinking, feeling, decision-making human beings” with a real, more updated version of sex ed. Direct services include SMS text services, live chat (currently disabled), “moderated” message boards, and a direct line to ask a question or seek advice.

They have message board discussions among Scarleteen members, staff, and volunteers that are actively monitored and moderated, creating a “safe space…to talk about sex, relationships, bodies, culture, and more.”

Plenty of discussions focus on positive topics, such as sexual health (for adults) and handling abuse, assault, and other trauma, with advice on coping strategies or seeking genuinely helpful therapy services. However, Scarleteen also contains highly explicit topics that are inappropriate for minors to view.

For instance, a 15-year-old girl with a 20-year-old boyfriend shared explicit details of her sexual experiences with the grown man. She told the [adult] Scarleteen readers about how he might leave her if she did not comply with him sexually. The author notes that what they are doing is illegal in most places and suggests researching legality.

Predators are potentially using Scarleteen to exploit minors into having pedophilic adult-child conversations. If possible & they think they can get away with it, predators on the site could use opportunities such as this to take advantage of a highly vulnerable minor.

Another important note: The original post was titled “TEEN SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO PEDOPHILES” but the moderators of the site changed the word “pedophiles” to “predatory adults.” While these two are technically the same, why did they feel it was necessary to have that specific P-word removed? Perhaps they felt sympathy for such individuals and wanted to use a politically correct alternative instead of the word they truly deserve to be called. You decide.

A 14-year-old girl posted that she sometimes daydreams about being a man, and she was immediately directed to “Trans Summer School!” (more about this later in the article). Girls and boys are being groomed during these conversations into disassociating from their birth sex and adopting a trans identity, all under the banner of “acceptance and inclusion.” 

While the website is not exclusively for minors and plenty of posts are made by individuals over 18, children should never be posting such explicit information or discussing these topics online with adult strangers, regardless of intent.

"There's nothing illegal about being younger and exploring different kinds of sex. Younger people have the same rights to be sexual in ways considered by some to be kinky as they do with other kinds of sex.”

The concern with Scarleteen is the ease with which adults can converse with minors about sexual or gender identity-related topics. These message boards are said to be “monitored and moderated,” but there appear to be zero filters on allowed topics (except for prohibiting inciting or threatening violence, harassment, sharing unsolicited images, misuse of the platform such as using it as a dating service, and harmful or illegal activities like sexual exploitation or drugs). Yet, members post very specific and explicit content about their bodies, interests, and experiences.

This can easily become a breeding ground for grooming of minors, whether for sexual purposes or brainwashing them into transitioning; it’s sketchy at best. There is potential grooming in the comments, and it is unclear how much is monitored or if members can send direct messages. Since “gender identity” is a complex topic, minors struggling with such issues should ONLY seek advice and guidance from reputable, unbiased clinical professionals. To Scarleteen’s credit, they have the same sentiment & acknowledge the limitations of the website. They state the information provided is intended for “educational purposes” & it should NEVER be a substitute for professional medical advice or care. Even so, the type of content permitted on these message boards still goes far beyond what the younger users of the website should have access to.

Book List: Scarleteen's “Good Sex-Positive Books For Teens”

S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties (Heather Corinna, 2016); written by the founder of Scarleteen

“Considered by many to be the sex and relationships book for young people…its 2nd edition covers everything from STIs to sexual orientation⁠, body image⁠ to birth control, masturbation⁠ to media to misogyny, the anatomy⁠ of the clitoris⁠ to considering cohabitation." The book is written in gender-neutral style, and it endorses pornography consumption.

Sex Ed for the Stroller Set: How to Have Honest Conversations with Young Children (Karen Rayne & Laura Hancock, 2023), advertised toward parents of children 6 YEARS OLD & UNDER

Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide, foreword by Heather Corinna (Maria Conejo & Zoe Mendelson, 2021)

Yes I’m Flagging: Queer Flagging 101: How to Use the Hanky Code (Archie Bongiovanni, 2020)

F*ckMe! (Al Washburn & Archie Bongiovanni, 2019; created by Scarleteen)

"F*ckMe! is a flight of super-helpful fancy that can help you -- or your intimate companions, your platonic⁠ friends, your students, the people who come into your clinic, your younger brother, your favorite cousin, and maybe even your parents -- identify the basics of what you really want and need if and when you want to have sex⁠ with a partner⁠, and give you a foundation for clear, candid, and meaningful sexual⁠ communication⁠. It's meant for people who are seriously thinking about or already engaging in sex with partners (for our younger users, or anyone who just isn't at this yet but who does want some help figuring out⁠ sexual readiness, this is probably a better fit)." (Hyperlink sends you to a Scarleteen article titled, “Ready or Not? The Scarleteen Sex Readiness Checklist”)

A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns (Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson, 2018)

Enjoy Sex: (How, When and If You Want To): A Practical and Inclusive Guide (Justin Hancock & Meg-John Barker, 2017)

"With the authors' engaging and thoughtful style, the book…looks at how to understand and care for yourself, delves into ideas of pleasure for different bodies, ages and tastes, explores relationships, and tackles the tricky topics of communication and consent."

Scarleteen Article:

"Welcome to Trans Summer School!"  

This serves as a gender ideology guide on a site geared toward sexual and gender identity education for young people. This article explicitly states it is not meant to determine if readers are trans (“there’s no one right way to be trans…”), but aims to help explore the diversity of trans identity and one's relationship with gender. It clandestinely plants seeds of potential gender confusion, possibly leading minors to seek “gender-affirming care.” Although the site includes 18+ members, it is, to repeat, easily accessible and advertised for young people as young as 13. It includes links to similar articles such as "So I Think I Might Be Trans: Now What?", "Gender Expression Gear Guide", "The Magic of Hormones!", and "The Wide World of Surgical Transition.”

Scarleteen Article:

"What's Age Got to Do With It?" 

This article discusses statistics on teenage girls with adult sexual partners, pregnancy rates, power dynamics between younger and older partners, and how to balance these. It suggests that age differences can work with certain steps. A quote from the article states: “An older partner will most likely be more experienced than you; it’s important that you discuss this difference in both age and sexual experience frequently and frankly.” Another quote emphasizes that adults are responsible for their actions to avoid legal consequences, followed by “there is no reason for them to decide to engage in behavior that could result in a rape conviction.” In an advice post about a 13 year old girl pregnant with her 18 year old boyfriend’s baby, they stated “It’s possible that some of why he did that was because of your age…” They seem to know EXACTLY why he did what he did, while at the same time promoting that this kind of relationship can work.

Scarleteen has officially earned themselves a spot on the Gays Against Groomers RADAR Watchlist. We will be checking in soon.

References:

About Scarleteen. Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/about 

All About S.E.X.: The Scarleteen Book! (2016). Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/read/books/all-about-sex-scarleteen-book 

Barker, M., & Hancock, J. (2017). Enjoy Sex (How, When and If You Want To): A Practical and Inclusive Guide. Icon Books. 

Bongiovanni, A. (2020). Yes I’m Flagging: Queer Flagging 101: How to Use the Hanky Code to Signal the Sex You Want to Have.

Bongiovanni, A., & Jimerson, T. (2018). A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns. Limerence Press. Books / Publications. (2024). Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/read/books#pussypedia-comprehensive-guide-foreword-heather-corinna 

F*CKME! [PDF]. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:696c28d7-6fd1-4832-adcc-3dfa75de6a3b  

Good sex-positive books for teens. Scarleteen. https://boards.scarleteen.com/viewtopic.php?t=11552 

Sex Ed for the Stroller Set: How to Have Honest Conversations With Young Children. [PDF]. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:80ec7bd2-5342-4dbc-a5c6-1504d6573336 

Heather Corinna. (n.d.). Simon & Schuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Heather-Corinna/161857020 

Heather Corinna [website] https://heathercorinna.com/  

Mendelson, Z. (2021). Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide. Hachette UK. 

Scarleteen Timeline. Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/about/announcements/scarleteen-timeline  

S.E.X : the all-you-need-to-know sexuality guide to get you through your teens and twenties : Corinna, Heather : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. (2016). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sexallyouneedtok0000cori_n7f5/page/n9/mode/2up 

Welcome to Trans Summer School! Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/read/identity/trans-summer-school/welcome-trans-summer-school 

Well, F*ck Me! It’s a Scarleteen Zine! (2019). Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/read/books/well-fck-me-its-scarleteen-zine 

What’s Age Got to Do With It? Scarleteen. https://www.scarleteen.com/read/relationships/whats-age-got-do-it 

Clockwise from top left with Dr. Rich Guggenheim: Chloe Cole, Gabrielle Clark, Erin Friday, Billboard Chris

Our team had the pleasure of speaking with members of the U.S. Congress, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, as well as Representatives Steve Scalise, Nancy Mace, Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Don Bacon, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We voiced our concerns about the issues affecting our community, particularly the inappropriate sexualization and medicalization of children. Our message resonated with those fighting to protect children from becoming lifelong medical patients.

Clockwise from top left: Speaker Johnson, Rep Greene, Rep Ocasio-Cortez, Rep Mace & Adam Vena

On Wednesday evening, we met with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas to discuss our stance opposing gender-affirming care for minors. We shared the heartbreaking story of a father who lost his son to radical gender ideology. The next day, Senator Marshall introduced S-5424, "A bill to prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on individuals who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes." We are grateful for Senator Marshall's ongoing efforts to protect children from the harm of gender ideology at the federal level, including his work on the Defining Male and Female Act of 2024, the Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023, and the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2023.

Gays Against Groomers Director of Legislation, Dr. Rich Guggenheim

We especially want to thank U.S. Representative Greg Lopez of Colorado and his wife, Lisa, for making this trip possible and for their generosity in showing our team around Washington, D.C.!

Gays Against Groomers Wisconsin Chapter Leader Jesse S., U.S. Representative Greg Lopez, Lisa Lopez, Gays Against Groomers Director of Legislation Dr. Rich Guggenheim, Adam Vena

The rally held on the steps of the Supreme Court was a moment for us to connect, share our stories, and strengthen our commitment to protect the next generation. We are exceptionally proud of our Director of Legislation, Dr. Rich Guggenheim, who delivered a passionate speech on the steps of the highest court in the nation. You can watch the speech here:

We are honored to have contributed to the Amicus Brief, in the case USA v. Skrmetti. This legal document serves as evidence and a clear defense of our position in the legal fight to protect minors from “gender-affirming care” procedures, which are risky and experimental at best. It ensures our voice is heard in the judicial process. We are determined to use every tool available, including the legal system, to fight for our cause.

Gays Against Groomers Wisconsin Chapter Leader Jesse S. with a supporter

Our presence at this event wasn’t just symbolic—it was a demonstration of our commitment to change, a promise we made when we first launched in 2022. We remain firm in challenging the narrative that tries to normalize destructive practices, all under the guise of “gender identity affirmation.”

We could not do any of this without your support. From organizing rallies to funding crucial legal efforts, your donations keep us on the frontlines of ending the war on children. Please consider donating today to support our ongoing efforts. Every contribution makes a difference and helps fuel our efforts to protect children from this insidious agenda. Together, we can make a difference. Thank you for standing with us at this pivotal moment in history.

Written by Mandy M. Oaks and illustrated by Ani Bilgutay, this book is available now, just in time for the holidays. It is the perfect gift for families looking for something meaningful to share with one another. Our team created this book to challenge the narrative that boys who love singing and dancing, or girls who enjoy playing with trucks, are "trapped in the wrong body." We wanted to show kids that it’s okay to be themselves without questioning their identity. It was clear to us from the start that Mandy Oaks was the perfect person to bring this vision to life, and she exceeded every expectation.  

