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Tania Galinanes, a former librarian at Tohopekaliga High School located in Kissimme, Florida, recently quit her job over Florida’s alleged “book ban” and “censorship.” The librarian was instructed to review the books on the shelves to see if they were age-appropriate and did not include sexual content, in order to comply with a law passed in 2022 that forces elementary schools to provide a searchable list of every book available in their libraries or used in instruction. Florida's HB 1467 mandates that schools must catalog every book on their shelves, including those found in classroom libraries. Such laws are not being enacted to censor or “erase LGBTQ+ people,” as some critics claim. Their purpose is so that parents can see what their children have access to. The bill allows parents to challenge books that they find objectionable, and the school district is legally required to report it to the state. The school district informed Tania Galinanes that she was not to celebrate “Banned Books Week,” featuring books like Gender Queer: A Memoir and Let's Talk About It which include graphic cartoon images of children performing sexual acts. This crossed a line for her. “Have we forgotten that students should be reading for pleasure?” the former librarian wrote. She planned to spend the rest of her career working as a librarian but after watching parents read aloud from books they described as a danger to children, and a recent state law that required library books not contain sexual content, she couldn’t take it anymore and quit her job as a librarian. In our opinion, Florida's HB 1557, the so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill, did not go far enough. It only applied up to 3rd graders, which are 8 years old. Gays Against Groomers' Florida chapter even testified in support of expanding it throughout high school, which was met with protests and an insurrection. For Tania, her job was about children finding books that they loved, no matter what the content of that book was…even if it included sexually explicit material. 385 of these books have themes or instances of violence & physical abuse; 211 books detail sexual experiences between characters; and 229 of them promote the idea of being “trapped in the wrong body.” According to Florida law, schools may not distribute material that contains "nudity or sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors." Despite the narrative, these new laws are not about “banning books”, “censorship” or being “Anti-LGBTQ+” but about protecting innocent children. Florida's HB 1069 requires "the suspension of materials alleged to contain pornography or obscene depictions of sexual conduct, as identified in current law, pending resolution of an objection to the material." A decade ago, preventing children from having access to sexually graphic books at school wouldn’t have been controversial, on either side of the political aisle. But for some reason, common sense is being labeled as “extremist.” There is nothing extremist or anti-LGBTQ+ about preventing young children from having access to books with graphic sexual content, and implying otherwise is an insult to rational gays everywhere. Children have their entire lives ahead of them and their innocence should be protected as long as possible. If we lose a few teachers or librarians like Tania Galinanes because of laws that protect children from this abuse, then so be it. These policies are a win for parents and she does not speak on our behalf. REFERENCES Florida Department of Education. (2022). House Bill 1467. https://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-9557/dps-2022-83.pdf Florida Governor. (2022, March 25). Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill that requires curriculum transparency. https://www.flgov.com/2022/03/25/governor-ron-desantis-signs-bill-that-requires-curriculum-transparency/ Florida Senate. (2022). HB 1557: Parental Rights in Education. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557 Florida Senate. (2023). Section 847.012, Florida Statutes. https://m.flsenate.gov/statutes/847.012 Gays Against Groomers [@againstgrmrs]. (2023, March 31). “Another Transurrection taking place today, this time in Florida. Only predators and pedophiles want children to be taught sexually explicit things. Truly disgusting. Leave the kids alone." [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/againstgrmrs/status/1641871542844809217?t=719pPJZvbptXtxm0k3klGA&s=19 Gays Against Groomers [@againstgrmrs]. (2023, November 15). “@Pink Alecia, just accept that you will not win this one. Please do the right thing and stand with us against children being given pornography under the guise of LGBTQ+ acceptance. We’re glad you’ve now been made aware of just how bad they are. We oppose it and you should too." [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/againstgrmrs/status/1724653878669680810?t=Rg4_lKhaeo7u1iCyQNp6mw&s=19 News-Press. (2023, November 11). How Collier and Lee schools decide which books to ban: What we know. https://www.news-press.com/story/news/education/2023/11/11/how-collier-and-lee-schools-decide-which-books-to-ban-what-we-know/71487616007/ PEN America. (2023). Banned in the USA: State laws supercharge book suppression in schools. https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/ Tampa Bay Times. (2023, November 13). Fed up with restrictions, one Florida school librarian is walking away. https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/11/13/fed-up-with-restrictions-one-florida-school-librarian-is-walking-away/ The Washington Post. (2023). Florida's laws, book bans drove this librarian to quit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/florida-book-bans-school-rules/?_pml=1

