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A 15-year-old Florida student, Isabelle “Jimmy” Valdez , who identifies as transgender , is at the center of a violent attempted murder plot  that unfolded inside Lake Brantley High School in Seminole County. Isabelle “Jimmy” Valdez, along with another student, Lois Lippert, was arrested  after authorities uncovered a plan to lure a classmate to a secluded location, kill him with a knife, and drink his blood . Authorities say the plan focused on a specific classmate, with the intention of isolating him and carrying out the attack  on campus. A knife was recovered, along with materials directly connected to the plan. Law enforcement intervened after receiving a tip, preventing the attack before it could happen. Valdez seemingly wrote an apology note  to her parents: “Dear mama & papa. I’m sorry for what I’m gonna do, hopefully you will find this paper. I want you guys to know that none of it is your fault or anyone else’s in that matter.” Drawing  of a man being hanged – News 6 Investigators  recovered detailed notes, drawings , and messages outlining the plan step by step. The materials included diagrams, references to weapons, timing, and what would happen after the killing. Some writings explicitly described consuming the victim’s blood as part of a ritual. Prosecutors later emphasized that the consistency across handwritten notes and digital communications showed sustained intent. Drawing  of a boy being executed by trans student – News 6 When the documents were released publicly, they revealed graphic imagery and detailed planning. Some included written instructions and sketches tied directly to the intended attack. Others focused on the blood-drinking ritual. Investigators also confirmed that Valdez had studied previous mass killings in detail. The Sandy Hook shooter was her obsession, and elements of that mass killing were incorporated into her own plan.  Drawing  of serial killer & sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer – News 6 Valdez, who went by “Jimmy,” had reportedly immersed herself in violent online spaces and developed a fixation on mass killers. Investigators said the teen was obsessed with the Sandy Hook  shooter and had incorporated that fixation into the murder plot . The plan was to form a blood bond with the Sandy Hook killer and resurrect him from the dead. Both Valdez and Lippert were charged as adults with attempted first-degree murder and ordered held without bond . In court, prosecutors pointed to the level of planning, the violent intent, and the disturbing nature of the writings as justification for keeping them in custody. A judge agreed, ruling that the risk was too high for release. A video from the back of a police car showed both teens laughing , joking about how they would look in their mugshots, and talking excitedly about being jailed  together. At one point, they shouted  “yay” while discussing what they had done. The tone was casual, detached, and completely out of step with the severity of the charges. Reports described the conversation as “twisted girl talk,” with references to makeup, appearance, and pop culture, while in custody for an attempted murder plot. Drawing  of mass murderer Elliot Roger – News 6 Valdez’s transgender  identity has drawn media  attention, combined with documented immersion in online subcultures and extreme content. While Isabelle “Jimmy” Valdez’s trans identity alone does not explain the violent behavior, it goes hand in hand with other factors, including isolation, fixation, and exposure to harmful material. The connection cannot be ignored. When a 15-year-old is identifying as a different gender, operating under a different name, and spending significant time in online environments that reinforce cognitive fragmentation and extremist tendencies, those factors can exist alongside escalating violent ideation that goes unchecked until intervention is forced. Authorities believe the outcome could have been far worse if not for the tip that school officials received before the attack could be carried out. The presence of a weapon, a defined target, and a clear plan meant this was not theoretical. It was moving toward execution. Both teens remain in custody as the case proceeds. Prosecutors have indicated they will pursue the charges fully, citing the strength of the evidence and the seriousness of the threat. Defense arguments have pointed to age and mental health, but luckily, the court has so far prioritized public safety.  Drawing  of dead children – News 6 The release of the writings and drawings continues to shape public understanding  of the case. They show a level of detail and commitment that is difficult to dismiss. The materials are specific, repeated, and blatantly call for violence. This case is a clear example of what happens when warning signs are missed or minimized: identity confusion, online radicalization, and violent fixation nearly resulted in another transgender murder at school. A 15-year-old “trans kid” planned a ritualistic murder  of a classmate, documented the plan in writing and drawings, fixated on past mass killers, and showed no visible remorse after arrest. The only reason this did not end in tragedy is that someone spoke up before it was too late. References AOL. 2026. “Arrested Teens Laugh About Plot to Kill Classmate and Drink His Blood.” March 12, 2026. https://www.aol.com/arrested-teens-laugh-plot-kill-200548785.html⁠   ClickOrlando. 2026. “Disturbing Notes, Drawings Released After Murder Plot at Lake Brantley High School.” March 19, 2026. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/03/19/disturbing-notes-drawings-released-after-murder-plot-at-lake-brantley-high-school/⁠   Daily Caller. 2026. “Lois Lippert, Isabelle Valdez Held Without Bond in Attempted Murder Plot.” March 11, 2026. https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/11/lois-lippert-isabelle-valdez-held-without-bond-attempted-murder/⁠   Fox 35 Orlando. 2026. “Florida Teen Accused of Plotting to Kill Student Wrote Letter to Parents.” March 2026. https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-teen-accused-plotting-kill-student-wrote-letter-parents⁠   iFamNews. 2026. “Trans Teen Plots School Murder to Resurrect Sandy Hook Shooter.” March 2026. https://ifamnews.com/en/trans-teen-plots-school-murder-to-resurrect-sandy-hook-shooter⁠   KOMO News. 2026. “Judge Keeps Accused Teens Jailed After Video Shows Laughter During Murder Plot Arrest.” March 2026. https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/florida-true-crime-news-judge-keeps-accused-teens-jailed-after-video-shows-laughter-during-murder-plot-arrest-attempted-murder-arrests⁠   Law & Crime. 2026. “‘Yay’: Teens Laugh About Plotting Blood Ritual and Classmate’s Slaughter, DA Says.” March 2026. https://lawandcrime.com/crime/yay-teens-laugh-about-plotting-blood-ritual-and-classmates-slaughter-have-twisted-girl-talk-about-doing-makeup-for-mugshots-and-my-little-ponies-da-says/⁠   National Today. 2026. “Trans-Identifying Teens Arrested for Alleged Murder Plot Caught Joking on Video.” March 12, 2026. https://nationaltoday.com/us/fl/altamonte-springs/news/2026/03/12/trans-identifying-teens-arrested-for-alleged-murder-plot-caught-joking-on-video/⁠   New York Post. 2026. “Twisted Florida Teens Accused of Plotting School Murder Joked About Looking Good in Mugshots After Arrest Video.” March 11, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/03/11/us-news/twisted-florida-teens-accused-of-plotting-school-murder-joked-about-looking-good-in-mugshots-after-arrest-video/⁠   Oxygen. 2026. “Isabelle Valdez, Lois Lippert Accused of Murder Plot Laugh About Mugshots.” March 2026. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/isabelle-valdez-lois-lippert-accused-of-murder-plot-laugh-about-mugshots⁠   Orlando Sentinel. 2026. “Teen Accused in Seminole School Murder Plot Was Obsessed with Sandy Hook Shooter.” February 4, 2026. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/04/teen-accused-in-seminole-school-murder-plot-was-obsessed-with-sandy-hook-shooter/⁠   ReadLion. 2026. “Florida Teens Accused of Bizarre Attempted Murder Plot Ordered Held Without Bond.” March 2026. https://readlion.com/florida-teens-accused-of-bizarre-attempted-murder-plot-ordered-held-without-bond/⁠   Scribd. 2026. “REDACTED Valdez Drawings and Notes.” https://www.scribd.com/document/1015019150/REDACTED-Valdez-Drawings-and-Notes⁠   The Blaze. 2026. “Lanza Video Linked to Teen Murder Plot Case.” March 2026. https://www.theblaze.com/news/lanza-video-teen-murder-plot⁠   WESH. 2026. “Teen in Florida High School Murder Plot Charged as Adult.” March 2026. https://www.wesh.com/article/teen-florida-high-school-murder-plot-charged-adult/70246914⁠   WTVM. 2026. “Teen Girls Seen Laughing in Back of Police Car After Alleged Attempted Murder of Classmate to Drink His Blood.” March 12, 2026. https://www.wtvm.com/2026/03/12/teen-girls-seen-laughing-back-police-car-after-alleged-attempt-murder-classmate-drink-his-blood/⁠

In recent years, there’s been a disturbing trend of horrific acts  of violence carried out by those who identify as transgender. The recurrence of these high-profile cases, where the targets are often the most innocent, raises more questions than answers. Why do so many of these perpetrators turn their pain outward, especially towards children? We saw it in Tennessee in 2023, when Audrey “Aiden” Hale , who identified as transgender, slaughtered six at Nashville’s Covenant School. We saw it again in August of 2025, this time in Minneapolis, when 23-year-old Robert M. Westman , a biological male, walked into a Catholic school during morning mass and gunned down children celebrating the new school year.  Tennessee Trans School Shooter,   Audrey Hale , with pages from her manifesto Two children were killed, 17 others were wounded, 14 of them were children between the ages of 6 and 15, plus three elderly parishioners. The shooter, who identified as transgender, then took his own life behind the church. Westman’s manifesto mixed rage, confusion, and anti-Christian rhetoric. Investigators treated it as domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics. Minnesota School Shooter,   Robert Westman , with pages from his manifesto Minnesota is a self-declared trans refuge state that allows minors access to irreversible hormones and surgeries without parental consent, and to be honest, violent acts like these are becoming far too common. This isn’t a one-off incident or a random phenomenon. This is an ongoing pattern of destruction linked to individuals immersed in trans ideology. The   pattern  becomes even more clear when we examine how trans ideology hit the mainstream. Trans School Shooters – The Western Journal   (2025) Newly released Department of Justice   documents  from the Epstein files reveal how the movement was quietly nurtured at the highest levels of power. Jeffrey Epstein  wasn’t just a pedophile predator – we now have proof that he was connected to key players in the emerging transgender medical industry.  Take, for example,   Dr. Jess Ting , a plastic surgeon who was also a known visitor to Epstein’s Little Saint James Island. Dr. Ting eventually became surgical director of Mount Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, a pioneer in “gender-affirming care.” Dr. Ting emailed Epstein about grants, pitched him a documentary about transgender surgery, and even discussed bringing three young children, ages eight and under, to the island. Thank you to Desha from our Investigative Team for mapping out this timeline. Epstein, meanwhile, was funding research and pressuring evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers to produce work on transgender biology. He routed this topic through elite networks: MIT’s Media Lab, Obama-era White House contacts, billionaires…Epstein’s web was helping legitimize the very industry treating kids as the next big lucrative market, and it was and continues to be a very lucrative market. Rates of Gender Dysphoria – The Times ( 2025 ) For decades, gender dysphoria was extremely rare, less than .014% of the population. But in just the last few years, identification rates have skyrocketed, especially among teens and young kids. Why? Social media? COVID-19 pandemic isolation? And a generation of children left searching for belonging in a disconnected world. Vulnerable kids cut off from real-life communities, scrolling into online spaces where they’re told they’re different, broken, that the fix is simple. It’s sold as empowerment, but it’s actually built on Queer Theory, a belief system that lets anyone declare themselves anything and demands the world to bend the knee to affirm it. It’s the kind of subversive ideology that charms those who are lost with promises of acceptance while delivering lifelong medical dependence that, oftentimes, is irreversible. Doctors and pharmaceutical giants become the gatekeepers, turning confused children into lab rats for life. And no one in the mainstream wants to talk about the scars left behind or how permanent many of these will become for those who go down this rabbit hole. Cartoon by   Johannes Leak We have yet to understand the collateral damage that has taken place, and there are countless young people that have been irreversibly damaged by so-called “gender-affirming care.” What makes this even more insidious is that we now have proof that trans ideology’s rise was completely engineered. Backed by people in high positions of power and influence, and shielded from scrutiny. This ending won’t be for everyone.  