Ani Bilgutay’s illustrations absolutely blew us away. Her ability to capture the heart and emotion of this story through her art made the book truly special. Having the opportunity to showcase her talent has been an incredible gift to this project. Watching Mandy Oaks grow as a writer has been a deeply rewarding experience. Seeing her passion and creativity flourish has been nothing short of inspiring, and it is truly an honor to serve as her Editor-in-Chief.  

Born Perfect: Jack’s Story is the first installment in our Born Perfect series, celebrating individuality and reminding kids and the world that every child is perfect just as they are. This story introduces Jack, a smart and imaginative boy who loves bright colors like purple and pink. Jack doesn’t enjoy football or riding bikes but loves picking flowers and playing pretend with his sister. It is a celebration of individuality and reassures every child that they are already enough, just as they are. Right now, children are being overwhelmed by confusing messages about identity from schools, media, and entertainment. We wanted to offer something different, something that lets kids enjoy the simplicity of being themselves without carrying the weight of ideas they aren’t ready to understand.  

Many of us in Gays Against Groomers grew up defying rigid gender stereotypes. Had we been born a few decades later, we too might have been victims of an ideology that sends harmful, regressive messages to children. There is no right way to be a boy or girl. You are who you are, and who you are is perfect—no drugs or surgery required.  

Born Perfect: Jack's Story is the first children’s book from Gays Against Groomers Publishing, and it will definitely not be our last. This is only the beginning. Our mission is to create stories that let kids be kids, books that celebrate individuality, encourage imagination, and uphold family values. We are committed to preserving childhood innocence and promoting self-expression in a way that is age-appropriate and grounded in love and support. Every child deserves a safe, nurturing environment to grow, free from the pressure of adult concepts they’re not ready to handle.  

We are so excited to share Born Perfect: Jack’s Story with you. It’s more than just a book; it’s part of a movement to remind kids and families that being yourself is enough. Order your copy today from our website. Whether for your family library or as a meaningful gift, this is a story that will resonate far beyond the season. Let’s remind every child that they don’t have to change to be perfect—they already are.

The sharp increase in trans-identification amongst boys and girls deserves careful consideration, analysis, and empathy. After all, the entire mainstream is now overflowing with “queer culture” through education, social media, television, and books alike. Children are easily influenced by the power of suggestion, overwhelmed and inundated with gender ideology coming from places of authority, peers, and online chat rooms; they may not fully grasp the implications of identity choices due to developmental stages and lack of a fully developed prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain where decisions are made. A trans identity is more than likely a phase. Studies show that 64-94% of children who express discomfort with their biological sex will grow out of their dysphoria when they go through puberty and live as happy, gay adults. 

This new woke LGBTQIA+ media conglomerate exploded after gay people achieved equal rights, as if achieving equality for everyone under the law was not enough. And a new sociopolitical endeavor came to the forefront: transgender youth. With this new minority came a wave of new rules and changes that redefined what it meant to be part of the LGB, now (in some areas) known as the LGBTQIA2S+. Our community has since warped into something unrecognizable, full of obnoxious, narcissistic, and demanding representatives who cry victim at every opportunity. As a result, much of the world has been taken emotionally hostage, slowly being gaslit to accept this new form of activism…or else. We have even seen robust attempts by the trans lobby to change the definitions of words like “woman” and “homosexual,” attempts that have succeeded in various activist institutions. 

The rise of social media has coincided with the fall of mental health among young people, changing the way they see themselves and relate to others. While social media has its benefits, it is a double-edged sword, often resulting in worse mental health, less confidence, more insecurity, and less empathy for others. It has also become a hotbed for LGBTQ-charged content, something many young people gravitate towards when they want to feel understood. Many of these kids suffer from poor mental health. However, they rarely seek proper therapy or consider that their underlying issues could be the source of their identity distress. Ironically, those who do seek advice to better understand themselves often get sucked into the trans pipeline, where they are further distressed by questioning their identity. The cycle is vicious. 

Many of these people are minors. The more youth that gravitate towards gender ideology, the more the mainstream attempts to grapple with how to treat these children. LGBTQ+ issues are now so prevalent that they have become a hot topic of political concern. Parental rights are now being questioned, and multiple states have become “sanctuary states for transgender youth.” Such poor handling of these issues has exposed a major problem: the system in place may inadvertently place many of these children at higher risk of running away, entering foster care, and ultimately becoming victims of trafficking. 

Like a cult, gender ideology relies on psychological manipulation and pressure strategies. Young people are isolated from their loved ones who may question their newfound identity for the sake of their well-being, encouraged to “cut them out” with no sympathy. There is little to no room for asking questions in the gender cult; if you proclaim your identity, it is “harmful” for others to question it, instilling a state of perpetual victimhood in the believer. Gender cult followers are instilled with a fear that the outside world is out to get them, and any underlying trauma which could be influencing their newfound identity is completely irrelevant. Detransitioners, desisters, and dissenters are wholly rejected from the gender cult, labeled as traitors, and told their trans identity was never valid in the first place. 

But the most dangerous aspect of this cult is there is no leader, only recruitment through word of mouth or exposure.

Social media is where many young people are meeting individuals who are elbow-deep in gender ideology, completely immersed in and constantly discussing their “unique” identity or sexuality as if it is their singular human trait. Gays Against Groomers has been labeled a traitorous hate group for asking the gender cult too many difficult questions. Thanks to social media algorithms, the more LGBTQ+ content one watches, the more the user is shown. A new cohort of gender-confused youth have thus emerged at an alarming rate.

One of the most alarming aspects of this process is the prospect of a young person being lured away from their family mentally as well as physically. All it takes is a young person connecting with one or more individuals online who encourage their new identity and isolation from their family, particularly if that family is asking questions. But depending on their state of residence, a child can also be legally taken from their family if their parents do not accept and affirm their child’s decision to identify as anything other than their natal birth sex. 

This is exactly what happened in the case of a teenage girl named Sage. Featured in a documentary titled Cut: Daughters of the West by Canadian filmmaker Simon Esler, Sage’s story is a harrowing and concerning tale of warning for families and trans-identifying youth alike. Esler’s film explains that since the advent of social media, the number of girls identifying as boys has increased dramatically, surpassing boys identifying as girls—a demographic that previously constituted the majority of those experiencing gender dysphoria. In a nutshell, comparison has been the enemy of confidence from many young girls growing up today. Unable to meet the impossible glamorized, hypersexualized, and heavily edited version of femininity splashed all over social media, many young girls are now assuming they must be boys if they cannot fit the stereotypical fantasy role presented to them online. 

This was the case for Sage, who was so distraught that her grandparents (and current legal guardians) would not accept the idea that she wanted to be a boy that it led to a legal custody battle, during which Sage was trafficked multiple times while the courts kept her away from her loving home. Upon her return, she reported that her traffickers said they were making more money from trafficking 'trans kids' than from other victims. Sage, who has years of therapy ahead of her that will never take away her horrific memories of being trafficked, no longer identifies as transgender. 

Many children are being relocated from non-abusive homes simply because their parents or legal guardians will not affirm their transgender identity. Others are encouraged to run away, lured by someone on the internet they’ve never met in person. As a result, some of these children are ultimately trafficked and used as sex slaves.

In August, a family in Washington DC lost custody of their autistic 16-year-old son after he went to the hospital for a suicide attempt, where he was asked a series of suggestive questions surrounding his gender identity. The boy was placed in foster care with a single mother who had a criminal record, and upon her unexpected sudden death, was relocated to the care of a radical trans activist and Chaplain of a progressive church. In the lawsuit filed by the family, they expressed extreme alarm over their son's social media posts, which were suddenly hypersexual and insistent that he was now a girl. These types of posts are a red flag and could indicate possible or eventual trafficking. 

Professional Kidnapper T-shirts

It is common knowledge that Child Protective Services (CPS) and the foster care system are full of corruption, financial incentives and unfortunate loopholes that often place children in far worse situations with little to no honest consideration of their wellbeing. In 2007, Georgia Senator Nancy Schaefer submitted a report sounding the alarm on the Department of Child Protective Services. In her report, she discussed a case in which a mother was threatened for her signature to release her children into foster care, where they were ultimately taken from their foster parents and placed with a previously uninterested father in the “adult entertainment” business who had an “escort” girlfriend. The father trafficked the girls to their previous foster parents. 

Schaefer feared the foster care system was “broken beyond repair.” A few short years after she exposed CPS, citing a bill called The Adoption and the Safe Families Act (amended in 1997 by Bill Clinton and still stands today) that offered thousands in cash bonuses to states for every child adopted out of foster care, Nancy Schaefer was found dead in what appeared to be a murder-suicide committed by her husband. Understandably, many are skeptical of the Schaefer’s deaths to this day. We strongly encourage people to read the report.

The internet has made life far too easy for predators, who can browse for a victim online, whether through social media posts or even using search engines, which bring up a myriad of young trans escorts. Which of them are lying about their age? Are they willing participants, or are they listed online by their traffickers? The untrained eye can't tell.

Gays Against Groomers spoke with a private investigator, who confirmed that this is a growing problem: “TRANS KIDS” ARE A HOT COMMODITY IN THE CHILD TRAFFICKING NETWORK. Read that again.

Many ostracized youth who either choose to run away from home or mentally disconnect from it turn to sex work to make money, particularly if they’re new to an area or aren’t quite old enough for legal work. Historically, transsexuals are notorious for relying on sex work to make a living, and they are at high risk of becoming victims of murder and trafficking. Sex work, also known as prostitution before political correctness softened the term, has become heavily romanticized and encouraged both on and offline.

Some online colleges now offer classes on how to run an OnlyFans account, where users can legally sell explicit self-made content under the guise of “financial freedom and empowerment.” Porn sites have a plethora of niche fetish content relating to transgenders, a fetish that has risen in popularity and visibility in recent years. For trans-identifying youth, it is tempting and even easy money. 

Consider the push for bills to “decriminalize sex work” on behalf of “transgender rights.” Such legislation would further advance public access to pornography and prostitution. And by now, we know that “gender identity” policies always end up extending to children, who are being encouraged to make adult decisions related to sex and identity through this ideology. The link between gender ideology, prostitution, pornography, and child sexualization should be obvious, assuming one is paying attention. 

Herein lies the trap. Young people who are taken from their families or choose to leave before they reach legal age often see “sex work” as a normal and appealing method of achieving independence. These are the youth who are at risk for trafficking, something that does not always require a location change. Many children are trafficked from a single location, sometimes out of their own homes by cruel and desperate parents. And yet we are hearing more and more about children taken from perfectly safe homes who simply want them to wait to decide on their identity until adulthood. Whether they choose it or not, today trans-identifying young people are at a higher risk of being sexually trafficked in a situation they cannot escape. 

The dots are easy to connect. A young person is drawn into changing their identity through gender ideology, a cult-like school of thought that rejects questioning, and lured away from their family either through the state or a stranger online that coaxes (or grooms) them into leaving their family to live a transgender life. State systems and traffickers alike would prefer to benefit from this process, which is why many public educators (in state-funded schools) are introducing children to new and confusing sexual concepts to give children the initial nudge into adopting a trans identity and splitting from their families (either legally or illegally). Parents in some states are threatened with loss of custody of their children if they do not comply. The rest is done through peer and online pressure. 

To perfect this system, the lower tiers have no idea that they are grooming children for potential trafficking. Educators and allies alike believe they have adopted the new gender-inclusive LGBTQ+ ideology for the sake of empathy, inclusion, and affirmation to “save the trans kids.” But the more youth that identify as trans and post themselves online, the larger the catalog for traffickers becomes. The more children that cry to be legally separated from their “abusive” non-accepting families, the more money a state can claim by funneling them into the foster care system. And is it a coincidence that these vulnerable children are being encouraged to delay puberty using 'puberty blockers'—the same drugs employed in the chemical castration of sex offenders—ultimately prolonging their prepubescent appearance? Combine this with the fact that the average parent has no control over what their child is viewing on the internet. It creates a predator's paradise. 