The term “covert action” often conjures images of spies lurking around corners, in bars, tailing suspects without being seen, and escaping impossible situations with specialized martial arts skills. It refers to “activities carried out in a concealed or clandestine manner, primarily to make [it] difficult, if not impossible, to trace the activities back to the sponsoring intelligence service or agency (Polmar and Allen, 1997).” Overt action, on the other hand, is traceable and completed out in the open. There’s an air of excitement when covert action is strategically displayed in thriller and spy books. When it comes to children’s books, however, covert action used to groom children is anything but exciting. There are many methods of grooming children to manipulate, exploit, and abuse them. Most adults are aware of and warn their children about the dangers of being online or staying away from strangers. When it comes to children’s books, though, parents and guardians may be unaware of the dangers lurking inside the pages. How is this possible? Children’s books used to be wholesome, fun, silly, innocent, and taught respect for oneself and others. Nowadays, many children’s books touted as wholesome and inclusive are actually part of a larger strategy to covertly groom a generation into following queer ideology. Queer ideology is not an identity, as many well-meaning individuals may believe. It is a cancerous political movement that has infiltrated books, television, civil rights laws, churches, and even school libraries. Currently, there is a battle between parents and school boards, parents and libraries, parents and politicians, politicians and school boards, etc., about what type of books children should be exposed to and at what age this exposure should be allowed. Most adults are genuinely concerned about inclusivity and exposing children to different cultures and religions. Their hearts are in the right place, and we recognize their good intentions. However, there is a misunderstanding about queer ideology within school books, especially when it comes to the children. In order to understand why queer ideology is not inclusive and does not belong in children’s books, we must first understand what queer theory is and why it insists on poisoning the minds of our youth. Essentially, children are tools sought to be used by queer theorists because they are viewed as “both a limit and a hope for queer theory” (Dyer, 2016). Rather than being inclusive of all people, queer theory intentionally seeks children out to groom them into “queer relationality, which breaks from the reproductive futurity of the normative classroom and nuclear family (Keenan & Mess, 2020).” Since core beliefs are formed by around age 7 (DKW, 2020), it makes sense that children’s books are purposefully used as vehicles to push this mind virus. In fact, the president of the American Library Association, Emily Drabinski, wrote a paper in 2013 called, “Queering the Catalog: Queer Theory and the Politics of Correction,” explaining the purpose of queer ideology within the library. In her paper, Drabinski makes her intentions for all libraries clear: “Queer theory provides a useful theoretical frame for rethinking the stable, fixed categories and systems of naming that characterize library knowledge organization schemes and strategies for helping users navigate them … Lesbian and gay studies grew out of the recognition that those identities were largely absent from the historical record … Queer theory, however, argued that this recuperative approach was dangerous. It froze identities in time and universalized them, erasing the real differences that accompany same-sex sexuality on the scales of time and place … For queer theory, systems of categorization and naming are inextricable from the historical contingencies of their own production; there can be no “correct” categorical or linguistic structures, only those that discursively emerge and circulate in a particular context … For queer theory, knowledge organization structures are productive, not merely representative. They do not smoothly represent reality but discursively produce it, constituting the field of potential identities users can either claim as true and authentic representations of themselves or resist as not quite correct.” From Drabinski's words, you can see that queer ideology is not compatible with “fixed categories” or any type of stable system. And it explicitly seeks to deconstruct these “fixed categories,” as they are considered to be oppressive. Eroding these fixed binary categories include blurring the boundaries between what makes people male or female, gay or straight, and adult or child. This is by design, since queer ideology’s roots are deeply embedded in political activism, purposefully disrupting stability (Lindsay, 2023). It attracts chaos. And that is only the tip of the iceberg. “Queer theory now includes a robust literature that rethinks and reinhabits the child with attention to its queer character (Dyer, 2016). The idea that children need to be inhabited by queer characters is covertly applied in Flavia Z. Drago’s book, Vlad the Fabulous Vampire. The illustrations are well done and enjoyable. Also, the concept of a vampire child having anxiety over being different is appealing to a lot of parents. However, a closer inspection of the book reveals a more disturbing secret than the one Vlad is hiding: this book is covertly grooming your child into queer ideology. We never learn how or why the protagonist reacts to his problems with anxiety. We are only made aware that he is anxious about being different and has to hide his true self. Not only is he hiding who he is from his parents, but his anxiety suddenly goes away when his friend, Shelley, reveals she has a similar secret and they venture beyond the woods into a hidden place in an effort to make Vlad feel safe – a place where he can “simply be himself.” Vlad the Fabulous Vampire covertly exploits children using