References : 📹:   Palace , Media Director 📰:   Michael , Editor-in-Chief 🔍:   Desha  &   Mandy , Research Department This project was a team effort, incorporating months of hard work from multiple departments. Thank you to Desha and Mandy from our Investigative Team for organizing the Jeffrey Epstein timeline that put this write-up into focus. And a special THANK YOU to Palace, our Media Director, for always working her magic and bringing our investigations to life – the stories they/them don’t want you to read. Costa, M. (2025, August 28). Trans maniac guns down children in Minneapolis church massacre. RADAR by Gays Against Groomers. https://www.RADAR.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/trans-maniac-guns-down-children-in-minneapolis-church-massacre   Costa, M. (2026, February 18). Epstein files link “trans kids” to child trafficking empire. RADAR by Gays Against Groomers. https://www.RADAR.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/epstein-files-link-trans-kids-to-child-trafficking-empire   Golden, C. D. (2025, August 30). Deep dive: Since 2020 roughly 40% of successful and would-be school shooters were trans or trans-suspected, data shows. The Western Journal. https://www.westernjournal.com/deep-dive-since-2020-roughly-40-successful-school-shooters-trans-trans-suspected-data-shows/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=westernjournal&utm_campaign=dlvrit&utm_content=image   Harsell, E., & Costa, M. (2023, March 28). Deranged trans extremist attacks Nashville Christian school—Our opinion. RADAR by Gays Against Groomers. https://www.RADAR.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/deranged-trans-extremist-attacks-nashville-christian-school-our-opinion   Hayward, E. (2025, January 24). Number of children with gender dysphoria rises 50-fold in a decade. The Times. https://www.thetimes.com/article/8751afec-e1eb-40da-bb19-14c72026899f?shareToken=365d6eee1de7f9f81cf45db3f1495fd0   Leak, J. Johannes Leak illustration. https://johannesleak.com/   U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. (2026, January 30). Department of justice publishes 3.5 million responsive pages in compliance with the Epstein files transparency act. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-publishes-35-million-responsive-pages-compliance-epstein-files

Transgender support services openly market social-transition gear  for minors and young adults. These products include chest binders, compression tape, penis packers , tucking garments, bra inserts, and stand-to-pee devices. While originally developed for adults, companies have expanded into youth-specific sizing and categories, positioning these items as tools to help young people alter or conceal sex-based physical traits. One South Carolina-based nonprofit  advertises free distribution of these items to transgender and gender non-conforming youth. Its offerings  include chest binders, TransTape, packers, tuck kits, and bra inserts, supplied through partnerships with multiple brands. The organization’s application process targeted youth and young adults up to age 24, while also allowing applicants outside the state, prioritizing those across. It shows that the organized distribution of these products to minors was operational. “Quick Exit” option for minors shopping the Sock Drawer Heroes  website for underwear that flattens the genitals A separate retailer  based in Brooklyn provides many of the same products through direct sales and promotional programs. Its catalog  includes items such as the “ Mr. Limpy ” packer, a silicone prosthetic available in multiple sizes, including a small version measuring approximately 3 to 4 inches. The company also runs a recurring giveaway  program open to individuals under 23, offering free penis packers monthly. It operates a binder recycling initiative  to redistribute used compression garments. Product searches on the site return youth-oriented results , including smaller packers and related items grouped alongside resources and promotional pages. An Australia-based retailer maintains a dedicated youth collection, explicitly marketing gender expression gear to younger users  – a kids’ collection. Its youth catalog includes flattening underwear, small packers, and junior packing pouches designed for smaller body frames. The company describes its mission  as creating a supportive retail space for gender-diverse individuals of all ages.  Pay It Forward  program – Sock Drawer Heroes It also operates a “ Pay It Forward ” breast binder program that funds free distribution of chest flattening devices, penis packers, and related items to children who are unable to afford them. And think this is charity? It’s pedophilic – plain and simple. The same retailer integrates product distribution with broader outreach. It provides downloadable information packs  intended for schools, universities, and community groups, including promotional materials and educational resources. It maintains a support services directory  linking to national and regional organizations focused on gender-diverse individuals and their families. “Quick Exit” option for minors shopping the Sock Drawer Heroes  website for lubricant Its product catalog  extends beyond clothing and accessories. The site also sells books aimed at children and adolescents that introduce gender identity concepts, including titles such as “What is Gender?”, “Who Are You? The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity,” The Pronoun Book,” and “Me and My Dysphoria Monster.” At the same time, its platform includes an adult product section featuring sex-related merchandise, accessible through a separate page with a content disclaimer. The health effects associated with these products are documented in multiple studies. Different types of “transition gear” – We Are Family Chest binding  has been linked to reduced lung function and physical strain due to prolonged compression. Research  has identified common symptoms, including chest pain, shortness of breath, light-headedness, and back pain. A large survey of 1,800 individuals  reported that more than 97 percent  experienced at least one negative outcome, including musculoskeletal issues, overheating, skin damage, and, in some cases, rib fractures. These findings are supported by studies published in 2016 , 2018 , and 2021  examining both adult and youth populations. “Quick Exit” option for minors shopping the Sock Drawer Heroes  website for “Butt Toys” Tucking practices  present a separate set of physical risks. The most common symptoms of tucking (among study participants) included itching (28%), rash (21%), testicular pain (17%), penile pain (14%), & skin infections (12%). Additional concerns include urinary complications, irritation, fungal infections, and potential impacts on fertility. Positioning of the testes during tucking mirrors the condition of undescended testes, which carries known risks such as torsion and increased likelihood of long-term complications. Delayed treatment of torsion can result in surgical removal of the affected testicle. Psychological concerns have also been raised in connection with these practices. Analyses of youth binding and tucking describe how normal discomfort during puberty can be reframed into body-focused distress, leading to increased reliance on concealment and modification of physical traits. This can contribute to negative self-image, body dissociation, and fixation on specific anatomical features.  Penis packers available for minors – We Are Family Retailers, nonprofits, and affiliated programs provide access to body-altering products, distribute them through free initiatives and giveaways, and integrate them with educational materials and support networks. The real issue is whether institutions, nonprofits, and retailers should be helping children and adolescents conceal or simulate opposite-sex traits before they are mature enough to fully understand the medical, psychological, and sexual implications of that path. The current market shows that for many organizations and sellers, that line has already been crossed.  References Thank you to Daniel from our investigative team, led by Mandy, whose work allows us to deliver accurate reporting. 🔍: Daniel 📰: Michael Daily Wire. 2022. Elordi, M. “Tucking And Binding Are Trendy With Gender Dysphoric Kids. Pediatricians Warn They’re Not Harmless.” October 31, 2022. https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucking-and-binding-are-trendy-with-gender-dysphoric-kids-pediatricians-warn-theyre-not-harmless⁠   Gays Against Groomers Substack. 2026. “Daniel.” https://gaysagainstgroomers.substack.com/t/daniel⁠   Gays Against Groomers Substack. 2026. “Mandy.” https://gaysagainstgroomers.substack.com/t/mandy⁠   Gays Against Groomers Substack. 2026. “Michael.” https://gaysagainstgroomers.substack.com/t/michael⁠   Genspect. 2022. T, M. “Binding and Tucking: Self Harm 101.” January 12, 2022. https://genspect.org/binding-and-tucking-self-harm-101/   Peitzmeier, S. M., Silberholz, J., Gardner, I. H., Weinand, J., and K. Acevedo. 2021. Pediatrics. “Time to First Onset of Chest Binding-Related Symptoms in Transgender Youth.” https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/147/3/e20200728/77086/Time-to-First-Onset-of-Chest-Binding-Related?redirectedFrom=fulltext   Peitzmeier, S. 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There is no doubt that in the modern age, inappropriate content is being forced into the faces of children and adolescents every day, hour by hour, minute by minute. The level of exposure to such content through social media, television, movies, etc. can be overwhelming. Radical LGBTQ+ content is no exception, insidiously slipping its way into all levels of education, most noticeably into elementary education and high school. Teachers and other school staff necessitating education into LGBTQ+ and radical gender ideology lead to a slippery slope of indoctrination and confusion in developing minds. We have seen this time and time again in recent years. What if it was discovered that a tech giant, not associated with commonplace social media sites, was operating under such practices in a subtle, yet surreptitious and graphically inappropriate manner. Pornography has, unsurprisingly, become a much more mainstream subject in recent decades, as sexuality is on full display in all forms of media. PornHub serves as one of the leading providers of adult sexual material. In an undercover interview conducted in the summer of 2023  by Sound Investigation’s Arden Young, an executive of PornHub revealed unsettling insight into their methods. Dillon Rice, Senior Scriptwriter at Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company (formerly known as MindGeek), admitted to pushing gay and transgender content onto straight male users, including minors. (Photo: Newsweek, 2024 ) “Let’s say you’re 12 years old. You’re still figuring out your sexuality…Wouldn’t it be helpful to see…maybe a normalization of something that you think is what you want? Probably helps a lot.” -Dillon Rice “They [Aylo/MindGeek] need to try to push stuff that’s…less accepted…Test it out (when referring to using trans actors in scenes). See if you get a bigger audience with it. See if you can convert somebody, right?...Same thing for bisexual stuff. Same thing for gay.” -Dillon Rice This undercover interview was first highlighted by Michael Knowles  of The Daily Wire, who invited Young onto his show to discuss what she had captured. The story eventually picked up steam with other news outlets and political/social commentators, such as the Washington Examiner and Brett Cooper , a former Daily Wire employee. “ The first thing that stands out to me in this clip is just the smugness, which disgusts me…that is grooming. Textbook definition of grooming.” -Brett Cooper “The fact that these people are considering how to reach children as young as 12 years old and already assuming that they need more…stimulation that they need to explore…disgusting.” -Brett Cooper Aylo denied these allegations, attempting to spin the misinterpretation of the illegally filmed interview and claim Rice was “very clearly speaking of converting free users into paid subscribers” (Thies, 2023 ). While the Aylo spokesperson continued on with how their platforms are exclusively intended for adults, he disregarded the explicit references to children from the recording. Over the past couple of years, two dozen states have passed laws  requiring users to verify their age  