If we do not work to reel in and repair the damage done by gender ideology, we risk thousands of children experiencing what no child or human being should ever experience: SEX TRAFFICKING. 

Transgender Trafficking vs. Sex Trafficking [Courage Is A Habit]

Why is our government allowing financial incentives to separate children from their families? Why are teachers encouraged to drive a wedge between a child and their family over “gender identity?” Why do schools now conduct surveys that ask children if they consider themselves “transgender?” Why is human trafficking still on the rise? Who are these criminals, and who are they trafficking children to? We hope our readers are asking themselves these questions.

This is one of the biggest reasons those of us in Gays Against Groomers do what we do. Our members are regularly contacted by frightened parents who have no idea how to handle their gender-confused child, and they are terrified of the worst-case scenario: separation. These are not abusive parents, they are parents who love and otherwise do everything they can for their children to give them a safe and secure home. They want to know how to talk to their children about what they are going through without scaring them away. But with the possibility of losing custody looming over their heads…what choice do they have? 

Gender ideology is teaching these children to have no sympathy for anyone who questions them, and to treat everyone who does not “affirm” them as an enemy. Once the state gets custody of a child, or a child chooses to run away to be with a stranger, there is no telling where they will end up, and very little time to save them from a terrible fate.

When we talk about a “hidden agenda,” this is what we mean. Healthy children do not need to damage and confuse their bodies with excessive hormones, blockers, or surgeries before they are mature enough to make decisions on their own. Parents have every right to be aware of and question what their child is going through. And they can help their child make the right decisions for their long-term well-being. No child should be told that their body is wrong and they need to escape their family and change themselves forever to be happy.

Without regulation, human traffickers are being supplied with more and more victims every day, and thanks to gender ideology, they have a new and lucrative demographic of vulnerable victims.

This is a war on children, and we’re going to end it one way or another. 

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We do not feel respected by the filth being distributed in classrooms. It is insulting to suggest this has anything to do with civil rights. Boundaries exist for a reason. We have a voice in this debate because it is being done in our name, and we are not backing down without a fight.  

Here is what Yvette had to say:  

My name is Yvette Nary, and as a mother, grandmother, long-time Albuquerque resident and out lesbian, I want you to know how offensive it is to claim that books in school libraries with pornographic content represent the LGBTQIA community and experience. When I came out in the 1990s, our critics insisted that homosexuals had bad sexual boundaries with minors. Some parents wouldn’t let their kids visit mine at my house, just in case. We fought that stereotype, only to have APS now include books with overt pornographic content in school libraries in our name. It is an insult to those of us in the LGBTQIA community who live private and dignified lives.

Represent the LGBTQIA as teachers, thinkers, scientists, engineers, dancers, artists, as community leaders. Being responsible adults and good citizens is what supports acceptance of differences. What other minority group would you demand to represent to children in school through pornographic materials? Wouldn’t that be racist or sexist?

It’s like representing women to children at school via stripping.

Let’s use common sense and stop using LGBTQIA inclusion as an excuse to provide children with pornographic content in schools.

Incidents of discomfort and fear stemming from Self-ID policies are all too common. Allowing males in female-only spaces not only compromises privacy but discourages female participation in public life. Women and girls need sex-based protections because of their biology and the unique vulnerabilities tied to their femaleness. We have seen countless instances where these policies lead to violence. On his first day in office, President Biden issued an executive order redefining "gender identity" as a subcategory of sex under laws like Title IX. This move marked a significant setback, but America is committed to challenging and rolling back the gains made by proponents of "gender identity" under the Biden administration. We are fed up with the radical left pushing an agenda that sacrifices women’s safety and privacy to appease a vocal minority. Despite receiving death threats over this bill, Rep. Mace has stood firm. Threatening a congresswoman over legislation that protects women’s spaces only shows the need for such measures. It proves why laws like this are vital. 

Protecting Women's Private Spaces Act, 2024 [page one]

Raising awareness about how gender stereotypes perpetuate sex-based violence in female-only spaces is crucial. Allowing males access to female facilities reflects a deeper issue: the desire to control women and children, disenfranchise voters, and deceive the public through a harmful social experiment. "Passing culture" promotes the medicalization of younger and younger individuals, suggesting that children should have their puberty blocked and stunt their natural development. This culture prioritizes aesthetics over the health and well-being of children. Kids given puberty blockers like Leuprolide often face severe complications and chronic pain, with their development stunted to affirm the beliefs of others. The president-elect has repeatedly stated that he holds no animosity toward gay people. Attempts to fearmonger or intimidate us into silence are doomed to fail. It’s appalling that such actions are justified under the guise of representing the “LGBTQ+ community.” Average gay men and women—the normal gays—are uninterested in participating in such erratic lies. Gay people are not under threat from Trump. Instead, the real threat comes from extremists who seek to silence and censor those of us objecting to the transqueer takeover. 

Allowing males into female spaces has absolutely nothing to do with gay rights. Even Rep. Nancy Mace, who has championed this legislation, stated that she voted for the Respect for Marriage Act twice. This demonstrates that protecting sex-based boundaries in law is not at odds with supporting same-sex relationships. In fact, maintaining consistent sex categories within the legal system strengthens the foundation for safeguarding the rights of people in same-sex relationships. By reinforcing clear and immutable definitions of sex, we protect everyone from policies that erode these necessary distinctions. Progressives have become the real homophobes. Trans activists continue to claim they’re victims of genocide, but it’s clear they use these scare tactics to manipulate the very people they claim to protect. Suggesting that Donald Trump will somehow evaporate the “nonbinary folx” on his first day in office is a paranoid and delusional outlook on life. Queer Marxists are extorting the public into buying into these lies.

(New York Times, 1996)

“Queer” principles never represented the goals of gay and lesbian couples campaigning for basic rights like marriage equality. “Queer” is Marxism in drag. Have you ever met a queer capitalist? Think about it.

Law-abiding citizens will no longer stand idly by as men gain unfettered access to female restrooms, locker rooms, or other spaces where women and girls deserve safety and privacy. Yet, when anyone objects to these “bathroom free-for-alls,” they are unfairly labeled as bigots and hatemongers. Protecting women and children is not a hate crime. Gay people deserve the right to think for ourselves and support policies that align with our personal values, not the propaganda of the queer machine. We refuse to be misled by socialist agitators pushing irrational demands to ignore material reality in favor of ideology. Across the United States and abroad, gay people are standing up. We will not participate in a delusional identity movement that colonizes girls’ spaces, invades boxing rings, and violently assaults women on the world stage. This points to a deeper mental health crisis in our schools, fueled by a system designed to dismantle boundaries in both language and law. Self-ID laws have devastating consequences, allowing sex offenders to claim identities that place them in facilities with vulnerable girls. In some cases, child rapists are housed alongside children. This is not a drill.

It is flat-out wrong to take spaces, activities, or protections once dedicated to females and hand them over to males. The devaluation of femaleness sends a dangerous message: girls who do not conform to stereotypically feminine behaviors should just become boys. Don’t like dolls? You must be a boy. Enjoy sports? Then you must be a boy, too! This logic has extended to girls’ sports leagues, which now include boys. Is actual girlhood valued at all? Increasingly, it seems girlhood is only celebrated when it is performed by men. Take Dylan Mulvaney, for example, who was celebrated by the Biden administration for “100 days of being a girl”—a performance that involved dressing in miniskirts and playing with tampons for an audience that included children. The soon-to-be former Vice President Kamala Harris even sent him a letter of recognition. This is the individual the administration consulted about pediatric sterilization. Take that as you will.

If it were up to far-left trans activist politicians like Tim [Sarah] McBride, even "misgendering a child” could land you in legal trouble for sex harassment. McBride, a far-left Democrat socialist backed by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has spent years campaigning to implement “gender identity” policies that override natal sex in civil law. Weaponizing the law to redefine sex categories subverts the integrity of protections meant to safeguard vulnerable populations. Sex is real, binary, immutable, and it matters. The trans-supremacists who align with McBride claim that ideas like ours are extreme. But language establishes boundaries, and boundaries are essential to law and society. Words create distinctions between male and female, child and adult—distinctions that gender-neutral language seeks to erase entirely. Judith Butler, a key figure in Queer Theory, has openly endorsed the idea that changing culture begins with changing language—a Marxist tactic intended to reshape society itself. This corruption of language is the foundation of this dangerous ideology. Using reality-based terms is, in itself, an act of resistance.

We wish trans activists would abandon the push for "gender identity." It no longer resonates with most people and lacks common sense. Trans-identified males do not belong in female-only spaces. Sex-separated spaces, such as bathrooms and locker rooms, exist to ensure privacy and safety. The truth is that the trans movement played a significant role in Democrats losing the 2024 election. Running on a "gender identity" platform that eroded the sex-based rights of women and girls alienated many voters. Gays Against Groomers fully endorses a crackdown on this harmful ideology. A storm is brewing—a storm that will defend America and restore sanity. As for the TI2SIQUEER+ parade (did we get that acronym right?), they do not speak for us. Our mission is to bring back decency to our community and our country. An ideology that endangers society’s most vulnerable is neither fair nor American. It is time to stop accommodating the demands of the gender identity lobby and instead protect the majority who simply want to use restrooms, locker rooms, and other spaces without fear or confusion. No more transgender strippers on The White House lawn. The only flag that belongs at our nation's capital is red, white, and blue. The United States of America is bringing back decency and giving power back to those who earned it.

Let’s get this bill passed and send a clear message: If sex-based rights do not matter, then women do not matter. If women do not matter, society crumbles. Gays Against Groomers stands firmly with Rep. Nancy Mace in the fight to protect women, girls, and sanity on federal property.

References

Congresswoman Nancy Mace Announces Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act. (2024, November 20). Representative Nancy Mace. 

https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-nancy-mace-announces-protecting-womens-private-spaces-act 

Costa, M. (2024a, May 17). Gays against Groomers Public comment to the Biden administration’s proposed Title IX amendments. Radar News. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from   

https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/gays-against-groomers-public-comment-to-the-biden-administration-s-proposed-title-ix-amendments  

Costa, M. (2024b, October 31). New Yorkers MUST Vote No On Prop 1 to Protect Parental Rights and Save Girls’ Sports – Here’s Why. Radar News. 

https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/new-yorkers-must-vote-no-on-prop-1-to-protect-parental-rights-and-save-girls-sports-here-s-why 

Crane, E. (2024, November 20). Rep. Nancy Mace says she’s getting threats over Sarah McBride trans bathroom bill. New York Post. 

https://nypost.com/2024/11/20/us-news/rep-nancy-mace-getting-death-threats-over-trans-bathroom-bill/ 

Gluck, G. (2024, November 12). EXCLUSIVE: Female Inmate Assaulted by Canadian Transgender Child Rapist in Women’s Prison Sustained Broken Ribs, Eyewitness Reports - Reduxx. Reduxx. 

https://reduxx.info/exclusive-female-inmate-assaulted-by-canadian-transgender-child-rapist-in-womens-prison-sustained-broken-ribs-eyewitness-reports/ 

Kayanja, I. (2024, November 20). Rep. Mace files bill to ban transgender women from all federal facility bathrooms in U.S. WCIV. https://abcnews4.com/news/local/rep-mace-files-bill-to-ban-transgender-women-from-all-federal-facility-bathrooms-in-us-nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-congress-democrat-republican-capital-hill-wciv-abc-news-4-2024 

King, R. (2024, November 20). Nancy Mace doubles down, introduces bill to ban transgenders from female bathrooms on all federal property. New York Post. 

https://nypost.com/2024/11/20/us-news/nancy-mace-doubles-down-introduces-bill-to-ban-transgenders-from-female-bathrooms-in-all-federal-property/ 

Ott, Christopher. (1996, September 11). Separating Gay and 'Transgender' issues. The New York Times. 