manipulation among the illustrations. One of the most alarming illustrations in this book is an androgynous older male hanging out with little children. Is he an older brother? A trusted adult? Another child who simply looks older? The family butler? The baby-sitter? Unfortunately, we are never told who he is or why he is with the children. However, by the end of the book, we discover that this creepy individual is transgender and children are forced to watch his transition from beginning to end. His transition begins with crossdressing. He trades his suit for a tutu and by the end of the book, his transition is complete and he is in a flowing, pink gown and a giant hair bow. Apparently, “there is a little bit of Vlad in all of us.” As if this was not odd enough, there is another scene that stands out above the rest. Before he fully transitions, he is seen skating with the children in his tutu. While skating, he lifts his leg high in the air, flashing the child. The boy immediately falls to the ground. “Of course, there were lots of times when Vlad still felt insecure. But when he did, there was always someone he could count on.” The illustrations suggest to the reader that Vlad fell because he was flashed by a man in a tutu, and his discomfort in this scene is palpable. Anxiety is a learned internal feeling stemming from a cause. If a child is feeling anxious or insecure, that indicates that something happened which needs to be addressed. The messages in this book are anything but wholesome and inclusive. It desensitizes kindergartners to the idea that being flashed by grown men is excusable, instead of teaching children that they should tell a trusted adult, like a parent. This book reluctantly teaches kids that, in order to feel better about themselves, they should expect everyone who is different than them to change their worldview in order to make them feel better, all while ignoring the root cause of their anxiety. What could have been a fun, wonderfully illustrated book providing guidance and reassurance about family, wound up being filled with covert images to groom your 3-to-7-year-old child into having their boundaries violated. The author said in an interview with Amaris Castillo, “Hopefully, they’ll identify with Vlad in one way or another—whether it’s because they feel self-conscious about their physical appearance, their identity, their nationality—about anything.” The covert messaging in Vlad the Fabulous Vampire pushes queer ideology on children whose core beliefs have not yet developed. Kids' books ought to be enjoyable, lighthearted, and instill values of self-respect and respect for others. But beware the subtle infiltration of a sinister agenda invading school libraries cloaked as "gender identity inclusivity.” Queer ideology seeks to “destabilize [cis-normative] narratives of growth and development organized around the child-adult binary and its discursive wedge: innocence. It is a destructive force which seeks to deconstruct childhood innocence, scramble, and recircuit innocence’s energies to fashion radical political statements about identity (Mattingly, 2014)." At a time when such an aggressive agenda is actively being implemented in school libraries, society must act responsibly to protect children and families from a radical safeguarding nightmare parading itself under a distorted LGBTQIA+ umbrella. REFERENCES DKW. How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained. Penguin Random House. New York, New York. 2020. Drabinski, Emily, "Queering the Catalog: Queer Theory and the Politics of Correction" (2013). Brooklyn Library Faculty Publications. Paper 9. http://digitalcommons.liu.edu/brooklyn_libfacpubs/9 Drago, Favia Z. Vlad the Fabulous Vampire. 2023 by Flavia Zorilla Drago. Drago, Favia Z. Author Q & A: Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago. Amaris Castillo. October 4, 2023. https://latinxinpublishing.com/blog/2023/9/28/author-q-amp-a-vlad-the-fabulous-vampire-by-flavia-z-drago Dyer, H. (2016). Queer futurity and childhood innocence: Beyond the injury of development. Global Studies of Childhood, 7(3), 290-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043610616671056

‘We Are Family’ (WAF) is a non-profit organization in South Carolina that "provides affirming spaces for LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, etc.) and ally youth up to the age of 24 through direct support, leadership development, and community engagement." The problem is that WAF is often crossing the line when it comes to influencing the tri-county youth, using children to train therapists, and offering "gender-affirming gear" to South Carolina youth. ‘We Are Family’ offers many programs that raise red flags. One such program is "KidSpace," described as a "supportive and affirming playgroup facilitated by therapists" offered to LGBTQIA+ youth ten years of age and younger. "KidSpace" is partnered with the Children's Museum of Lowcountry and The Play Therapy Center of Charleston. To understand how WAF would respond to an inquiry regarding a potential client, we sent them the following email: "My name is John. My daughter (7) has been interested in more masculine things since she was a toddler. She prefers playing outside with the boys in the neighborhood instead of playing with her dolls. She told me a couple of times that she wants to have short hair like me and prefers helping me out when I am working outside instead of playing princesses with her mom. She also prefers more boyish clothes. I believe she may be trans. Are there any resources or literature to guide me in the right direction for this? I am very new to all of these things." We were hoping for some pushback against the belief that this fictional child is "transgender" because she enjoys more 'boyish' interests. Their response shocked us. "Thank you for reaching out to WAF with your inquiry! I can recommend