by providing some form of government-issued identification. Pornhub tried suing over this action, targeting bills such as Texas House Bill 118, a 2023 law mandating user age verification to view online pornography, on the grounds of free speech violations and concerns over privacy issues and data breaches. Assisted by the Free Speech Coalition, their case made its way to the Supreme Court , only to be ruled against them on June 27th, 2025 in a 6-3 decision, deeming the bill constitutional. (Image Source: WPLN News, 2025 ) To understand how frequent viewing of pornographic content can affect the developing minds of adolescents, we must first delve into its effects on the general (adult) population. The most commonly noted results of continual pornography use include desensitization and the ability of pornography to mimic addictive substances (e.g., hard drugs and gambling), regarding its effects on the brain. Porn consumption releases dopamine and leads to heightened pleasure. Over time, the brain’s perception of reality and what is considered normal and acceptable in society are altered by the highly scripted, unrealistic depictions of sex in porn. Unable to attain the same high as before, users start to consume it more frequently, often leading to full-blown addiction . The incessant attempts to recreate the same dopamine high as before in the brain’s reward system, in combination with what is known as the Coolidge Effect, are what make porn so addictive. The Coolidge Effect is a biological phenomenon exhibited by a renewed, heightened sexual interest by males (and sometimes females) directed toward newly introduced sexual partners and a decreased interest in repeated intercourse with the same partner. Online porn offers novelty on demand (i.e., new and exciting clips are everywhere) and being without it leads to habituation, or the decreased physiological or emotional response to stimuli repeated in high frequency. (Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity, 2014 ) This can also lead to ramifications within an addict’s interpersonal relationships. Sexual dysfunction (e.g., erectile dysfunction, premature or delayed ejaculation, and impotence) can result from the depletion of dopamine in the brain. There is also a heightened risk of contracting STDs (going back to the Coolidge Effect), as frequent pornography use has led to “more pervasive attitudes regarding promiscuity” (Prestige, 2021 ). Aside from physical side effects of porn addiction, there comes a time when the addicted individual begins to experience dissatisfaction and emotional deprivation in their own romantic and sexual lives. The reduced dopamine levels while offline can lead to lowered self-esteem, depression, and struggling to focus and think clearly. Coinciding with physiological desensitization, there is also a psychological effect, in the form of a “marked increase in their tolerance of abnormal sexual interactions and behaviors, namely toward aggression, promiscuity, and violence” ( 2021 ). Once the novelty of previously viewed content wears off, the release of dopamine decreases, causing the user to seek out more extreme content. In one study, 46.9% of surveyed men (aged 18-72) stated their porn tastes and preferences changed to more extreme pornography genres/fetishes/kinks, including ones that they were previously disinterested in or even disgusted by (Wéry & Billieux, 2016 ). Going back to the interview, this appears to be how Aylo is attempting to push and normalize gay, bi, and trans content to straight males. They are exposing such individuals to content they wouldn’t normally see and may get curious about, as they try to regain the original high. (Image: How Porn  Can Impact The Brain) During Young’s interview with Knowles, he references one of her previous interviews, where she states the median age of pornography exposure is around 11 years old. The aforementioned side effects of persistent pornography use are already detrimental enough on the fully developed or almost fully developed brains of adults. Imagine how much more damaging that same product can be on the developing mind of a child. During the COVID pandemic, Pornhub traffic skyrocketed, assisted by the ease of accessing porn via mobile devices. Such devices are considered to be “triple-A influences” with their “accessibility, affordability, and anonymity,” to which most children have mostly unlimited availability (Safe Schools Alliance UK, 2021). In a 2021 study, 84% of male teens and 57% of female teens (both aged 14-18) admitted to having viewed pornography in the US (Wright et al.). Initial porn access stems from curiosity about sexual content and hormonal changes during sexual development in response to such content, which can lead to a loss of control and subsequent addiction, which is more common with teens (Setyawati, Hartini, and Suryanto, 2020 ). Teenagers with a combined high consumption in pornography, belief that it portrays sex realistically, and identification with porn actors led to an increased risk of sexual aggression; the last factor was only true for males, true for both sexes for the first two (Wright et al., 2021 ). Similarly, a 2015  meta-analysis of 22 studies across seven countries linked increases in sexual aggression (both physical and verbal) with males and females (Wright, Tokunaga, and Kraus; 2015 ). Another study showed 53% of teenage boys and 39% of teenage girls reported that they believed pornography was a realistic depiction of sex, despite unrealistic and exaggerated scenarios, as well as glorifying sexism, racism, and violence (Martellozzo et al., 2016 ). Addiction can lead to more accepting attitudes towards less moral sexual practices (e.g., prostitution and sexual relations without love), and desensitization among adolescents, which can lead to a skewed view of “acceptable behavior in romantic relationships” (Setyawati, Hartini, and Suryanto, 2020 ). Another study’s results revealed that within their test group of 12-17-year-old boys, porn addiction was related to those who enjoyed watching group sex, sexual domination/submission, and sexual activity with adolescents (Ballester-Arnal, et al., 2022 ). One YouTube video in July 2022 by the Jubilee  channel invited teenage boys to answer questions openly and honestly, while keeping their identities anonymous. The very first question was about watching porn, to which most admitted to watching. Several of these boys spoke in detail about their personal experiences, stating they looked to porn as sex education and had reached a somewhat addicted state due to dopamine depletion from prolonged use. One of these teens, the same who had previously gone through porn addiction, said he was straight but admitted to watching trans porn as “it was erotic in a different way that I’ve never seen before…I needed more stimulation.” Later in the video, they discussed questioning their sexuality and the peer pressure from others explicitly stating they should be gay based on stereotypical interests or behaviors synonymous with gay men. For the same (previously) porn-addicted teen, his viewing of trans porn made him anxious about what his sexuality may be. His own research found people online stating watching it doesn’t make you gay, while at the same time pushing that “trans women are women,” which is factually incorrect. He feels straight because he is only attracted to biological women, but forcing this false narrative that leaves him scared and confused is a great disservice to a young man trying to do some soul-searching. Sexual orientation is an immutable and innate characteristic in everyone. Realization of one’s own homo- or bisexuality can sometimes occur later in life, but it does not mean they were somehow “converted.” The idea that someone can be converted is exceptionally harmful to one’s mental and sometimes physical health, as thousands of victims of conversion therapy over multiple decades can attest to. The objective behind this company’s push for gay, bi, and trans porn among straight males (including minors), increasing profits aside, doesn’t seem to be the adults truly trying to convert these males at its core. Looking deeper into this practice, it seems more likely that the adults are trying to mess with their heads enough to get them to believe they can, in fact, be converted once they show interest in one or more of these novelty porn genres. To put this all together, the accessibility of porn has escalated exponentially in the digital age, especially since the pandemic. The unbelievable ease to find and view pornographic content can cause young men and boys to seek out newer and more extreme genres as the dopamine levels in their brain decline. In their futile attempts to regain that original high, they can easily become addicted. Aylo/PornHub has noticed this trend and has started to openly and pervasively advertise “LGBTQ+ content” to its viewers, who may not normally seek out such material. Minor boys make up a significant amount of traffic on their website, so they are exposed to this aggressive marketing as well. States are cracking down on the availability and accessibility of pornography to minors by passing ID verification laws, and Aylo/PornHub is vigorously fighting against them. While the more obvious goal of this strategy is to boost profits as much as possible, beneath the surface lies an unsettling agenda that has now been exposed to the world. Protecting children from harmful and explicit material does not start and end at one’s local bookstore or library. It also includes the seemingly infinite, modern-day wild west that is the Internet. References   Thank you to our Research Team, led by Mandy, whose work allows us to deliver robust investigations and well-sourced reporting.  AVP Association. (2025, May). US state age verification laws for adult content. https://avpassociation.com/4271-2/      Ballester-Arnal, R., et al. (2023). Pornography consumption in people of different age groups: An analysis based on gender, contents, and consequences. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20(2), 766–779. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:4ba51c79-c5a0-48e4-9480-ba7e2bddd6b9   Jubilee. (2022, July). If teen boys were 100% honest [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxaK3rhS-78&t=135s   Knowles, M. (2023, December). PornHub EXPOSED | Undercover Reporter Arden Young [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tDJ8Padfp4   Martellozzo, E., et al. (2017). "I wasn’t sure it was normal to watch it?? A quantitative and qualitative examination of the impact of online pornography on the values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of children and young people". https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:8d9aff82-4a6d-47ad-93f8-c9f7ef0ae9f2     PornHub. (2023, August). Age verification in the news. https://www.pornhub.com/blog/age-verification-in-the-news     Prestige Men’s Medical Center. (2021, October). 3 surprising effects of pornography and porn addiction. https://prestigemensmedical.com/blog/effects-of-pornography-and-porn-addiction/   Remojo. (2021, March). What are the effects of porn on the brain? https://www.remojo.com/post/what-are-the-effects-of-porn-on-the-brain      Safe Schools Alliance UK. (2021, April 11). Porn and children – The facts. https://safeschoolsallianceuk.net/2021/04/11/porn-and-children-the-facts/   Setyawati, R., Hartini, N., & Suryanto, S. (2020). The psychological impacts of internet pornography addiction on adolescents. Humaniora, 11(3), 235–244. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:70fd6950-930e-451e-a2d3-69738b2928e9   The Comments Section with Brett Cooper. (2023, December). This company wants to convert straight men [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z3JT6sBPTA&t=474s   The Economic Times. (2025, June). Pornhub, XNXX in panic? US Supreme Court ruling lets states crack down on online adult content access. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/pornhub-xnxx-in-panic-us-supreme-court-ruling-lets-states-crack-down-on-online-adult-content-access/articleshow/122117508.cms?from=mdr   The Guardian. (2025, June 27). US Supreme Court backs age checks for pornography sites Paradise children. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/supreme-court-age-verification-pornography-websites     Thies, B. F. (2023, December). Pornhub pushes gay, transgender videos to “convert” straight men, secret recordings suggest. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2454943/pornhub-pushes-gay-transgender-videos-to-convert-straight-men-secret-recordings-suggest/   Wéry, A., & Billieux, J. (2016). Online sexual activities: An exploratory study of problematic and non-problematic usage patterns in a sample of men. 