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/11/opinion/l-separating-gay-and-transgender-issues-283193.html 

Patrick. (2024, November 19). Motherhood: More Than An Identity. Radar News. 

https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/motherhood-more-than-an-identity 

Scripps News Staff. (2024, November 20). Scripps News. 

https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/rep-nancy-mace-tells-scripps-news-new-bills-would-limit-bathroom-use-for-transgender-people 

Slatz, A. (2024a, October 9). EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Coach At Pennsylvania High School Who Was Previously Accused Of Undressing In Front Of Teen Girls RESIGNS After Starring In Porn While Smoking Meth - Reduxx. Reduxx. https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-coach-at-pennsylvania-high-school-who-was-previously-accused-of-undressing-in-front-of-teen-girls-resigns-after-starring-in-porn-while-smoking-meth/ 

Slatz, A. (2024b, November 2). CANADA: Trans-Identified Male Who Raped Infant Seeks Temporary Release From Female Prison To Attend Indigenous Cultural Ceremony - Reduxx. Reduxx. 

https://reduxx.info/canada-trans-identified-male-who-raped-infant-seeks-temporary-release-from-female-prison-to-attend-indigenous-cultural-ceremony/ 

VanDerheyden, J. (2024, September 25). Single-Sex Spaces: The Origins of Bathroom Inclusivity and Why America Must Enforce Boundaries. Radar News. 

https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/single-sex-spaces-the-origins-of-bathroom-inclusivity-and-why-america-must-enforce-boundaries 

X (Formerly Twitter.) 

https://x.com/RepNancyMace?t=jkT5nBzofGRvHJTKfD_crw&s=09 

One of the doctors being sued is El Paso doctor Hector Granados. He is being sued for giving children between the ages of 12 and 17 cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers, as well as falsifying records in an attempt to cover up his crimes. The lawsuit contains the names of fifteen patients who allegedly received such interventions by Dr. Granados. If found guilty, Granados would lose his medical license as well as face financial punishment.

[SB 14]

Paxton filed a similar lawsuit in October against a Dallas-based pediatrician who violated SB 14. He is being accused of providing cross-sex hormones to at least 21 children, as well as falsifying records. Regarding the lawsuits Paxton said, “Texas is cracking down on doctors illegally prescribing dangerous ‘gender transition’ drugs to children. State law forbids prescribing these interventions to minors because they have irreversible and damaging effects. Any physician found doing so will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.” 

The Texas Family Project reported in August that despite the passage of SB 14, multiple sources within Texas Children’s hospital have come forward and revealed that gender transition surgeries for children never stopped and the doctors that do come forward are punished. Dr. Eithan Haim is under federal investigation after he revealed to Christopher Rufo that Texas Children’s hospital is providing transgender hormones to children despite it being illegal under the new Texas law, The Dallas Express reported.

[Photo courtesy of Texas Values, 2024.]

Gender transition and irreversible medical interventions for children have skyrocketed nationwide in recent years. Here’s the text with corrected grammar: Since 2019, there have been 13,994 child sex change patients, 8,579 child hormone and puberty blocker patients, and 62,682 prescriptions written for child cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers, according to Stop The Harm, resulting in over $100 million in claims. So far, 22 states have placed age restrictions on gender transition surgeries. We should ban it nationwide.

References 

Christopher F. Rufo. (2024, January 10). Texas Children’s Hospital Whistleblower Comes Forward. City Journal. https://www.city-journal.org/multimedia/texas-childrens-hospital-whistleblower-comes-forward

Dallas Express. (2024, January 27). TX Whistleblower Slams Alleged Misconduct of Prosecutor Ansari. https://dallasexpress.com/state/tx-whistleblower-slams-conduct-of-prosecutor-ansari/

SB 14. (2024). https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:157e0af7-f78a-4770-a1a1-988e31315850 

Stop the Harm Database. (2024). Does My Hospital Transition Kids? https://stoptheharmdatabase.com/

Texas Attorney General. (2024, November 8). Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Another Dallas Doctor for Prescribing Illegal “Gender Transition” Drugs to More Than a Dozen Texas Minors. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-another-dallas-doctor-prescribing-illegal-gender-transition-drugs-0

Texas Family Project. (2024, October 31). Texas AG Sues Doctors Prescribing Children Sex Change Drugs. https://www.texasfamilyproject.com/post/texas-ag-sues-doctors-prescribing-children-sex-change-drugs

Texas Family Project. (2024, October 10). Child Genital Mutilation Surgeries Skyrocketing. https://www.texasfamilyproject.com/post/child-genital-mutilation-surgeries-skyrocketing

Texas Family Project. (2024, August 22). Texas Children’s Hospital Allegedly Covering Up Sex Change Surgeries On Minors. https://www.texasfamilyproject.com/post/texas-children-s-hospital-allegedly-covering-up-sex-change-surgeries-on-minors

Texas Legislature Online History. (2023, June 2). Bill SB 14. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB14

Texas Values. (2024, January). BREAKING: TX Supreme Court Hearing Tomorrow on SB 14 Gender Transition Ban Law | Texas Values. Texas Values. https://txvalues.org/breaking-tx-supreme-court-hearing-tomorrow-on-sb-14-gender-transition-ban-law/

The State of Texas v Brett Cooper. (2024, November 4th). https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Dr%20Cooper%20SB%2014%20Petition%20File%20Stamped.pdf

X. (2024, October 8). Stop The Harm: Exposing the Child Trans Industry in America. https://x.com/januarydonoharm/status/1843714288973951032?s=46

There is a huge psychosocial phenomenon—a contagion—where children who do not fit into the stereotypical gender norms are being labeled as “transgender and non-binary.” They are not screened by any mental health professionals and self-identify as something which they are not. The real issue lies in the fact that society is then forced to pander to the delusional ideations of whatever anyone believes themselves to be. There has been significant pushback by parents of all kinds—and rightfully so.

A lot of the pushback has centered on parental rights—specifically, what parents may or may not do with their own child versus what the school and medical establishment may do behind their backs. We have seen schools and libraries pushing for “trans and LGBTQIA+ literature.” The material is not age-appropriate, meaning it is way too graphic for children of any age. The sexualization of children and the erosion of parental rights are inherently connected.

There is a lot of pushback from mothers and fathers against gender ideology, especially when schools and the state intervene in parental rights. This includes situations where children are removed from parents who do not affirm their child’s "gender identity.” Some parents are even taking a 5-year-old child to another state, away from the other parent, to start them on puberty blockers, or the state itself is sending the child out of the country. We are witnessing too much state intervention in family matters for the wrong reasons, while failing to intervene when truly necessary, resulting in horrific acts of violence against innocent lives.

The efficacy of milk production in males is minimal and not nutrient-rich, unlike a mother's body, which is designed to nurture their baby. Male bodies cannot lactate the way that female bodies do. The way men attempt to create artificial breast milk is through pharmaceutical means. These drugs are off-label and dangerous for the baby. A mother’s milk provides immunities that mothers pass to their children through breastfeeding. Now, there is a push by the trans community for males to become mothers, undergo uterine transplants, and breastfeed. “Male breastfeeding” is one of those things that defies reality; this abhorrent behavior is just a fetish.

Being a mother is so much more than saying, “I’m a mother!” Motherhood is the very essence of a miracle and a blessing of bringing forth life in such a manner that is beautiful and scary at the same time. This is not to take away from women who cannot get pregnant or give birth. But to say that a male has that potential is the very essence of mocking and replacing mothers worldwide. It is saying that women are lesser, and men are more capable. “You will be forced to accept males as mothers, and you will like it. Otherwise, you are a hateful bigot.” Do people really not see what is wrong with that?

We need to stop filling our children’s heads with this nonsense and tell them the truth: humans cannot change sex, even with all the surgeries, hormones, drugs, wishful thinking, or magical means. And mothers will always be female.

References 

Irvine, M. (2024, May 2). Ain’t No Such Thing As. . ...Male Breast Milk! (May 25, 2023). Mark Irvine - Blogger, Campaigner, Organiser. https://action4equalityscotland.blogspot.com/2024/05/aint-no-such-thing-asmale-breast-milk.html?m=1 

Koenig, M. (2024, March 29). Trans grandma able to breastfeed baby with help of experimental hormone drugs. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2024/03/29/us-news/trans-grandma-able-to-breastfeed-baby-with-help-of-experimental-hormone-drugs/ 

Nava, T. (2023, July 8). The Ugly Truth of Male Breastfeeding. Paradox Institute.  https://www.theparadoxinstitute.com/read/the-ugly-truth-of-male-breastfeeding 

VanDerheyden, J. (2023, September 5). The Myth of Male Motherhood: Is Trans Breast Milk Harming Newborn Babies? Radar News. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/the-myth-of-male-motherhood-is-trans-breast-milk-harming-newborn-babies 

I would much rather have been trail running than investigating Pride. However, I am glad I did. What I witnessed was beyond my comprehension, especially for the area I live in. Although we are still called “the Bible Belt,” we are anything but. The activities were more reminiscent of an adult nightclub rather than a “family-friendly festival.”

I didn’t have to dive below the surface to discover the Tri-Pride festival's agenda. I just had to wait for the drag shows to begin. Yes, drag shows in the middle of the day, in a park, aimed at children. Is that really necessary?

Children do NOT belong at Pride! Children do NOT belong at Drag Shows!

At the start of the drag show, the announcer said there was going to be nothing but love, regardless of the hostility going on beyond the gates, even though there were no protests that I could find. At this moment in time, the queer community’s “rights” take precedence over everyone else. Under the ugly Progressive Pride Flag, boundaries mean nothing and everyone else in the community is trampled upon. The only ones who are allowed to speak are the cult leaders, but only for the followers who can keep up with their ever-changing rules. The “love” that was shown during the drag show was that of provocative dancing in front of children. The “love” continued as these men greedily took money from children. It was nightmare fuel.

Those who scream about how the patriarchy needs to be taken down seem to be comfortable when creepy 50-year-old men dress in women’s clothing, wear wigs, pack on elaborate makeup, then “shake their stuff” in front of children. Those same parents who point fingers against the “patriarchy” are the very ones who encourage their children to participate in this depravity.

Any person, male or female, a drag performer or not, should refuse to participate in such displays of sexualization if children are present. The saying, “The show must go on,” should NEVER apply when it involves obscenity and sexualized dancing in front of children.

The Gypsy Queens of the Tri-Cities took that mantra quite seriously

The Gypsy Queens are a group of older men who dress in women’s lingerie and put on performances. Their website describes them as being “the premiere traveling entertainment group of the tri cities.” (Gypsy, 2024) Although the events on their website are advertised for 21 and older, the drag queens of the Gypsy Queens did not care that children were present during their show. Just like the Pied Piper, they led children to destruction while adults cheered.

Children should never have been allowed to attend these drag shows, but this is what happens when you allow queer corporatism to brainwash parents into believing that it’s okay to bring their children, as long as it’s under the LGBTQAA2S+ umbrella and is listed as “family-friendly.” Shame on everyone who encouraged the children to tip dollar bills to men in lewd attire. The Gypsy Queen entourage should be ashamed of themselves for performing in such a lascivious manner in front of children!

There was at least one child there who knew it was wrong. His dad tried forcing him to dance along with the crowd, but the young boy resisted. His father never should have brought him or his sister there to begin with and, at the very least, should have left when he realized his son was uncomfortable watching men dance like strippers in women’s underwear. Tennessee’s Pride Festivals may not be as lewd as the bigger cities, but we are currently headed in that direction. Children’s innocence is at stake.