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A memorial for The Covenant School shooting victims on March 31, 2023. (photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/For The Washington Post/Getty Images) Two years ago, we reported  on the tragic shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, where a trans-identified killer, Audrey “Aiden” Hale, forcefully entered a school and carried out the deadly attack using two AR-style rifles and a handgun. Following the attack, authorities reported that Hale left behind a "manifesto." However, subsequent evaluations by law enforcement characterized these documents as “ ramblings…lacking specific political, religious or social issues. ” Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles ruled that the journals could not be released to the public, citing protections under the federal Copyright Act . Two years later, it was finally revealed to the public that Audrey Hale left behind " a series of notebooks, art composition books, and media files " that, according to police, detailed her plans, motivation, and how she prepared for the attack. Photograph of notebooks, composition books, sketchbooks and folders that were recovered from Hale’s bedroom on March 27, 2023. (photo by Metropolitan Nashville Police Department) The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department concluded that the shooter longed for fame . Hale meticulously planned the attack over several years, idolized other mass shooters and wished to inspire future attacks. The final report indicated her desire for infamy . A still image captured Audrey Hale breaking into The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27, 2023 Hale chose The Covenant School , the Christian elementary school she once attended, because the young students would be less likely to resist, and the school's religious  affiliation would amplify the attack's notoriety. She knew the school was geographically isolated, which would give her more time to carry out the attack before the police arrived. Hale attended The Covenant School as a child. Hale managed to hide her deteriorating mental health from family and therapists. She managed to manipulate  them into thinking that she was no longer having suicidal or homicidal thoughts. The journals revealed frustration with her trans identity and gender transition. According to leaked  excerpts of her writing, the shooter dreamed of having an “imaginary penis.” She hated being raised as a girl and stated that she “would kill  to get puberty blockers.” Investigators initially denied any racial  motivations, but her notebooks revealed  her desire to kill  white people. One of the weapons Audrey Hale used in the attack, sourced from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Activists insist that Audrey Hale needed "gender-affirming care” for her psychological issues, even though hormones and surgery do not treat psychosis, rage, or trauma. It is apparent that recent cultural changes have sparked violence from the trans community. Many have doubled down, calling for more violence and even praising Hale as a martyr. Unlike the gay and lesbian community, which has historically been composed of adults who loudly oppose involving children, the mainstreaming of transqueer ideology has flooded youth culture with identity  confusion. However, activists increasingly demand blind affirmation of these unstable identities and choose to ignore the skyrocketing rates of comorbidities like depression, self-harm, suicidality, and in some cases, mass violence. “Oppressed minorities strike back, and if you don't want it to happen, stop oppressing them. People with nothing left to lose will sometimes not kts [kill themselves], but instead become martyrs…I won't pretend like this wasn't caused by the recent legislation in TN.” New Jersey public schools see non-binary identification increase by 4,000% over the last four years. (Schemmel, 2023) We're here to sound the alarm. Recent evidence shows that in the rush to “affirm trans youth,” the medical industry is pushing children into undergoing irreversible procedures, and they are too young to understand the long-term consequences. Studies around the world have linked so-called “gender-affirming care” to altered brain development, reduced IQ, stunted bone growth, and increased violent behavior.  Advocates for caution recognize that it is necessary to slow down and respect The Hippocratic Oath . Promoting open conversations about identity should never come at the expense of child safety or parental rights. No child is "trapped in the wrong body." Parents and doctors should protect kids, not hand them over to a movement that thrives on confusion and control. Many parents and gay people understand that, despite being highly politicized, protecting children from irreversible harm is not an inherently political issue; it is an ethical issue. Mutilating children is NOT mental health care. Real care encourages children to grow into who they are, not who activists want them to be. Gays Against Groomers unequivocally condemns the sick, dangerous activists who use their "gender identity" as cover to target, exploit, and hurt children. We refuse to let those who glorify violence play the victim while they push an agenda that is tearing our community apart. We will not be scapegoated for the fallout of a corrupt ideology that seeks to sexualize, indoctrinate, and amputate the healthy body parts of children. This has gone too far, and it is going to take those from within the community to put a stop to it for good. References :  Harsell, E., & Costa, M. (2023, March 28). Deranged trans extremist attacks Nashville Christian school — Our opinion . Radar. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/deranged-trans-extremist-attacks-nashville-christian-school-our-opinion   Hampton, D. J., Ortiz, E., & Dilanian, K. (2023, April 14). Motive in Nashville shooting remains unclear weeks after 6 people were killed at a Christian school . NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/motive-nashville-shooting-remains-unclear-weeks-6-people-killed-christ-rcna79700   Loller, T. (2024, July 5). Judge says Nashville school shooter’s writings can’t be released as victims’ families have copyright . AP News. https://apnews.com/article/nashville-covenant-school-shooting-ruling-487c65dddaeeedc49e3e15edba8bcdb7   Mattise, J., Kruesi, K., & Loller, T. (2025, April 2). Police say the 2023 Nashville school shooter hid mental health issues from doctors and family . AP News. https://apnews.com/article/nashville-school-shooting-b76266b7b23ffe6178b8520e507a95de   Oliveira, A. (2025, April 2). Covenant School trans shooter targeted elementary class because little kids wouldn’t put up a fight, her sick diaries reveal . New York Post. https://nypost.com/2025/04/02/us-news/nashville-school-shooter-audrey-hale-spent-years-preparing-for-attack-that-killed-6/   Metro Nashville Police Department. (2025). Investigative case summary: Case number 2023-0181711 . Criminal Investigations Division – Homicide Unit. https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/Covenant_Final_Summary.pdf   Rappert, T. (2024, September 3). The Tennessee Star releases ‘manifesto’ left by transgender Covenant School killer Audrey Hale . The Tennessee Star. https://tennesseestar.com/covenant-school-shooting/the-tennessee-star-releases-manifesto-left-by-transgender-covenant-school-killer-audrey-hale/tpappert/2024/09/03/   Cirrone, J. (2024, June 16). Journalist threatened with jail over publishing trans shooter Audrey Hale's deranged journal writings . Daily Mail UK. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13536175/Journalist-threatened-jail-publishing-trans-shooter-Audrey-Hales-journal-writings.html   Bradford, C. (2025, April 8). Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale’s warped diary entries revealed she wanted to ‘kill all the white kids’ in massacre . The U.S. Sun. https://www.the-sun.com/news/13961437/audrey-hale-nashville-school-shooter-diary/   Oliveira, A. (2025, April 7). Trans Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale ranted about wanting to ‘kill all the white kids’ in newly revealed diary entries . New York Post. https://nypost.com/2025/04/07/us-news/trans-nashville-school-shooter-audrey-hale-ranted-about-wanting-to-kill-all-the-white-kids-in-newly-revealed-diary-entries/   Schemmel, A. (2023, June 19). Number of 'Non-Binary' students in New Jersey up 4,000 percent since 2019 . Washington Free Beacon. https://freebeacon.com/campus/number-of-non-binary-students-in-new-jersey-up-4000-percent-since-2019/   Raven. (2025, April 17). Hippocratic hypocrisy: A first responder's call to action . RADAR.   https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/hippocratic-hypocrisy-a-first-responder-s-call-to-action

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. announced  that it will no longer prescribe “gender-affirming medications,” effective August 30th. The Gender Development Program will be coming to an end due to “escalating legal and regulatory risks to Children’s National, our providers, and the families that we serve,” according to the program’s web page . The change  comes amidst increasing scrutiny from the Department of Justice, which issued more than 20 subpoenas in early July to doctors and clinics  involved in pediatric gender transition procedures. It is unclear whether Children’s National Hospital was included in any of the subpoenas, The National News Desk   reported . The Justice Department announced  on July 9th that its investigations include “healthcare fraud, false statements, and more.” Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, “Medical professionals and organizations that mutilated children in the service of a warped ideology will be held accountable by this Department of Justice.” One of President Trump’s first executive orders , issued on January 28th, required that “within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall publish a review of the existing literature on best practices for promoting the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion.” The order also directed the HHS Secretary to “take all appropriate actions to end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children” and declared that it is now the policy of the United States to “not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another,” adding that the administration will “rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.” Gays Against Groomers reported  in May that HHS published a 400-page  report outlining the dangers of gender reassignment surgeries and other treatments in minors, such as cross-sex hormones, puberty-blocking drugs, and cosmetic sex-change surgeries. “These interventions carry risk of significant harms  including infertility/sterility, sexual dysfunction, impaired bone density accrual, adverse cognitive impacts, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders, psychiatric disorders, surgical complications, and regret.” Child gender clinics  are falling like dominoes: Children’s National Hospital in D.C., Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Lurie Children’s Hospital, Phoenix Children’s Hospital – and DOJ investigations are underway at Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Policies or bans against “gender-affirming care” for minors are already in place in many states : Florida, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.  Children’s National Hospital shutting down this program is a major victory . But the fight isn’t over. Much more work remains to be done at both the state and federal levels. Gays Against Groomers unequivocally stands with the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent the extremely harmful practice of mutilating minors, and we will not stop until every child is protected from irreversible harm. References : ABC 7. (2025, July 21). Children’s National Hospital halts gender transition care. https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/childrens-national-hospital-washington-dc-halts-gender-transition-medical-care-gender-development-program-legal-regulatory-risks-lgbt-patients-justice-department-subpoenas-doctors-clinics-transgender   ABC 7 Chicago. (2025, February 7). Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital pauses gender surgeries for patients under 19 after Trump executive order. https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-lurie-childrens-hospital-pauses-gender-surgeries-patients-19-trump-executive-order-transgender-care/15879712/   Children’s National. (2025, July). Gender Development Program. https://www.childrensnational.org/get-care/departments/gender-development-program   Do No Harm. (2025, February 3). Hospitals pausing child sex-change procedures after Trump’s executive order. https://donoharmmedicine.org/2025/02/03/hospitals-pausing-child-sex-change-procedures-executive-order/   Fox News. (2025, July 21). Children’s National Hospital in DC to end gender transition medical interventions for minors. https://www.foxnews.com/health/childrens-national-hospital-dc-end-gender-transition-medical-interventions   Gays Against Groomers. (2025, May 2). HHS review on pediatric gender dysphoria treatments: A victory for science and child protection. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/hhs-review-on-pediatric-gender-dysphoria-treatments-a-victory-for-science-and-child-protection   HotAir. (2025, July 21). Another children’s hospital puts an end to gender-affirming care. https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/07/21/another-childrens-hospital-puts-an-end-to-gender-affirming-care-n3805003   PJ Media. (2025, July 21). Another huge victory against the gender cult.  https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/07/21/another-huge-victory-against-the-gender-cult-n4941959   NBC Washington. (2025, July 21). Children’s National Hospital to stop prescribing gender-affirming medication. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/childrens-national-hospital-to-stop-prescribing-gender-affirming-medication/3961133/   The Christian Post. (2025, May 2). HHS releases 400-page report denouncing puberty blockers, sex-change surgeries for minors. https://www.christianpost.com/news/hhs-releases-400-page-report-denouncing-gender-affirming-care.html   The National News Desk. (2025, July 9). Justice Department subpoenas over 20 doctors, clinics in child transgender procedure probe. https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/justice-department-subpoenas-over-20-doctors-clinics-in-child-transgender-procedure-probe-pam-bondi-healthcare-tennessee-trump-administration#   The Western Journal. (2025, July 21). Children’s National Hospital to end gender transition treatments.  https://www.westernjournal.com/childrens-national-hospital-end-gender-transition-treatments/   The White House. (2025, January 28). Protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation   U.S. Department of Justice. (2025, July 9). Department of Justice subpoenas doctors and clinics involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-subpoenas-doctors-and-clinics-involved-performing-transgender-medical

An October 3, 2024 report in The Macon Telegraph  states that Georgia Trans Equality Deputy Director Chanel Haley “sometimes gives her own hormone replacement therapy to friends in Middle Georgia.” The same report  quotes Haley saying, “What people revert to is buying hormones from people off the streets from someone like me.” It also describes a person in Warner Robins receiving hormone replacement therapy from a friend instead of a doctor. The friend travels out of state to give out estrogen vials and syringes for free, without a prescription. This is a published report describing prescription hormones moving outside normal medical channels…which is very dangerous.  Haley is not a random trans activist shouting online. Georgia Equality’s own staff page  lists Haley as the organization’s deputy director. The bio says Haley was the first African-American transgender person hired by the Georgia House of Representatives, chaired Atlanta’s Human Relations Commission, served as vice-chair of the Clayton County School Board Advisory Council in 2022, chaired the Trans Housing Atlanta Program, served one term as co-chair of the Fulton County District Attorney’s LGBTQ Advisory Board, appeared at 15 universities across 17 campuses, including Yale, and facilitated “Trans* 101 Humility” trainings, including for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.   Chanel Haley, an adult human male, has spent years moving through politics, schools, and institutional training. In a 2017 Georgia Equality profile, the group said Haley was traveling the state to speak with students and university staff about “trans inclusion,” including appearances for the Gay-Straight Alliance at Hardaway High School and training at Spelman College’s Health and Wellness Center. In 2020, Georgia Equality  said Haley used grant funding to create a Trans Leadership Academy , then in its third cohort.  Chanel Haley – YouTube   The policy overlap makes this worse. Georgia Equality’s own website  lists Youth & Safe Schools  and Trans Advocacy  among its issue areas. Its Safe Schools page says GSA Connect supports Gay-Straight Alliances by providing tools, training, resources, and leadership opportunities for students. Georgia Equality  also celebrated a federal injunction against SB 140 , Georgia’s law restricting certain hormone treatments and surgeries for minors in licensed facilities. Haley has also been out front on school policy and child safety debates. In 2019, Georgia Equality helped lead the push for a trans-inclusive bathroom policy  in Pickens County schools, and Haley dismissed parents’ objections as “unfounded safety concerns.”  Now compare that record with the original report: Source: The Macon Telegraph Georgia law is clear about prescription drugs. State law defines a “ dangerous drug ” as one that may be dispensed only upon prescription under federal law. Another Georgia statute  says it is unlawful to practice pharmacy without a license and provides felony penalties for violations. That does not mean anyone has been convicted of anything here. It does mean the reported conduct raises obvious legal questions.  There is also the safety issue. Our own documented analyses of the clinical literature shows feminizing hormone therapy carries risks including blood clots, stroke, heart problems , infertility , and high blood pressure, and says treatment should be managed by a responsible healthcare professional with proper training in this area. These are not harmless drugs that can be passed around casually. To be clear, there is no public evidence here that Haley distributed hormones to minors, and no one should claim that without proof. But when a senior official tied to youth advocacy, school policy, and activist training is quoted saying people buy hormones “from someone like me,” the usual talking points fall apart. If the October 2024 report  is accurate, Georgia Equality has a lot to explain. Because this does not read like healthcare.  It reads like recklessness. References AOL. 2024. “Transgender Health Care Is Scarce in Middle GA. Could City Doctor Shortage Be to Blame?” October 3, 2024. https://www.aol.com/transgender-health-care-scarce-middle-090000242.html Gays Against Groomers. 2023. “Cardiovascular Complications of Cross-Sex Hormones.” August 5, 2023. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/cardiovascular-complications-of-cross-sex-hormones Gays Against Groomers. 2023. “Endocrine and Fertility Complications of Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones.” August 5, 2023. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/endocrine-and-fertility-complications-of-puberty-blockers-and-cross-sex-hormones Georgia Equality. 2017. “Staff Spotlight: Gender Inclusion Organizer Chanel Haley.” December 2017. https://georgiaequality.org/2017/12/staff-spotlight-gender-inclusion-organizer-chanel-haley/ Georgia Equality. 2019. “15 LGBTQ and Allied Organizations Call for Trans-Inclusive Bathroom Policy for Pickens County School District.” October 12, 2019. https://georgiaequality.org/2019/10/12-lgbtq-and-allied-organizations-call-for-trans-inclusive-bathroom-policy-for-pickens-county-school-district/ Georgia Equality. 2023. “Federal Judge Restores Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Georgia Transgender Youth.” August 21, 2023. https://georgiaequality.org/2023/08/federal-judge-restores-access-to-gender-affirming-care-for-georgia-transgender-youth/ Georgia Equality. n.d. “Our Staff and Board.” https://georgiaequality.org/about/staff-board/ Georgia Equality. n.d. “Trans Resources Page.” https://georgiaequality.org/issues/transaction-ga-2/trans-resources-page/ Georgia Equality. n.d. “Pledge to Defend Transgender Equality.” https://secure.everyaction.com/Cw8XUUt-9kG_f38NLxh11g2 Georgia Law. 2024. § 16-13-71. Dangerous drug. https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-16/chapter-13/article-3/section-16-13-71/ Georgia Law. 2024. § 26-4-40. Unlawful to practice pharmacy without license; exception; penalty. https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-26/chapter-4/article-3/section-26-4-40/ Macon Telegraph. 2024. “Transgender Health Care Is Scarce in Middle GA. Could City Doctor Shortage Be to Blame?” October 3, 2024. https://www.macon.com/news/politics-government/article292971689.html Macon Telegraph. 2024. “Transgender Health Care Is Scarce in Middle GA. Could City Doctor Shortage Be to Blame?” October 3, 2024. https://amp-macon-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.macon.com/news/politics-government/article292971689.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%253D#amp_tf

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in April that a significant agreement with the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) has been struck down to ensure that Dallas ISD is complying with state laws that prohibit biological males from participating in girls’ sports. Paxton warned  that “biological males have no place in girls’ sports” and that “any Texas public schools doing otherwise will be held accountable,” The Dallas Express  reported.  The update comes following an investigation  that was launched in February 2025 by the Attorney General after Dallas ISD’s LGBT Youth Program Coordinator Ms. Mahoganie Gaston was caught on camera advising a parent that if they changed their son’s sex to “female” on the child’s birth certificate, that child would then be allowed to participate in girls sports. Gaston admitted that the district finds “loopholes in everything” and went as far as saying that she was willing to go to jail for defying Texas law. Gaston resigned from her position following the investigation. Official Statement  by Texas AG Ken Paxton “School districts must follow the law, keep our children safe, and end these insane ‘gender theory’ policies that ignore reality and encourage illegal actions. ISD officials who have participated in this madness will be held accountable,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton  said. “This systematic effort by Dallas ISD officials to circumvent Texas law will be exposed and stopped.”  Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill  in 2021 prohibiting K-12 students from competing in interscholastic athletic competitions designated for the opposite biological sex. In 2023, Abbott signed another bill  into law expanding that protection.  Dallas ISD has been one of the worst-performing school districts in Texas, and Gays Against Groomers has reported on this several times. In May 2024 , I reported on ISD’s partnership with Resource Center ,  a health and wellness service meant for “LGBTQ youth” that provides referrals for sex alteration surgeries for minors. Not only was Dallas ISD advising parents on how they could get their male child on to a girls’ sports team, they were partnering with an organization that “offers medical letters of support for people seeking Hormone Replacement Therapy services….For established counseling patients, we can also provide assessments and clearance letters for gender confirmation surgeries or legal services (e.g., name changes, gender-marker changes).”  Resource Center  – Hormone Therapy Services Texas Scorecard  exposed in 2024 that Dallas ISD previously posted on their news site a story titled “ The Hub ” which was designed to be shared “with parents, staff and student’s alike” and promoted a “Transgender Map”, which advised children on which body parts they could remove, as well as sharing information about doctors nationwide capable of performing such surgeries. This agreement with Dallas ISD is not only a win for girls sports but a win for the safety of girls and we at Gays Against Groomers celebrate that, however, Dallas ISD has had a long list of issues with promoting gender transition surgeries for minors and remains a district that must be watched closely.  References   CBS News. (2023, June 15). Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Participating on College Sports Team Aligned With Their Gender Identities. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-transgender-college-athletes-bill-greg-abbott-sb-15/ Dallas ISD News Hub (2022, June 16). Pride Month: Guide of Local and National LGBTQ-Friendly Organizations Supporting Parents Staff and Students. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222203709/https:/thehub.dallasisd.org/2022/06/16/pride-month-guide-of-local-and-national-lgbtq-friendly-organizations-supporting-parents-staff-and-students/ Gays Against Groomers. (2024, May 8). 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Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action Against Dallas ISD for Illegally Allowing Boys to Play in Girls’ Sports. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-takes-legal-action-against-dallas-isd-illegally-allowing-boys-play-girls The Center Square. (2025, April 3). Paxton Sues Dallas ISD, Secures Injunction Against Illegal Abortion Clinics. https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_2aea414c-3a41-4673-b0aa-19026105145d.html The Dallas Express. (2025, April 13). Paxton and DISD Reached an Agreement: No Bodys in Girls’ Sports. https://dallasexpress.com/education/paxton-and-disd-reached-an-agreement-no-boys-in-girls-sports/ Texas Scorecard. (2024, January 8). Dallas Independent School District Publicizes Guide Advising Students on Gender Mutilation. https://texasscorecard.com/local/dallas-independent-school-district-publicizes-guide-advising-students-on-gender-mutilation/ X (Formerly Twitter). 