References

Costa, M. (2022). TrevorSpace: A Pedophile’s Paradise. Radar News. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/trevorspace-a-pedophile-s-paradise 

Gypsy Queens.

https://gypsyqueens.weebly.com/ 

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions. (2024). HRC. Human Rights Campaign 

https://www.hrc.org/resources/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions 

TriPride. (2024). TriPride 2024 Parade and Festival. 

https://www.tripridetn.org/tripride-2024/ 

Rise in Gender Clinic Referrals

Transgender individuals are defined as, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), someone “whose gender identity or expression (masculine, feminine, other) is different from their sex (male, female) at birth. “Gender identity” refers to one’s internal understanding of one’s own gender, or the gender with which a person identifies. Gender expression is a term used to describe people’s “outward presentation of their gender.”

Social media is a contributing factor. Children who were once labeled as latch-key kids are now the ones who have children of their own. While social media does have its place in our world, it has created a disconnect.

"The internet is a vast space filled with information, misinformation, and disinformation, along with all the negative, positive, and neutral information that is out there. What has happened is that the internet has created a crevasse and divide, not just between parents and children, but within society as a whole, causing this disconnect. Children are disconnected from reality, playing video games, disconnected from reality, and disconnected from their parents, peers, and social connections due to the pandemic. Children are disconnected from school and other social connections that used to be part of everyday life that I had as a child and young adult growing up, suddenly ripped away, especially in the last couple of years.

Rise in trans-identification [[Tang, Annie]]

What this divide has caused for children is that they have lost their place in society, within their peer groups, and within their own communities. They are forced to connect online, where that is the only place they feel they fit in, where they no longer fit into society and feel they are different. These children have been left and abandoned, unintentionally for the most part, to fend for themselves and are expected to thrive in a society that they do not understand, looking for their place in the world. So they start looking outside themselves for understanding, and they find it in the form of people telling them what they think they are. They hear this belief that they are trans (transgender). They hear this term over and over again, day in and day out. The truth is, they were just looking for a place to fit in and finding this group of people who seem like they are just like them.

Over the years and through much study, I have seen and heard many occult stories, such as those of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and others. Even people like Charles Manson fit in because these people are some of the most charming individuals imaginable. Where am I going with this? These kids, who are looking for a home and a place where they fit in, hear this idea that they are trans and are charmed by the acolytes of the transgender ideology based on Queer Theory, where they can call themselves anything they like and be accepted as they are. It sounds great! Now that this has moved successfully down this path, they have started pushing for more inclusive ideas, with younger children and parents succumbing to its ideology and charms. It gets worse... This ideology pushes the idea that these children need to have surgery and take drugs to fix them because they are deemed broken and can be fixed by doctors who resemble Josef Mengele and the snake oil salesmen of the pharmaceutical companies.

Now we have a new world where children are being harmed because they are charmed by this idea that they are “transgender.” They can walk in and become lifelong patients to doctors and pharmaceutical companies, but no one discusses the mental health of these poor children. What scars are being left behind? I cannot seem to fathom this part of the issue, even with my knowledge, education, life experience, and certifications. I still cannot see past this wall because all I see is the pain continuing in the worst way. How can this be anything other than a cult? A belief system with theological origins based in Queer Theory? Do you think Judith Butler dreamed this is where it would lead, or do you think she intended this path?

My heart breaks for these children and what they are being put through because people lack the wisdom to understand the harms they are causing. A 5-year-old child doesn’t know anything unless a parent tells them. The state that is pushing these ideals, ideas, and laws is corrupt and evil, and should be entirely dismantled. Doctors and the medical establishment should have their licenses revoked, and they should be investigated, indicted, prosecuted, and imprisoned for violating their Hippocratic Oaths.

It is long past time that parents stand up and take back control of their children from these hordes of vile demons in the schools and state. It’s time to stop wasting tax dollars on a system of indoctrination rather than a system of education in this country. If you want to stop the growth of the gender ideology, you need to get involved in your schools, even if you aren’t a parent. You need to speak out against the wrongs of school boards and teachers who push their political and sexual identities onto children. If enough of us speak out, this will end.

References:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Transgender Health.

https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/transgender.htm 

DSM. (2024, May 8). Psychology Today 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/dsm 

Samuel Paul Veissière Ph.D. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/samuel-paul-veissiere-phd 

Tang A, Hojilla JC, Jackson JE, Rothenberg KA, Gologorsky RC, Stram DA, Mooney CM, Hernandez SL, Yokoo KM. Gender-Affirming Mastectomy Trends and Surgical Outcomes in Adolescents. Ann Plast Surg. 2022 May;88(4 Suppl):S325-S331. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003135. PMID: 36248210; PMCID: PMC9555285. 

Veissière S. P., PhD. (2018, November 28). A new study of social contagion raises important clinical and ethical questions. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culture-mind-and-brain/201811/why-is-transgender-identity-the-rise-among-teens 

Wadman, M. (2018). ‘Rapid onset’ of transgender identity ignites storm. Science, 361(6406), 958–959. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.361.6406.958 

Puberty blockers, primarily gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa), have become an integral component of “gender-affirming care” for kids. These medications claim to delay the physical changes associated with puberty and offer adolescents more time to explore their identity before undergoing irreversible physical changes, such as surgery or hormone replacement therapy. However, despite their widespread use, significant questions remain about their long-term efficacy and safety, particularly concerning mental health outcomes.

We examined the efficacy of puberty blockers in improving mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, and quality of life by comparing findings from clinical studies with placebo-controlled psychiatric trials. Our analysis draws on a broad body of research to determine the relative benefits of puberty blockers in relation to the placebo effect, a well-documented phenomenon in mental health treatments.

Literature Review

A growing body of literature has evaluated the impact of puberty blockers on adolescents with gender dysphoria. Some studies suggest that puberty blockers alleviate psychological distress by providing time to explore one's identity, while others highlight the physical risks, such as reduced bone density and long-term infertility.

1. Biggs (2020) studied the relationship between puberty blockers and suicidality in adolescents, arguing that the mental health benefits are overstated and unsupported by robust evidence.

   
   

2. Chew et al. (2018) conducted a systematic review of hormonal treatments for young people with gender dysphoria, finding mixed results regarding their effectiveness in improving mental health. The mixed results do not justify giving these off-label pharmaceuticals to minors. 

   
   

3. Achille et al. (2020) and Allen et al. (2019) evaluated quality of life and psychiatric outcomes in adolescents undergoing puberty suppression, presenting modest improvements in some areas but no conclusive evidence of long-term efficacy.

   
   

4. Costa et al. (2015) and de Vries et al. (2014) offered insights into the psychological and physical impacts of puberty blockers, suggesting that while these treatments can improve psychological symptoms, their broader mental health effects remain unclear.

   
   

5. Gosling (2022), in "Gender-Questioning Teenagers: Puberty Blockers and Hormone Treatment vs Placebo", challenged the efficacy of puberty blockers by comparing their outcomes with placebo treatments. Gosling’s data from placebo-controlled trials on depression, anxiety, and general psychological distress in adolescents revealed that placebo effects often mirror or exceed the effects observed in studies of puberty blockers.

   
   

Methods

This analysis uses data from several key studies on mental health, puberty blockers and placebo treatments, focusing on the following measures:

• Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for assessing depression.

  
  

• Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) for measuring general psychological functioning.

  
  

• Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (QLES) to evaluate changes in quality of life.

  
  

• Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) for assessing anxiety.

  
  

Cohen’s d was used to calculate effect sizes, a standard method in meta-analyses, to assess the relative effectiveness of puberty blockers and placebo treatments.

Results

Psychological Functioning

Psychological functioning, as measured by CGAS, was examined in several studies. Achille et al. (2020) and Allen et al. (2019) reported modest improvements in psychological functioning for adolescents using puberty blockers.

• Achille et al. (2020) reported an effect size of 0.52 for psychological functioning.

  
  

• Allen et al. (2019) found a similar effect size of 0.45 for puberty blockers.

  
  

• In contrast, placebo treatments for depression and anxiety reported an average effect size of 0.65 in comparator studies.

  
  

Gosling (2022) further supported these findings, noting that the psychological benefits of puberty blockers often do not exceed those provided by placebo treatments in psychiatric contexts.

Figure 1: Effect Size of Puberty Blockers vs Placebo on Psychological Functioning

Quality of Life

Quality of life outcomes were measured using the QLES-Q. Studies by Achille et al. (2020) and Costa et al. (2015) found some improvement in quality of life after treatment with puberty blockers…but the results were not overwhelmingly positive.

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• Achille et al. (2020) found an effect size of 0.25 for puberty blockers in improving quality of life.

  
  

• Costa et al. (2015) similarly reported some improvement.

  
  

• Placebo treatments, however, demonstrated a more pronounced effect, with studies by Robb et al. (2010) and DelBello et al. (2017) reporting an average effect size of 0.42.

  
  

Gosling (2022) argued that placebo treatments often perform as well, if not better, than puberty blockers, raising further doubts about the efficacy of these interventions.

Figure 2: Effect Size of Puberty Blockers vs Placebo on Quality of Life.

Anxiety

Anxiety outcomes were assessed using the SCARED scale. The studies by Singh et al. (2011) and Kuper et al. (2020) found no significant difference between puberty blockers and placebo treatments in reducing anxiety.

• Singh et al. (2011) reported an effect size of 0.25 for anxiety reduction in adolescents treated with puberty blockers.

  
  

• Placebo treatments in psychiatric trials, including those by Correll et al. (2022), showed a similar effect size of 0.25, indicating no substantial difference between the two treatments.

  
  

Gosling's research supports this view, concluding that the effects of placebo treatments on anxiety are often comparable to those of puberty blockers.

Figure 3: Effect Size of Puberty Blockers vs Placebo on Anxiety

Depression

Depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Several studies, including those by Biggs (2020) and Singh et al. (2011), claim that puberty blockers have a modest effect in reducing depression symptoms.

• Biggs (2020) found an effect size of 0.55 for depression outcomes with puberty blockers.

  
  

• Placebo treatments, however, outperformed puberty blockers, with studies like Davey et al. (2019) and Findling et al. (2012) reporting an effect size of 1.00 for placebo.

  
  

Gosling emphasized that placebo treatments generally show larger improvements in depression outcomes, casting doubt on the effectiveness of puberty blockers in reducing depressive symptoms.

Figure 4: Effect Size of Puberty Blockers vs Placebo on Depression

Discussion

The results from this analysis suggest that while puberty blockers seem to provide some benefits in reducing psychological distress, their efficacy does not consistently surpass placebo treatments in several key mental health domains. Gosling (2022) raised significant questions about whether the observed effects of puberty blockers are due to the pharmacological action of the drugs or the placebo effect. This view is supported by Biggs (2020) and Chew et al. (2018), who argue that the limited evidence base supporting the use of puberty blockers may not justify their widespread use.

Moreover, the potential long-term physical risks associated with puberty blockers, such as reduced bone density and fertility (as noted by Klink et al. 2015), warrant further investigation. The marginal psychological benefits seen in some studies are not enough to outweigh the risks. 

Conclusion

Current evidence suggests that puberty blockers do not consistently outperform placebo treatments in terms of improving mental health outcomes, particularly for anxiety, depression, and quality of life. Given the potential for serious physical side effects, a careful assessment of the role of puberty blockers in “gender-affirming care” is warranted.

Figure 5: Comparison of Puberty Blockers and Placebo on Mental Health

A comparison graph (Graph 1, 2, 3, and 4 combined) shows the effect sizes of puberty blockers and placebo across four mental health outcomes: Psychological Functioning, Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression.

• Puberty Blockers are represented by the blue bars.

  
  

• Placebo is represented by the orange bars.

  
  

Proper research studies would focus on large-scale, double-blind randomized trials to provide definitive answers about long-term efficacy and safety. This visual comparison in Figure 5 highlights that in most categories, placebo treatments had a higher or comparable effect size. The lack of robust data on the long-term efficacy and safety of puberty blockers, along with their experimental status, raises significant concerns that make it difficult to justify their widespread use.

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Dragon Con is one of the largest and most popular multi-media conventions, celebrated annually in Atlanta, GA (DragonCon.org). It is “the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction & fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film.” I had the opportunity to attend this year for the first time, and while I was amazed by the creativity of the cosplays, I was less impressed with some of the panels and other activities presented in full view of minors.

One such event I attended undercover was a 'Dorian Gray' panel that promoted LGBTUHD4K+ positivity for minors. This panel allowed both minors and adults to be present, and a child was heard crying from the back row. A few notable moments from the panel included a woke lesbian describing how she “wrote a story about two lesbian girls, as minors, who were on the cross-country team together.” The panelist then detailed how, as a minor, she showed it to a trusted teacher who said it was “a great piece of literature.” It was highly disturbing.

Another panelist at the event also described she and her friends, as minors, were all OUT AS BISEXUAL in high school and how popular they were for broadcasting and exploring their sexuality. There were women who were nearly nude and only wearing rabbit ears. Some of them had their thongs out in front of kids. The convention supposedly had a dress code where cosplay was to be more moderate before 9 PM in the presence of minors. 

After 9 PM, minors were supposed to be kicked out so the raunchy cosplays could return. That in itself was a big fat LIE. I saw plenty of minors after 9 PM and plenty of skimpy cosplays before then. There were also a wide variety of “Dragon Con After Dark” BDSM panels where minors were present.

Yikes. Dragon Con, although it had its fun share of events, has many problems, notably with the moderation and security, who were extremely lax in enforcing policies meant to protect minors. Two solutions could be implemented to prevent minors from being able to view borderline public pornography: either ban all minors from Dragon Con or actually enforce a dress code before 9 PM. Ensuring that policies are strictly enforced to protect our children should be a top priority for organizers. We need to work together to maintain the integrity and safety of these events.

“Live not by lies.” ~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn  

I am a sixth generation Georgian who became a gay rights advocate in 1993. I live not far from the dirt road I was born (and raised) on 62 years ago, in a rural county with my husband and our two dogs.

We live in a Georgia where we are safe, welcome, and included wherever we go. We have gay friends all over the state, outside of Atlanta, living similar happy lives.

I used to be on Georgia Equality’s board of directors. The Human Rights Campaign even gave me its Atlanta humanitarian award a few years back. The reason for my activism was to help create the world that gay men and lesbians are blessed to live in today. 

Mission accomplished. It was not easy to get here. I’m old enough to remember the darkest days of the gay rights movement. I was there. I remember my friends who did not make it. We dreamed of dignified lives. That was the focus of our work. 

Not everyone shared our dream. While extremist thinking has always existed, the gay movement succeeded despite the loud and intentionally unhappy radicals, because a larger number of ordinary homosexuals (of all political persuasions) and our friends were the ones writing the checks and making the decisions.

That was then; this is now.

Today, groups like Georgia Equality and the Human Rights Campaign claim life for “LGBTQ+” and “queer” people is awful. Activist groups founded and built by gay men and lesbians to fight for our rights have mutated into something entirely different. They now claim, despite achieving every goal on the gay rights checklist, America is somehow worse than it was before that work began. Corporations have pivoted from advocating for same-sex oriented people to, instead, focus on the “transgender and queer” communities.

"Transgender" is now used to describe individuals previously known as transsexuals and transvestites, terms defined in the DSM-5 as gender dysphoria and transvestic disorder. "Queer" can mean anything anyone claims it to be regarding sex (as both noun and verb) and sexuality, including heterosexuals and males identifying as lesbians. These are today’s transqueer activists, who have co-opted the infrastructure of the former gay rights movement. Their goal is to gain social and legal recognition for their ideology by any means necessary. Through cultural and political coercion, their focus is explicitly directed toward children.

“Acting as pied pipers of radicalism, they take us all to blind extremes.”

Human Rights Campaign President Kelley J. Robinson testified before Congress in 2023, declaring a “national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people.” National emergency? This sounds odd to those of us who remember police raids, AIDS, discrimination, and the military’s witch-hunts.  

Ms. Robinson’s dishonest claims stem from transqueer activists’ frustration over states enacting child safeguarding and parental rights laws that interfere with HRC’s new mission to proselytize children into transqueer ideology. “Trans genocide,” they call it.  

With $75 million in annual revenue, HRC’s chicken-little-the-sky-is-falling propaganda campaign is well-funded.  

Georgia Equality similarly—and falsely—claims an “epidemic of hate” exists. Instead of acknowledging and celebrating the obvious improvements in Georgia for gay and lesbian people, they unethically push victimhood as their justification to continue fundraising.

Jeff Graham, Georgia Equality’s long-time executive director, is paid $145k a year to fearmonger about Georgia citizens who disagree with transqueer far-left ideas. In an August 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about Georgians who still oppose same-sex marriage, for example, Mr. Graham insulted them as part of “the most extreme fringes of society.” Pot, meet kettle.  

In testimony that same month before a Georgia Senate committee considering child safeguarding legislation, Graham falsely claimed his constituents face increased risks of suicide and violence because people disagree with Georgia Equality’s new agenda. 

This form of emotional blackmail is a common transqueer intimidation tactic: “do as we say, or the children will hurt themselves.”  

What Georgia Equality does not talk about is the suicide rate among post-operative transgender adults being 19 times higher than the general population. They don’t tell the children this part, though.

“They know how to tear down, but not how to rebuild.”

Dishonesty and divisiveness are the stock-in-trade of today’s transqueer activist racket because it keeps the money flowing. Georgia Equality’s annual revenues have more than doubled since 2015, surpassing $2 million.  

Few of these big donors gave a single penny back when we had real battles to fight. Today, left-wing virtue signaling drives them to fund the brainwashing of vulnerable children, consequences be damned.  

During the gay rights movement, we often had to defend against accusations that we were targeting children. Today, transqueer activists spend massive amounts of money doing exactly that—targeting children. The Trevor Project, for example, had annual revenues of around $5 million five years ago. Today, they stand at $84 million.

This is a for-profit industry built on manufacturing victimhood.

The transqueer fraud is laid bare in a new book, The Queering of the American Child: How a New School Religious Cult Poisons the Minds and Bodies of Normal Kids, by Logan Lansing with James Lindsey. The book is about the sinister roots of the recent mass effort to push sex, “gender,” and sexuality in schools. “District administrators, teachers, and even librarians are obsessed with pushing inappropriate topics onto kids, all in the name of fostering “inclusion.” Children today learn they were “assigned a sex at birth” and can change their sex or “gender” at will. Kids are no longer learning to read, write, or do math, but they are learning how to be “radical gender” activists. Meanwhile, school districts keep parents in the dark, hiding critical information about the health and well-being of their children from them.”

The book cites another by David Halprin from 1995, “Saint Foucault,” for the definition of Queer: “Unlike gay identity, which, tough deliberately proclaimed in an act of affirmation, is nonetheless rooted in the positive fact of homosexual object-choice, queer identity need not be grounded in any positive truth or in any stable reality. As the very word implies, “queer” does not name some natural kind or refer to some determinate object; it acquires its meaning from its oppositional relation to the norm. Queer is by definition whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, the dominant. There is nothing in particular to which it refers. It is an identity without an essence.” In other words, “queer” is make-believe psychobabble. Nihilism.

“Queer” is why Georgia Equality and the Human Rights Campaign defend school libraries having sexualized material. “Queer” is why Georgia Equality and HRC defend drag queens “reading” to children. “Queer” is why they claim men can breastfeed. It is why they say some people are both sexes, neither sex, or able to change their sex at will.

“Queer” is why Georgia Equality and HRC claim “trans healthcare for kids” is “medically necessary,” “evidence based,” and “lifesaving” despite the absence of reliable evidence to back it up. “Queer” is why they believe it is okay to remove a 13-year-old girl’s healthy breasts. They ignore the heartbreaking stories of 55,000 members of a Redditt detransitioner group, made up of mostly young lesbians and gay males.

Detransitioners are provided with ZERO resources. NONE.

“Queer” is why Georgia Equality and the HRC say it’s acceptable for males to steal scholarships and sports from females. It is why lesbians are prohibited from having their own spaces and why it is considered okay for men to assault and impregnate women in prison.

“Queer” is also why Georgia Equality and the HRC endorse activism by tantrum—intimidation, coercion, and threats—as acceptable tactics. It’s why they believe government schools should be able to “transition” children without parental consent and why they believe parents should lose custody of their kids for opposing gender ideology.

“Queer identity need not be grounded in any positive truth or in any stable reality.”

Genderqueer activists propagandize, proselytize, and groom. They groom children’s minds to believe in the make-believe—fake identities like “nonbinary,” fake genders like “aerogender” and “genderqueer,” fake sexualities like “pansexual” and “demisexual,” and fake pronouns like “ze/zir/zirself.”  

They support poisoning children’s bodies with dangerous experimental medicines and mutilating cosmetic surgeries, creating a lifetime revenue stream for Big Pharma and the transqueer medical industry.

They leave us with no values and take us with them into the complete void.

The Human Rights Campaign and Georgia Equality are trying to “reimagine” reality through a transqueer “revolution.” In other words, the gay rights movement was not enough; now, domination is the goal, and they are using vulnerable children as human shields to achieve it.  

I remember what it feels like to grow up knowing you are different and struggling to understand why. I am grateful that the world I grew up in during the 1960s and 70s has become vastly more accepting.  

For these reasons, I speak out against the war on children. People of good faith need to stand together and—loudly—raise our voices against this predatory and unethical ideology that is harming children.  

Georgia Equality and the Human Rights Campaign are on the wrong side of history.

Jeff Cleghorn, an Army vet and retired lawyer, worked on the staff of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, in Washington, DC, from 1997 through 2003, and served on SLDN’s Board from 2007 through 2013. Cleghorn, in addition to Georgia Equality, also served on the Boards of Lambda Legal, AID Atlanta, and is a past-president of the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia.

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New York's Prop 1 is not about “equality”—it is a radical, dangerous proposal that would fundamentally dismantle the fabric of our state. It seeks to establish a so-called "constitutional right" for biological males to invade girls' sports on the basis of “gender identity." Prop 1 robs girls of scholarships, jeopardizes their safety, and hands their well-deserved awards and trophies to boys who did not earn them. It is not hateful to say that girls deserve their own sports. Allowing biological males to compete is a slap in the face to every girl who has trained her whole life for a shot at success.

Girls are getting HURT at school by being forced to compete against male students. School sports should not be a safety hazard. How many more girls need to be brutalized before enough people stand up and say that MALES do not belong in girls' sports?

There has never been a more aggressive assault on girls' sports and sex-based rights in New York. This is an attack on children and their families, and we must go all out to defend their rights. Our New York Chapter took to TIMES SQUARE for the VOTE NO ON PROP ONE rally. Amaya and the team gave speeches to educate and inspire New Yorkers to take action to protect parental rights, child safety, and SAVE GIRLS' SPORTS!

Here is Amaya’s speech:

From parents finding out their child is socially transitioning in school behind their back, like the New York mother Jennifer Vitskaksi, to losing medical authority over their child for not supporting their transition, like with Denis Hannon, to every parent's worst nightmare of losing custody of their child and ultimately forever, like the tragic story of Abigail Martinez in California. In a Prop 1 world, it would be nearly impossible for a parent to fight for their child, only making these horror stories even more common. The parent-child relationship is the most sacred. As a society, we should be creating laws that help foster this sacred relationship instead of making laws that help destroy it.