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Peggy Flanagan was born in   St. Louis Park, Minnesota , a suburb that has become a hotbed for progressive activism. She graduated from local public schools and earned a bachelor's degree from the   University of Minnesota  in 2002, majoring in American Indian Studies and Child Psychology, a background that should make her an advocate for protecting vulnerable kids, but instead, she's weaponized it to promote ideologies that exploit them. From serving on the   Minneapolis Board of Education  from 2005 to 2009, where she could have focused on real education, to her stints at Wellstone Action and as executive director of Minnesota’s Children's Defense Fund , Flanagan's career has been a steady climb up the ladder.  Elected to the   Minnesota House  in 2015, she became the 50th Lieutenant Governor in 2019 under Governor Tim Walz, and now she's gunning for the   U.S. Senate in 2026  to replace retiring Senator   Tina Smith . Polls show her with a commanding 30-point lead, sitting at   52%  to her opponent's 22%, with a staggering 77% favorability among Minnesota Democrats. But don't let those numbers fool you. This is the result of a well-oiled machine that brainwashes voters into accepting dangerous views on "trans youth." Her Senate run  makes her even more of a threat. With over $450,000 in donations from more than 4,200 donors across all states, she prides herself on refusing corporate PACs and promoting a   "people-powered"  facade. If she gets elected , you can expect her to export Minnesota's policies to Washington D.C.  Peggy Flanagan at Pride – Instagram ( 2025 ) Peggy Flanagan's campaign  is full of contradictions. As a mom, she claims decisions about health care should be between families and doctors, yet her policies override and demonize non-affirming parents, granting state jurisdiction in disputes under   543.23 . She defends this behavior by marketing her actions as "parental rights," but what she's doing is stripping rights from moms and dads who protect their kids from becoming lifelong medical patients. As she eyes the Senate, with endorsements  from Warren and Murphy, Flanagan's platform forces schools, sports leagues, and public facilities to operate based on self-ID. Under these rules, a man can identify his way into any female-only space by simply saying, "I feel like a woman today." The self-ID system has proven to be catastrophic for women and girls, especially in public schools. Peggy Flanagan – Vogue   Peggy Flanagan , Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor and aspiring U.S. Senator, is pushing a radical agenda that endangers children by championing "gender-affirming care" for minors, treatments that amount to chemical castration and irreversible mutilation, while dismissing parental concerns and urging adults to "believe" kids when they claim a transgender identity. Her close ties to groups like Transforming Families MN and her role in turning Minnesota into a " sanctuary state " for these procedures make her a key figure in the grooming pipeline that our movement is actively trying to dismantle. Flanagan was front and center in the initiative to make Minnesota a "sanctuary state" for gender mutilation. Governor Walz signed an   executive order on March 8, 2023 , shielding providers and patients seeking puberty blockers , cross-sex hormones, and surgeries from out-of-state restrictions. Flanagan hailed it as "life-affirming and life-saving health care.”  "When our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them. That's what it means to be a good parent." Believe them?! Kids go through phases. No teenager or small child has the capacity to grasp such complex topics. But Peggy Flanagan is more focused on handing them over to the surgeons. Fact Check – The Western Journal ( 2025 ) Flanagan's obsession with castrating minors has escalated to alarming levels, earning her a spot on our watchlist. Back in 2022, she endorsed the   Human Rights Campaign's  reelection push for Walz and herself, aligning with an organization that is notorious for shoving queer propaganda  down children's throats. That same year, at Minnesota Pride, she posted a photo on her official Lieutenant Governor   Facebook page , declaring, "When we face fear and division, we push back with fierceness and love. We build a state where everyone in our community can enjoy their full rights and freedoms – and that includes full, meaningful access to reproductive health care. It's up to us. Happy Pride, Minnesota." Notice how she slips in " reproductive health care " as a Trojan horse for her broader agenda to recruit children into a sadistic cult. Flanagan's defenders, like   OutFront Minnesota , praised her for "protecting the rights of Minnesota’s LGBTQ community to seek and receive gender affirming health care," a position echoed by the   Attorney General . Her version of "LGBTQ rights" includes legislation  to turn the state into a magnet for runaway teens, only to subject kids to experimental interventions with no long-term safety data. In 2024, Peggy Flanagan appeared at Transforming Families MN's  "Day of the Transgender Child" event. The group announced her as a speaker on   Facebook : "We are honored to announce that Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan will be speaking tomorrow at Day of the Transgender Child 2024!" Flanagan made an Instagram post on Trans Day of Visibility  about recommitting to "do the work until every trans and nonbinary person is protected. Our trans, two spirit, and nonbinary youth should be safe to grow up to be their full, beautiful selves." These events normalize boundary violation, exposing children to adult concepts like hormone injections and irreversible surgeries before they can tie their shoes. Transforming Families MN , which hosts peer support for "trans kids" and parents, even offers Zoom sessions for families relocating  to Minnesota for these procedures. It is essentially a glorified grooming network. Her social media  is full of red flags. On her personal X account ( @peggyflanagan ), she shares pride flags and calls for "protecting our LGBTQ+ and two-spirit neighbors," while her campaign site remains live at   peggyflanagan.com : "Our trans and nonbinary youth deserve to live as their full, beautiful, authentic selves, without fear, whether that's at work, school, or home. We see you, we value you, we love you. And as long as we're in office, our administration will keep showing up to keep you safe.” Keep them safe? Safe from what, exactly? Given what we’ve seen so far, it seems like the only thing these kids need to be kept safe from is Peggy Flanagan . Elon Musk fired back on X, calling out the insanity : "Every child goes through an identity crisis... We tell them they are boys/girls, but let them grow to maturity before making life-altering decisions." Vice President JD Vance  accused Minnesota's laws of allowing the state to "take children away from their parents if the parents don't want to consent to sex changes.” Peggy Flanagan  has been a public supporter of violent messaging and trans intimidation. She made her position clear to American voters when she wore a " Protect Trans Kids " shirt and preached about the importance of helping non-binary children access medical care. The shirt has knives on it, which is very disturbing when you consider the blades involved in gender surgeries. A sign with the same branding was seen inside a government building in Canada, posted the same week that a mass shooting was carried out by a trans-identified killer. At a time when the gender movement is churning out mass shooters faster than ISIS, it may be wise to tone it down and stop calling for the murder of everyone who does not share your worldview.  She seems enthusiastic on the surface, but her platform  is laced with poison: supporting federal "gender identity" legislation that turns elementary schools into a porn-saturated mess and leaves parents in the dark. Endorsements poured in from HRC, AG Keith Ellison, and even former Sen. Al Franken, painting her as a "pragmatic economic populist" while ignoring the child victims in her path. Fox News  ripped her for implying that moms and dads who live in reality are somehow bad parents. Flanagan's Indigenous heritage as an Anishinaabekwe from the White Earth Nation has also been twisted and appropriated to justify her extremism. She claims that her support for “trans youth” comes from her indigenous belief in two-spirit identities. However, some Indigenous scholars have debunked this as a modern fabrication. The modern trans movement has absolutely nothing to do with indigenous gender-bending, and weaponizing deeply-held cultural traditions to justify surgical experimentation is a grotesque form of cultural appropriation.  Tampon Tim and Peggy Flanagan have been heavily endorsed  by HRC If this muppet actually cared about child safety, she wouldn't be trying to rip kids from their homes and mutilate them behind their parents’ backs. Just a thought. The movement using political power to confuse children and get them hooked on drugs that make them sick is collapsing under the weight of its own lies. Gay people are DONE with liars speaking on our behalf to mislead the public into supporting child abuse. Gays Against Groomers is on offense. We see through the facade and demand accountability. Stay away from kids, Peggy.  Not in our name.  References Thank you to Phil and our investigative team, led by Mandy, whose work allows us to deliver robust investigations and well-sourced reporting.  🔍: Phil, Research Department ✍️: Michael, Editor-in-Chief Alpha News. (2025). Left-wing politicians attend event called ‘Day of the Transgender Child’. Alpha News.  https://alphanews.org/left-wing-politicians-attend-event-called-day-of-the-transgender-child-in-minneapolis/   Associated Press. (2023). Minnesota governor protects rights to gender affirming care. Associated Press.  https://apnews.com/article/2a702340ec5facdb2bb6496e711facf1   Chasmar, J. (2023). Minnesota Lt. Gov. ripped for saying parents must ‘believe’ when kids ‘tell us who they are’. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-lt-gov-ripped-saying-parents-believe-kids-tell-us-who-they-are   E&E News. (2025). Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race. E&E News by POLITICO. https://www.eenews.net/articles/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-over-angie-craig-in-minnesota-senate-race/   Ferguson, D. (2023). Walz moves to protect those seeking gender-affirming care. MPR News. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/08/walz-moves-to-protect-those-seeking-genderaffirming-care   Griffith, M. (2026). Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan to assume her seat after retirement. Minnesota Reformer. https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minnesota-sen-tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-to-assume-her-seat-after-retirement/   HRC Staff. (2022). Human Rights Campaign endorses Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota for reelection. Human Rights Campaign. https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-endorses-governor-tim-walz-and-lieutenant-governor-peggy-flanagan-of-minnesota-for-reelection   Karnowski, S. (2023). Minnesota governor signs executive order protecting rights to gender-affirming care. PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/minnesota-governor-signs-executive-order-protecting-rights-to-gender-affirming-care   Kashinsky, L. (2026). Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race. E&E News by POLITICO. https://www.eenews.net/articles/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-over-angie-craig-in-minnesota-senate-race/   KAXE. (2025). Angie Craig, Peggy Flanagan vying for U.S. Senate; Tina Smith endorses Flanagan. KAXE. https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2025-08-25/angie-craig-peggy-flanagan-us-senate-race-tina-smith    Minnesota House of Representatives. (2023). New laws 2023. Minnesota House of Representatives. https://www.house.mn.gov/NewLaws/story/2023/5541   Minnesota Management and Budget. (2018). Peggy Flanagan. Minnesota Management and Budget. https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/communications/governor-elect/peggy-flanagan-bio.pdf   Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. (2023). Executive Order 23-03: Protecting and supporting the rights of Minnesota’s LGBTQIA+ community members to seek and receive gender affirming health care services. Minnesota Governor’s Office. https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/executive-orders/?id=1055-568333   Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. (2023). Governor Walz takes executive action to protect access to gender affirming health care in Minnesota. Minnesota Governor’s Office. https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/?id=1055-568986   Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. (2025). MN Governor’s Office. Minnesota Governor’s Office. https://mn.gov/governor/about-gov/peggyflanagan/   Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. (2025). Peggy Flanagan biography. Minnesota Governor’s Office. https://mn.gov/governor/about/peggyflanagan/index.jsp   Office of the Revisor of Statutes. (2023). HF 146 status in the House - 93rd Legislature. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/93/2023/0/HF/146/   Office of the Revisor of Statutes. (2025). Sec. 543.23 Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/543.23   OutFront Magazine. (2025). Peggy Flanagan archives. OutFront Magazine. https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/tag/peggy-flanagan/   Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota. (2025). Endorsements. Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota. https://peggyflanagan.com/endorsements/   Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota. (2025). Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan releases key numbers in her bid for U.S. Senate. Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota. https://peggyflanagan.com/keynumbers/   Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota. (2025). Priorities. Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota. https://peggyflanagan.com/priorities/   Radelat, A. (2025). Craig and Flanagan flex their political muscles in US Senate race. KAXE. https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2025-08-25/angie-craig-peggy-flanagan-us-senate-race-tina-smith   Star Tribune. (2025). Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate. Star Tribune. https://www.startribune.com/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-in-race-for-us-senate/601575396   State of Minnesota Office of the Attorney General. (2025). Transgender rights fact sheet. State of Minnesota Office of the Attorney General. https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/Publications/TransRights.asp Transforming Families MN. (2025). About us. Transforming Families MN. https://www.tffmn.org/our-history-1   U.S. Senator Tina Smith. (2025). U.S. Senator Tina Smith pens op-ed announcing she will not seek reelection in 2026. U.S. Senator Tina Smith. https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senator-tina-smith-pens-op-ed-announcing-she-will-not-seek-reelection-in-2026/   Vogue. (2025). As Peggy Flanagan runs for Senate, a look back at her intentional style. Vogue. https://www.vogue.com/article/peggy-flanagan-election-trail-fashion   Washington Examiner. (2025). Peggy Flanagan’s school board record undercuts claims in bitter Senate primary. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4422326/peggy-flanagan-school-board-record-undercut-claims-bitter-minnesota-sen-primary/   WORLD Radio. (2024). Thursday morning news: August 8, 2024. WORLD. https://wng.org/podcasts/thursday-morning-news-august-8-2024-1723055220

Mama Dragons sells itself as a warm support network for parents. In practice, it operates like a well-organized affirmation engine that trains adults to treat “LGBTQ+ identity” as the central fact of a child’s life, then funnels families into partner nonprofits,   legal and policy resources , school-facing guidance, and a growing menu of education programs designed to turn parenting into activism. The group is based in Utah and was founded in 2013 by   Gina Crivello . It is organized as a   501(c)(3)  nonprofit, and Mama Dragons lists its tax ID as   82-5393053 . Their own public-facing materials emphasize size and legitimacy, including claims of “over 11,000 active members in our online communities,” a number they attribute to Anthem Awards recognition. Even the footprint tells a story. An address associated with Mama Dragons appears as 1996 Allison Way, Syracuse, UT 84075, and another listed mailing address shows P.O. Box 20035, Billings, MT 59104, alongside the phone number 435-260-9943. That split presence tracks with what the organization openly is: a digital-first pipeline that lives inside online communities and spreads through local “regional groups” and partner networks. Mama Dragons is explicit about who it targets: mothers of children who identify as LGBTQ+. The brand leans into the “mama bear” archetype and wraps itself in safety language, but the actual product is conformity. Parents are taught what to say, what not to say, which “resources” are approved, and how to navigate schools, clinicians, and extended family, always with the same end goal: affirmation. And the deeper you look, the more it becomes clear this is a trap. It is designed to reshape how parents interpret reality. A parent arrives scared and confused. They get absorbed into community groups and segmented into “affinity groups.” They get funneled into trainings, content libraries, and courses. They get directed toward curated   health care  resources and transition-adjacent support pathways. Then, if they resist or ask hard questions, the ideology has a ready-made vocabulary to shame them back into compliance: doubt becomes “harm,” boundaries become “rejection,” and hesitation becomes “danger.” The organization widened the gates as well. Mama Dragons states it updated its membership policy in 2021 to allow members to self-identify as a mother or “in a mothering role” to enter support groups, and that as of 2022, 5% of members “do not identify as cisgender women.” That signals the shift from “moms supporting kids” into an identity-based adult community with its own internal politics, language rules, and social incentives. The services menu is designed to keep families in their grasp: Facebook support groups, regional and community support groups, suicide prevention programming, and their in-house education platform,   Parachute . Parachute is branded as an eLearning program that provides “the resources needed to affirm, support, and celebrate LGBTQ+ children,” with courses that are paid online but free if you are inside their Facebook groups as a “Mama.” The course lineup they promote includes Parachute Orientation, The LGBTQ+ Community, The Coming Out Experience, Understanding LGBTQ+ Labels, and Showing Affirmation with Action, as shown in their   Intro to Understanding Your LGBTQ+ Child bundle . This is not a parent support group that helps families slow down, ask questions, and protect their kids from irreversible procedures. Mama Dragons even describes Parachute as “academic research-based,” developed by Dr. Jennifer Howell (their Parachute Education Director) in July 2021, designed to give parents and communities the tools to “affirm, support, and celebrate LGBTQ children,” with intro courses available broadly and Spanish-language intro courses launched in May 2022. Under the hood, they segment parents into affinity lanes to tighten the bond and deepen the messaging. Mama Dragons lists seven Facebook affinity groups: T-Mamas (Mamas of Transgender Children), Mamas with Children with Special Needs, Madres Dragones (Spanish), Mamas of Color, LDS Mamas Tryna Stay, Mamas Moving Forward from the LDS Church, and Mamas from Religious Roots, listed on their   Support Groups page . The LDS-specific split is not incidental. Mama Dragons itself began as a response to Mormon/LDS family conflict, and the organization acknowledges its roots among LDS mothers navigating a “crisis” when a child identifies as LGBTQ, then building community around that shared identity and struggle. From there, the resource architecture kicks in. Mama Dragons maintains a broader   Resources  section that funnels families toward a familiar package of “gender-affirming” pathways, including links and phone numbers to outside organizations and programs. This includes references to the American Academy of Family Physicians, Genderbands transition grants, and the standard mental health resource stack. They also maintain a   Partnerships page  and list affiliations that expand reach and legitimacy through adjacent nonprofits, including   Encircle , Utah Foster Care, and   Dragon Dads . Mama Dragons offers formal   Advocacy Training  as a program area, and their leadership profile fits that mission.   Liz Welch , Executive Director, resides in Montana, with prior ACLU ties and experience assisting trans activists with organizing and rights advocacy, including SCOTUS rallies.   Wendy VonSosen , Director of Marketing and Design, resides in Utah, formerly in the Bay Area, mother of a male-to-female identifying child. Chris Greenberg, Director of Main and Affinity Groups, resides in New Jersey, with a nonprofit sector background, and is currently listed as Director of Finance at the Association for the Advancement of Mental Health. Julie Carpenter (Julie DeLange Carpenter on Facebook), Director of Give Back Programs, resides in Utah, started the Paper Hugs program in 2020, and has a child described as previously identifying as trans and now identifying as non-binary, with involvement in Girl Scouts. Celeste Grimshaw, Director of Regional Groups, resides in Rhode Island with a background in medical laboratory work and social posting tied to Pride events. Melissa Draper, Volunteer Coordinator, has two children who identify as LGBTQ+ and involvement in DEI work inside the group. Mama Dragons trains parents to interpret resistance from family, school, or church as “harm,” then supplies a ready-made set of scripts, labels, resources, and “action steps” to keep the family aligned with the group’s worldview. When you add segmented affinity groups, advocacy training, and partnerships that route families into outside systems, what you get is a conveyor belt. And that conveyor belt is built to collapse normal parental caution into a single moral commandment: validate the identity, validate the label, validate the pathway. If your local school, pediatric network, foster care affiliate, or community nonprofit points families toward Mama Dragons, the questions are straightforward. Who is recommending it? What materials are being assigned? Are parents being told that affirmation is the only acceptable response? Are kids being steered toward identity conclusions without parental involvement? What partner organizations are in the loop? Which policies are being justified? Because once a parent community becomes an activist community, the child stops being a person with needs and becomes a symbol with a cause. And that’s when “support” turns into pressure.  References   Encircle Together. (2025). Parachute Mama Dragons. https://encircletogether.org/parachute-mama-dragons   Good News Utah. (2024). 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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit  this week against Children’s Health System of Texas , one of the country’s largest pediatric hospitals, as well as Jason Jarin, a Dallas-area pediatric doctor, for violating Senate Bill 14 (SB 14)  and defrauding Medicaid. “I will use every legal tool available to ensure radical gender activists like Jarin face justice for hurting kids,” Paxton said. “This criminal extremist not only permanently harmed children, but he also then defrauded Medicaid and stuck Texas taxpayers with the bill for this insanity. Experimental ‘transition’ procedures on minors are illegal, unethical, and will not be tolerated,” the statement reads. According to the announcement, Children’s Health and Dr. Jarin have been billing Medicaid and CHIP (the Children’s Health Insurance Program) for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children as young as nine, and the alleged fraud  dates back to 2017. Texas AG Ken Paxton said that Dr. Jason Jarin, a division director at Children’s Health  and a pediatric gynecologist, “regularly performs procedures and medicates both female and male patients with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.” Dr. Jarin has seen patients for gender interventions at the Dallas and Plano locations. State officials say Medicaid and CHIP billing records are central to these investigations because they allow investigators to track treatment timelines and determine which prescriptions were written after the law took effect. Those records show when treatments occurred and whether public funds were used to reimburse procedures that are now prohibited under Texas law. Despite SB 14  taking effect on September 1, 2023, the lawsuit  alleges that Children’s Health and Jarin continued to provide puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children.  