My sister's experience is not a unique one. Children since the dawn of time have gone through some form of identity-based issue during puberty, with a study showing that over 80% grow out of that phase. There once was an unspoken societal rule to let kids be kids and go through this process without much adult interruption. But now, in this gender-ideologically driven society, we are hyper-focusing on a fleeting stage of human development. We are taking it as far as creating laws like Prop 1, one that allows children to make permanent, life-altering decisions during the short stage of their life. Transitioning is a life-altering adult decision in which children do not have the brain capacity to grasp the consequences of that decision fully. With the growing number of mental and physical consequences of children transitioning, we need laws that protect children from potentially self-destructive choices and not allow them to make them under the guise of their new civil rights.

From legally establishing the gender guidelines that allow school officials to hide a child's identity from their parents, to allowing that child to transition without the parents' consent, to punishing parents who do not fall in line, tactics that were once associated with child predators are now being used by our lawmakers under the guise of preventing discrimination and creating a more inclusive society. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Regardless of the intent to stop discrimination, we must recognize the path we are on if the Equal Rights Amendment passes. We must protect parental rights. Protect the children of New York. Vote NO on Prop 1.

Don’t get me wrong. I am proud. I am proud to be a Christian. I am proud to be raised in Tennessee. I am proud to be American. I am proud to be part of Gays Against Groomers. I am proud to stand up and fight for children and their safety! However, I am not proud to be associated with “Pride.” I am not proud of what pedophiles and genderqueer ideologues are doing to our children. I am not proud of the pride festivals we are seeing in Tennessee.

The event boasts of being family friendly: “Bring the whole family and enjoy fun-filled activities, games, and entertainment in our Kids Zone. From face painting to interactive games, there’s plenty to keep the little ones entertained while you soak up the festival atmosphere.” When I attended the Franklin Pride Festival, it was much tamer than other places and nothing seemed overtly sinister. Parking was in a giant field and, in order to enter the free festival, you had to go through one of two lines where a security guard would run a metal detector over you. The lines were divided into male and female. 

Did they enforce this? Well, when it came to drag queens, they did not. Security let them through the female line each time. Each drag queen wore raunchy costumes that women generally only reserve for adult Halloween parties.  Drag queens are male performers who dress and act like caricatures of women. On the opposite side, drag kings are female performers who dress and act like caricatures of men. Both can be enjoyable to watch, in the right setting, without children present. 

It was a cold, rainy day during the festival in Franklin, but that didn’t stop the drag queens from strutting their stuff barely wearing any clothing…in front of children. Some of the children were even dressed in furry gear. It was highly disturbing.

The definition of a furry or anthropomorphic animal enthusiast is surprisingly absent on “queer” websites that boast of using “all-inclusive” queer language. However, even elementary school children know about furries and dress as furries now. It is sinister. Dressing up and playing pretend is a normal part of childhood. But children are being pressured to dress up in kink gear and are completely unaware that they are wearing fetish outfits.

Furries or anthropomorphic animal enthusiasm is trying to creep its way under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, and furries are now embraced at pride festivals. In the correct setting, costume wearing is acceptable, normal, and even encouraged. Allowing children to obtain a furry persona, however, is dangerous. Since furry personas can be any age, it gives pedophiles access to children.

Children dressed as furries were not the only concern. Upon entering, a man could be heard giving a “speech” to a nonexistent crowd. He was passionate about stopping the trials and tribulations that face the “LBTQAIA2STTQF+ youth” today and how we can stop the hate together. There is nothing hateful about wanting to keep kids safe.

In the middle of the festival, there was a family play tent with games and a bubble machine to tempt families to bring their children. Regardless of the temptation, parents, leave the children at home! On the outskirts of the festivals stood a teen lounge: The Wilco Iris Teen Lounge. This was especially odd, as it was away from all the other booths. The lounge was designed for comfort. There were rugs, chairs, and couches. No teens, at least not at the time. There were, however, two adult women “guarding” the “lounge.” They allowed me to glance around, at first. It was clear that adults were not allowed there. It was supposedly a “safe space” for teens. The group is facilitated by adults, but allegedly run by children. They are an organization of teenagers who meet regularly, even having their own, separate prom. The space was described as a place where teens can just “be themselves.” On the surface, this seems harmless. However, below the surface lies something far more worrisome.

I eventually met two young ladies who “went through the program.” Those were their words. When asked what they liked about it, one responded with a vague, “It was fun.” Other responses were just as vague: “Oh, it gave me a safe space to be me.”; “I learned what it meant to be queer and I met other queer people.”; “I liked the prom.” That should give everyone pause.

When digging into their website, you will discover their true motive: indoctrinating teenagers into a cult. They even admit to teaching teens how to promote queer ideology so adults can then pass it on to children and make children easier to brainwash. Not only are they promoting Marxist activism, they are also running a type of “underground library.” They are circumventing the Tennessee Public Library Service Agreement by providing teenagers with obscene books.

The Tennessee Public Library Service Agreement has rules listed on page five under “Collection Development Policy.” The Pride festival was breaking the following rules listed in the agreement:

● ‘No funds received are used to purchase, nor will the library otherwise acquire, material that constitutes “child pornography,” is “pornographic for minors,” or is “obscene;”’

● Books and materials that contain sexual themes or content are reviewed by the public library independently for age-appropriateness and cataloged accordingly – even if this overrides the age-appropriateness recommended by the publisher

● ‘The library has a written, publicly accessible library materials challenge policy that (a) defines which parties may dispute or challenge the library’s age-appropriate designation on materials, with such definition, at a minimum, including a parent or guardian of a minor within the library district, (b) defines the process by which a materials challenge can be initiated, and (c) provides for the results of any such dispute or challenge to be disclosed in the public library’s official Board of Trustee minutes.’

This is particularly alarming, because teenagers as young as twelve are gaining access to adult books with mature and sexual material in them. 

The books are distributed one of three ways: “1) Books can be picked up in a discrete, no-contact, central location in Williamson County, 2) A Wilco Iris student leader can deliver your book to you at school, or 3) We are happy to ship the book to you free of charge.” (WILCO Library, 2024)

Each book has a trigger warning set up by the CHILDREN. The adults did not even see fit to warn these children that they could encounter triggering or inappropriate themes in the books.

Trigger Warnings:

5 books have a trigger warning of pedophilia 

8 books have a trigger warning of rape

26 books have a trigger warning of sexual content

5 books have a trigger warning of torture

10 books have a trigger warning of animal death

8 books have a trigger warning of sexual assault

7 books have a trigger warning of child abuse

Other trigger warnings include: suicide, suicidal attempt, bigotry, violence, self-harm, homophobia, etc.

“Two Boys Kissing” by David Levithan has a trigger warning of pedophilia and sexual content; “Under the Whispering Door” by TJ Klune has a trigger warning of sexual content)

Since adults allegedly facilitate Wilco, then why are they allowing these books to be sent in such secretive manners, unless they have an ulterior motive?

On the surface, the Franklin, TN Pride Festival seemed to be tame, but delving beneath the surface, it has proven to be anything but. And they are gearing up to do it all over again this October. 

References: 

PFLAG National Glossary. ©PFLAG 2024. All Rights Reserved. 

https://pflag.org/glossary/ 

Safer Schools. (2023). Let’s Talk about Furries. 24 April 2023.

https://oursaferschools.co.uk/2023/04/24/furries/ 

Tennessee Public Library Agreement

https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/2023-2024%20Library%20Service%20Agreement.pdf 

TriPride. (2024). Festival Features: Family Friendly Fun. © 2024 - TriPrideTN, Inc. TriPrideTN, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3. 

https://www.tripridetn.org/tripride-2024/#expectations 

WILCO Library. (2024). Library.

https://wilcoiris.org/library 

WILCO Mission. (2024). History and Mission. 

https://wilcoiris.org/history-mission

- Palace Leavitt, Gays Against Groomers

How do you know that the book on your child’s school reading list is safe and age-appropriate? The school board and teachers certainly wouldn’t allow your child to read inappropriate material…right? Think again.

A few months ago, a parent who believed that teachers had his children’s best interests in mind found out otherwise, and he and his family have been paying the price for it ever since. Carlos found out that his 11-year-old son had to read a transgender book called My Shadow is Pink by Scott Stuart, to a kindergartner. This book is about being transgender and not fitting into your body as a child. The California school was using older children to spread gender ideology to young children.

But that was just in California…right? Let’s take a look at some of the books found and promoted in libraries, schools, children’s YouTube channels, drag queen story hours, politicians, etc. Reading programs, such as the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, American Library Association’s (ALA) Rainbow Book Month™, book suggestions for TransKids, and the Association for Library Service to Children DIA the book lists can seem safe or overwhelming for parents and often children are left to their own devices with book choices. As long as children are reading, it doesn’t matter what kind of book they are reading…does it?

It shouldn’t. However, there is a modern-day book burning occurring. Historically, libraries were destroyed by conquerors in order to erase the culture and history of the conquered. Gender Queer Ideologists have compared concerned parents, guardians, and even Gays Against Groomers, to those who want to burn books. 

The desire to ensure children are not exposed to pornographic material is not the same as book burning, book banning, or censorship.

There has to be laws in place to protect the innocent. That is what laws are intended to do, otherwise, we’d have an uncivilized, lawless society. In fact, the ALA's website on book banning admits that their research is faulty and biased: “The information in these resources is compiled from news reports, individuals, libraries, schools, and other organizations about challenges to materials and services. OIF does not always track the progress or eventual outcome of each censorship attempt reported to it, nor can it assure that data items are consistent across each report.” (ALA Banned, 2024).

Furthermore, the ALA refuses to share their database, knowing it is not statistically valid. Yet, it is widely quoted and used by libraries and politicians to push their narrative: “Because the censorship database does not have the statistical validity demanded by many social scientists and researchers and may be vulnerable to misinterpretation and misuse, we must deny any request asking OIF to share raw data” (ALA Banned, 2024).

Radical queer activism can be seen as a modern-day book burning because it seeks to disrupt and erase culture, history, and even biology. It is rooted in Marxism and Communism. At its core, queer theory seeks to create chaos. Flooding libraries, schools, and social media with this ideology, especially in children's books, serves to erase history, culture, and censor innocence.

The book Camp by L. C. Rosen is about a sixteen-year-old named Randy who goes to a summer camp for queer teens. He enjoys theater and makeup but is willing to change himself to make Hudson, a masculine teenager who only dates other masculine boys, fall in love with him. However, young adult books like this are intended for children as young as 12 years old.

Your pre-teen will be exposed to descriptions of sex between two underage boys: 

I’m already hard—I have been since the moment I heard him take off his shorts. First blow job. That’s happening now. This is not how it happens in porn. I grab his hair with both my hands. Moments have no meaning, time-wise, until I can feel that I need to stop him, or else ask him if he’s a spitter or a swallower. I’m not super sure how to do this, so I just open my mouth as wide as I can and go as far as I can. I’m surprised by the taste. My first time giving a blow job. “I want you in me,” he says. “Let’s start with your finger.” I hold out my hand, and he opens a packet of lube onto his hand and mine, then he reaches behind himself. He smiles and turns onto his stomach so I can watch him lube everything up and push his own finger into himself. He sighs deeply, then pulls it out. “You,” he says, reaching for my lubed hand. Carefully, I push my finger into him. He stops me after a minute, pulling my hand out. “More lube,” he says. “Now in and out,” he gasps. I follow his instructions, moving my finger as he makes noises that make every part of me stand on end. At his instruction, I curl my finger slightly, and the noises grow louder. “Two fingers now.” He slowly lowers himself, grabbing my body and guiding me, easing me into him. At first, the tightness is so intense it almost hurts. “Oh yes,” he says, and starts moving up and down on me. (Rosen, pp. 338-343, 2020)

Middle-grade fiction, intended for children ages 8 to 12, has increasingly included such themes. Alex Gino’s books, George and Melissa, introduce young readers to concepts surrounding transgender identities. These books suggest that children’s parents may not understand them, while other adults who affirm their identities do. Sound familiar?

In one scene from George, the school principal, Principal Maldonado, explains to George’s mother that she must affirm her child after George takes on the role of Charlotte in the school’s production of Charlotte’s Web. When George’s mother expresses hesitation, the principal whispers to George that her office is always available. The underlying message suggests that parents who do not affirm their child's identity are out of touch, and children should seek guidance from other adults instead.

These books also imply that if a boy displays traditionally feminine traits or engages in activities stereotypically associated with girls, then he must be a girl. Books like Gino’s and others, such as Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid, drive a wedge between children and their parents, conveying the message that parents won’t understand, and thus children should seek validation elsewhere.

Picture books targeting children ages 4 to 8 introduce concepts like sadomasochism, drag queens, and critical social justice. Grandad’s Pride by Harry Woodgate, for instance, includes illustrations of men in leather bondage gear kissing, with slogans like “Trans Rights Now,” mastectomy scars, and signs that say, “BREAK THE CIS-TEM.” In the story, a young girl named Milly organizes a Pride parade after discovering a Pride flag. Her grandad explains that Pride is a celebration of diversity, respect, and equality. This is the kind of “wholesome” content we're being told should be accessible to children:

Together: First Conversation About Love is another age-inappropriate book geared towards children. From the very beginning, children as young as 0 to 3 years old are introduced to "pronouns," as the authors' and illustrator's pronouns are listed on the inside cover of the book. The authors' note, also on the inside cover, explains that this is a queer-affirming book about queer love: "This queer-affirming book starts the conversation about what healthy love looks and feels like, and all the ways we love, have relationships, and make families."

Even if you skip the authors' note and don't immediately realize that you are reading your child a "queer-affirming" book intended to influence their understanding of gender and sexuality, the messaging soon becomes clear. The book includes phrases and illustrations such as: "There are lots of different ways grown-ups can choose to show this kind of love to each other, like going on a date or kissing on the lips"; "I'm a man who loves other men - I'm gay"; "We're lesbians!"; "I can love people of any gender - I'm queer"; and "I'm a man who loves women - I'm straight."

At the end of the book, there is a "Continue the Conversation" section that provides guidance on topics like sexual development, showing love, grown-up relationships, queer love, challenges in love, nurturing healthy relationships, resisting heteronormativity, and building a loving world.

Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott explain in their book, The Canceling of the American Mind, that a “new generation of employees in the publishing world seem exceptionally comfortable assuming the role of ideological gatekeepers” (p. 236, 2023). In Silenced in the Library, Zeke Jarvis states that the struggle with children and young adult books is due to the “unclear nature of who has the authority to make decisions about what children read.” (p. xxi, 2024).

References

1000 Books. (2024). Read it and recap. https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/find-a-program/ 

ALA (2024). American Library Association: June is Rainbow Book Month™. 

https://www.ala.org/rrt/rainbow-book-month

ALA Banned. (2024). American Library Association: A Note About our Research. Banned & Challenged Books. 1996-2024.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks/research

ALSC (2024). Association for Library Service to Children. 

https://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/Dia-2024 

DK (2022). Banned Books: The World’s Most Controversial Books, Past and Present. Penguin. Random House. 2022. 

Gays Against Groomers. (2024). X Spaces: California Kindergarten Indoctrination Feat. Whistleblower Parent. 

https://x.com/i/spaces/1eaKbgQoNYeGX 

Gays Against Groomers. (2024). X (Formerly Twitter).  

https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1793303288927924702?t=tA8FrB5EpK75mUPZRn-3Jw&s=19 

Gino, A. (2015). George. Scholastic, Inc. 

Gino, A. (2015). Melissa. Scholastic, Inc. 

Jarvis, Z. (2024). Silenced in the Library: Banned Books in America. Bloomsbury Academic. New York, NY. 2024.

Loonin, M. (2023). Banned Books: The Controversy Over What Students Read. San Diego, CA. 2023.

Lukianoff, G. and Schlott, R. (2023). The Canceling of the American Mind. Case Study: Publishing. p. 236. Simon & Schuster. New York, NY. 2023.

Madison, M. and Ralli, J. (2022). Together: First Conversation About Love. Rise x Penguin. 2022.

Miriam Laundry Publishing. (2024). Age Categories. 

https://miriamlaundry.com/childrens-book-age-categories/ 

Palace (2024). Ohio school board. Kite Runner. Video.

Rosen, L. C. (2020). Camp. Little, Brown, and Company. New York. Boston. 2020. pp. 338-343.

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https://transkids.myshopify.com/pages/kids-book-suggestions 

Wilfrid, K. (2023). Just Lizzie. HarperCollins Publishers. 14 November 2023. 

Woodgate, H. (2023). Grandad’s Pride. Little Bee Books. New York, NY. 2023

The lawsuit further explains that, Susan Doe socially transitioned at school in 2007, where the school agreed to call them by she/her pronouns and use a new, socially feminine name. The act of the school obliging to change Susan's name and pronouns was, in essence, the school agreeing that this child was now a female, even though humans cannot change sex. Susan was therefore allowed to use the girls’ restroom as an attempt to assimilate within the opposite sex category. That school year, "Susan" was allegedly followed into the girls’ bathroom by a male student, which sparked local controversy, putting the media in a frenzy. 

Due to social pressure, the superintendent terminated Susan's ability to use the girls’ restroom. The district agreed to allow Susan to use either the boys’ restroom or the staff restroom, whichever was preferred. Susan's parents claimed in the lawsuit, that Susan was now ostracized, segregated and without support, causing Susan "extreme emotional distress.” More notably, and arguably more importantly, the lawsuit goes into great detail about a "male student" who was stalking and harassing Susan. This male student followed Susan around the school, calling Susan a "faggot" and intimidating them. This male student chased Susan in public and bullied them in and out of school. According to the lawsuit, this male student would seek Susan out the entirety of the day…simply to harass them. He would even go as far as standing outside of the bathroom stall that Susan was using to watch Susan use the bathroom. It was a gross violation of privacy overall.

The school then adopted an "eyes on" policy, requiring Susan to be escorted throughout the school by a teacher. As one could imagine, this "eyes on" policy largely stigmatized Susan and caused obvious social issues. Susan was in middle school during this time frame. This is how the "safety of trans girls in the bathrooms" talking points were established. This story, and the disgusting bullying that was not addressed, is the same story that is being verbally regurgitated by the TRA's in order to convince the public that “trans girls” need to use the girls’ restrooms for their explicit safety and to avoid harassment.

You may have convinced yourself that bathroom-sharing is the right thing to do…especially back in 2011, where most people did not know anyone who identified as transgender. Being transgender was so rare at that time that this bill didn't affect the vast majority of school-aged children in the United States. And then the social contagion went mainstream. There are millions of children and young people identifying as trans. With the skyrocketing amount of children self-identifying as a different gender, the bathroom debate has once again taken storm. In an attempt to avoid lawsuits and to keep themselves from losing valuable school funding, schools across the nation adopted a “transgender bathroom policy,” allowing students to use not only the restroom, but also the locker rooms, with the sex they choose to identify with. California recently passed a bill requiring schools to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom specifically for non-binary students or students who feel like they are neither boy nor a girl. School districts in Fairfax, Virginia have gone as far as adding policies to their handbooks explaining how using a "deadname" (birth name) or "misgendering" someone will lead to discipline.

Senate Bill No. 760 

It seemed like the 2011 lawsuit set the table and the rest of the states were now expected to “Protect Trans Kids." That was until it hit the mainstream and schools started to be challenged by parents, women, and girls who stood up for their right to privacy and modesty. A prime example is what happened in Loudoun County, Virginia. A male student who identifies as "gender fluid" sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in a high school bathroom. The perpetrator was then simply moved to another school in the district…where he then assaulted another girl. He was finally convicted of both attacks and is now in a mental health facility. The family is suing for $30 million. Jane Doe spent two weeks hospitalized from the attack and subsequently received death threats and harassment from her peers. Jane Doe, who was the victim in the attack, had to file a restraining order to keep herself safe.

In New Mexico, a 12-year-old was raped in the bathroom at school by a trans-Identified classmate. The girl was too afraid to tell the school for fear of being labeled a bigot. The trans-Identified student then assaulted two more girls who also did not speak up. These policies are creating a culture of fear which is silencing victims. In Oklahoma and California, male trans identifying students have physically assaulted girls in their school bathrooms. The male in the California incident had been reported before. He "had a habit" of flashing girls in the restrooms and locker rooms. In Wisconsin, a trans-identified student purposely showed his genitals to freshman girls. These girls were forced to see a penis at 14…while at school. Most girls have never seen a naked man at that age, the ones that have are likely to be victims of trauma. 

Our daughters are being raped and sexually harassed by the same people the district is claiming to protect. In an attempt to mitigate the situation, schools have started opting for creating entirely new bathrooms. In Edwardsville Illinois, the school district is spending 6.8 million tax dollars to expand the schools by 8,000 square feet to install these new restrooms. Each stall will be fully enclosed and equipped with a locking mechanism. According to the Trevor Project, 1 in 5 transgender and non binary young people have supposedly attempted suicide. The corporation also claims that nearly 60 percent of these youth who wanted mental health services were not able to receive them. Symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation have all trended upward since 2020, despite the rapid acceptance of trans people, including the ability to get "gender affirming care" covered under Medicare and being able to medically transition in some places without parental consent. 

The Trevor Project

The Australian Journal of Psychology published a systematic review of studies of children aged 2-12 who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The study found that the median age of children displaying gender dysphoria who were seeking treatment is age 8. The study also asserts that children have no legal authority to provide informed consent to medical procedures. Most importantly, the study states, "The core symptoms of gender dysphoria in childhood rarely exist in isolation; more commonly the symptoms are exacerbated by psychosocial stressors and psychiatric disorders." It is disingenuous to assume that simply denying a child access to the girls’ facilities will cause the child to commit suicide. And sure, one could argue that "validating" a child's dysphoria might cause some short-term relief for the child…but at what expense? Rampant mental health issues are not being addressed. Wouldn't it be better to address the mental health comorbidities so children are able to face adversity without resorting to suicide?

Schools usually have their hands tied around their backs for what they can and cannot do to help. There are hazardous policies being put in place that favor the perpetrators’ mental health issues over the victims’ distress from bullying. We just recently learned that a 12-year-old girl was brutally bludgeoned by a mentally disturbed trans-identifying classmate. The traumatized students recalled watching blood explode from the child's head and sat in horror as the beating took place. The perpetrator had a known “hit list” of students they wanted to murder. Concerned parents reported to the school staff that an incident was likely and that their children needed help. Unfortunately, their concerns were neglected. The student was expelled after multiple violent attacks on classmates…including threatening other children with a knife. Parents were outraged about the lack of action taken to keep this mentally disturbed child away from their kids.

Allowing Susan Doe into the girls’ restroom did not address the true issue – bullying. The bully should have been suspended from school and charges should have been filed. The solution for Susan Doe was not using a separate restroom…it was to address the harassment and bullying. If the bully had been penalized, Susan Doe would not have needed to seek shelter in a private female area – nor would they have needed a teacher to escort them around the school, further ostracizing them. The true tragedy of this entire issue is the root cause of the "danger" is not being addressed. Children are bullied everyday, sometimes to the point of suicide. The same issues of bullying, lack of protection for victims, lack of prevention, lack of support, and allowing a dangerous environment has still not been rectified, despite new “LGBTQIA+ laws” being put in place year after year. The problem persists and will continue to persist regardless of what bathrooms are used. That’s because…it was never really about bathrooms. 

Policies that prioritize the safety of all students must be put into place.

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