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking over $1 million  in monetary relief. Ken Paxton – ABC13 Houston   The lawsuit  filed by the Texas Attorney General against Children’s Health and Dr. Jarin is the latest in a series of enforcement actions targeting physicians  accused of continuing pediatric gender-transition procedures  after Senate Bill 14 (SB 14) took effect. SB 14  set a clear legal boundary. Earlier lawsuits targeted  Dallas physician Dr. May Lau , accused of prescribing testosterone  to at least 21 adolescent girls, and El Paso physician Dr. Hector Granados , who was investigated for allegedly providing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors as young as 12. The case against Dr. Granados was later dropped after officials determined his clinic had closed before SB 14 took effect. Even so, state officials cited the investigation as evidence of how widespread the practices were before the law and used it to support stricter enforcement after its passage.  Court filings in related cases also allege that some providers attempted to continue treatments, bypassing statewide bans  by changing diagnostic codes, listing prescriptions under different medical justifications, or continuing treatment plans that were started before the ban. Investigators agree that this enabled some providers to keep prescribing hormones without disclosing the reason for treatment in the billing and medical records. Prosecutors have argued that relabeling treatments on paperwork does not exempt providers from complying with the law. If a claim is filed with public insurance, the provider may be committing healthcare fraud.  Healthcare Fraud – The Western Journal ( 2026 ) An active lawsuit  against Dr. Brett Cooper , a pediatrician who surrendered his medical license  in October 2025, alleges that the Dallas physician continued to distribute cross-sex hormones  to children “for the purpose of transitioning their biological sex or affirming their belief that their gender identity or sex is inconsistent with their biological sex” by falsifying medical records. Paxton’s office further accuses Dr. Cooper of violating the Rule 11 Agreement , which restricts him from practicing medicine during the proceedings, with the case expected to go to trial in May 2026. The growing number of lawsuits shows that the issue has moved from legislative debate to courtroom enforcement, where judges will decide the extent to which the state can regulate pediatric gender transition. As several cases are being heard at the same time, the Texas courts can quickly issue precedents that will affect the countrywide implementation of such laws and lay the groundwork for future legal battles over medical supervision, parental rights, and government-funded healthcare. References ABC13 Houston. (2023). Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating second children's hospital for transition-related care. https://abc13.com/post/texas-childrens-hospital-investigaiton-senate-bill-14-lgbtq-transgender-laws/13275982/   Ben Ryan. (2025). "A Radical Gender Activist"—Texas Sues Pediatrician, Alleging Violations of Ban On Pediatric Gender-Transition Treatment. Substack. https://benryan.substack.com/p/a-radical-gender-activisttexas-sues   Breitbart. (2026). 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Lawsuit Leads to Surrender of Texas Physician’s License over Gender-Affirming Care. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2025/10/29/845648.htm   Gays Against Groomers, Levi Mikula. (2024). Doctors SLAPPED with LAWSUITS Over Child Gender Surgery Controversy. Radar News. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/doctors-slapped-with-lawsuits-over-child-gender-surgery-controversy   Gays Against Groomers, Levi Mikula. (2025). Lone Star Scandal: Texas Attorney General Seeks Justice. Radar News. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/lone-star-scandal-texas-attorney-general-seeks-justice   Gays Against Groomers, Levi Mikula. (2025). Texas Doctor BUSTED for Pumping Kids with Hormones. Radar News. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/texas-doctor-busted-for-pumping-kids-with-hormones   Newsweek. (2026). 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For nearly   500 years , the worst thing that ever happened to Anne Boleyn was being beheaded. That is no longer true. Dylan Mulvaney, the   trans influencer  whose fame was manufactured through viral caricatures of “girlhood,” has now been cast as Anne Boleyn, the Queen of England, in   Six , the pop-concert-style   Broadway  musical that reimagines Henry VIII’s six wives as a modern girl group. The   show , written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, has spent years marketing itself as a female-centered retelling of women’s history, framed as a reclamation of women’s voices through contemporary “girl power.” Dylan Mulvaney, a man who claims to be living a life of girlhood, is now occupying one of the most recognizable   female roles  in a production explicitly built around women telling women’s stories. He celebrated the casting on Instagram with the kind of breathless self-congratulation that has become his brand, writing “YAY BROADWAY” and   announcing  his debut as playing a “fellow polarizing woman.” The announcement was paired with the revival of his “ Days of Girlhood ” series. Of course. The premise of   Six  was never subtle. Women’s stories. Women’s pain. Women’s voices. The entire hook depended on the female experience being real and distinct. By casting Mulvaney as Anne Boleyn, the production erases the obvious struggles that come along with being raised as a female, thus commodifying girlhood and treating the female experience as just another aesthetic that anyone with enough Instagram followers can wear. Anne Boleyn was   executed  because she failed to produce a male heir – she could not give Henry VIII the son needed to secure the Tudor dynasty with a legitimate male successor. His first marriage to Catherine of Aragon produced only one surviving child, a daughter, which he considered insufficient. He broke with the Catholic Church, annulled that marriage, and married Anne Boleyn in 1533 precisely because he believed she would bear him sons. Anne suffered at least two   miscarriages  or stillbirths – the most devastating one was in 1536, with the loss of a male fetus (around 15 weeks of gestation). The 1536 miscarriage was a turning point: it shattered Henry’s hope that Anne would give him a son, and she was beheaded a few months later. Anne Boleyn is a woman whose life and death were directly tied to her reproductive capacity. Her biology mattered. That is why she was beheaded. To strip her of that reality and hand her role to a man performing his version of girlhood is not “stunning and brave.” Mulvaney’s rise to prominence did not happen in a vacuum. In 2023, he became a household name after partnering with   Bud Light  for a trans activist campaign that triggered one of the most visible consumer revolts in recent years. The   backlash  was swift and measurable. The world’s largest brewer may have lost as much as   $1.4 billion  in sales and lost its status as America’s top-selling beer. The lesson should have been obvious, but now we see   Broadway  repeating the same mistake. If theatergoers respond the same way   beer drinkers  did, the industry will once again act shocked that people noticed. Mulvaney’s celebrity is built on a very specific formula. Infantilized mannerisms. Exaggerated stereotypes. A reduction of girlhood to squeals, outfits, and consumer products. His “Days of Girlhood” series was never intended to empower youth. It was about flattening female experience into a marketable parody, then monetizing it through brand deals. He was rewarded for all of it.   Attitude  magazine crowned him “Woman of the Year.”   Tampax  enlisted him as a spokesperson. Corporations lined up to pay him handsomely to play dress-up with female biology. Real women, meanwhile, were told to shut up. Moms and dads were sidelined. And anyone who pointed out the hypocrisy was called transphobic. Mulvaney’s brand has been inseparable from child-focused messaging, and that is where the concerns become impossible for parents to ignore. Mulvaney has repeatedly claimed, including in a   Variety  interview, that he “came out as trans” at age four, even though he did not start his “journey into girlhood” until he was a grown man. His messaging is designed to tell parents that their child’s curiosity about identity and pronouns is somehow evidence that they were born wrong and need to be fixed with puberty-disrupting drugs and plastic surgery. Mulvaney can claim that he was always a girl, but he did not publicly express any desire to change his gender until transgenderism became a lucrative social-media commodity, especially for influencers with child-focused audiences. The timing tells the truth and reveals the holes in the narrative that the talking points cannot simply explain away. Dylan Mulvaney’s influence has been actively leveraged by political power. Mulvaney   interviewed  President   Joe Biden  in a forum focused on “trans rights.” During the exchange,   Joe Biden  condemned states that restrict so-called gender-affirming medical interventions for minors. This was not an accident. The White House chose a TikTok influencer whose brand revolves around performative girlhood to promote policies that involve puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and irreversible medical procedures for children. That is not advocacy. It is indoctrination and child abuse. Dylan Mulvaney’s access to political power did not end there. Former Vice President   Kamala Harris  sent him a   personal letter  celebrating his “365th day of living authentically,”   thanking him  for his “dedication and courage.” No woman in history has received a congratulatory letter from a Vice President for being a woman. A fully grown adult male playing dress-up did. Mulvaney’s   corporate partnerships  further reveal the safeguarding concerns. His collaboration with   LUSH  produced a bath bomb called “ Late Bloomer ,” explicitly referencing his so-called “second puberty” that he advertises online. The product was marketed as a celebration of transition and tied to his memoir. At the same time,   LUSH  became embroiled in controversy after   reports  emerged that “trans kid”   propaganda leaflets  were placed into party bags for girls as young as seven at a children’s birthday event held in a   LUSH  store. The leaflet, produced with a   trans advocacy  group, promoted extreme ideological claims, dismissed legitimate   medical  reviews, and framed dissent as a coordinated attack. LUSH defended the   campaign . Mulvaney benefited from it. This is what queer subversion looks like in practice. Adult ideology gets smuggled into child-adjacent spaces. Puberty is reframed as a product. Identity confusion gets treated as a branding opportunity. Greedy corporations create chaos and profit off the destruction. Mulvaney’s obsession with tampons and menstruation has followed the same pattern. A grown man injecting himself with hormones and presenting it as “I’m a girl going through puberty, I’m a late bloomer” sends a grotesque message to teenage girls who are actually navigating puberty. For girls experiencing discomfort with their changing bodies, the implication is corrosive. Womanhood should be viewed as something girls grow into. Instead, it is advertised as something to escape, rebrand, or medically override. When   Tampax  became the subject of boycott calls after transgender messaging sparked public backlash, it was part of the same cultural shift. Female biology, once understood as real and sex-specific, has been reduced to a performance prop. Girls watching this in real time are not liberated. They are taught that their reality is negotiable and their bodies are political toys. When you create a culture where girlhood is presented as   Dylan Mulvaney , many girls who do not relate to that shallow, sexualized, performative caricature will opt out. Increasingly, that opt-out is being sold as a customizable identity, complete with medical pathways and lifelong consequences. Anne Boleyn was not a symbol. She was not a vibe. Her life was not a costume. She was a woman whose reproductive capacity and refusal to submit ultimately cost her life. To hand her role to a man skinwalking her on stage is not bold casting. It is an insult to women and an assault on their history. The trans agenda is not about freedom. It is about the degradation of motherhood, the commodification of female anatomy, and the queer subversion of boundaries that protect women and children. It demands that girls applaud their own erasure…or else. Broadway can cast whoever it wants. But women are not required to pretend this is empowering, and parents are not required to ignore the warning signs. Anne Boleyn was beheaded once. Turning her legacy into a prop for a movement that sexualizes our daughters and targets childhood innocence is a second execution, performed in sequins and sold as progress. If   Six  wants to be a celebration of women again, it can start by actually prioritizing women and girls.  References   Attitude. (2023). 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