our in-house program ParentSpace, which you can learn more about by clicking here! To summarize, ParentSpace is a support group for parents of LGBTQ+ and ally youth that provides parents a space to share, meet other parents going through similar things, and have support from a licensed therapist who facilitates the group. For your child, I can recommend our playgroup for children aged 10 and below called Kidspace, which you can learn more about here. Kidspace gives kids a chance to meet other kids who are LGBTQ, and you can meet other parents with young kids and find community. In addition, you may want to check out our tips for parents' page as it includes valuable information on how to support your child as they explore who they are. Finally, you may want to share and read some affirming books together, such as 'My Shadow is Purple' or 'It Feels Good to be Yourself,' to name a couple of examples. I hope this helps, and I wish you grace and an open heart as you navigate these topics with your child. Being a parent is hard work, so I commend you for reaching out and wish you and your family the best!" While the kindness was appreciated, one can't help but question why the immediate reaction is to affirm that the child's trans identity based on nothing more than 'tomboy' interests. They recommend "KidSpace," a service they have for children ten and under to talk about sexuality and "gender identity." They also have a Discord Server for ages 13-24. When going to speak to a therapist, one would expect to receive care based on the therapist's own education and evidence-based practices. This is not the case for much of the therapeutic curriculum within WAF. The so-called mental health experts of Queer Youth Approval Board, a group consisting of youth of "all ages up to the age of 24, who strive to create a more affirming and inclusive environment within the mental health field for LGBTQIA+ people by creating and approving curriculum for therapists and mental health professionals." Not only do these "trained youth," appointed by WAF, create and approve the curriculum, but they are also given monetary compensation after completing both the Queer Youth Approval Board Meeting and Therapist Training/Information Session. The Queer Youth Approval Board is tasked with helping We Are Family identify the therapeutic needs of LGBTQIA+ youth and training their network of therapists in "gender-affirmative care." So, if gender therapists are being trained by "trans and queer youth" in a curriculum being written and approved by those very same "trans and queer youth, one must ask, what type of therapy are the youth within WAF's mental health programs receiving? We found evidence that a 14-year-old girl was offered to start hormone therapy if she had one parent's “consent” at a local Planned Parenthood. On We Are Family's "gender-affirming gear" page, they offer breast binders, penis packers, tucking kits, and "bra buds" in partnership with organizations 'G2CB,' 'Trans Essentials,' 'Unlockable,' and 'TransTape,' to youth within South Carolina and southern states. Along with "gender-affirming gear" for minors, per their website, they offer discreet shipping and remind children to put their birth names on the order form for youths who may not be 'out of the closet' to their parents. They openly brag about doing this for 171 children in one year. Under the FAQ section of the "Gender Affirming Gear" page, the question "Is chest binding safe?" is answered with a resounding "Yes!" While the WAF website underlines the importance of choosing the right size, chest binding is known to have a number of potentially dangerous side effects. Studies show that breast binding can cause skin irritation, changes in developing breast tissue, back pain, overheating, chest pain, lung damage, shortness of breath, and others. They have an Amazon wishlist filled with books about "Woke Parenting," social justice, and parenting autistic children. It also contains toys made for autistic children, suggesting that the children being transitioned through their center are on the autism spectrum or have very politically progressive parents. On the surface, We Are Family may look like an innocent non-profit organization that was set up to assist diverse youth in South Carolina. However, as we look closer, we begin to see the red flags and the lack of evidence-based practices within this organization. Between the indoctrination of youth ten and under, radicalized young adults training therapists, queer theorists creating the curriculum themselves, and providing transition gear to minors on the autism spectrum without any knowledge of the safety risks, all behind their parents' backs, they deserve a spot on our RADAR until we get some answers. Such a well-funded and impactful group who claims to speak on our behalf should be able to stand up to some questioning. We are extremely wary of what we see going on here, and our concerns will be heard. REFERENCES We Are Family. (2023). What We Offer. https://wearefamilycharleston.org/whatweoffer We Are Family. (2023). TGNC Gear. https://wearefamilycharleston.org/tgnc-gear We Are Family. (2023). Discord. https://wearefamilycharleston.org/discord We Are Family. (2023). KidSpace. https://wearefamilycharleston.org/kidspace We Are Family. (2023). ParentSpace. https://wearefamilycharleston.org/parentspace We Are Family. (2023). Instagram. https://instagram.com/wearefamilycharleston?igshid=a3NpdWJiMnpkN2o1

New Jersey State Senator Andrew Zwicker is on record saying that parental rights messaging is a “distraction” from issues like taxes and the environment. “As a parent, I want what any parent wants – to make sure that our children are safe and healthy,” Zwicker told InsiderNJ. “As a legislator, I am responsible for speaking out and protecting everyone I represent … I felt an obligation to defend their freedom in the face of attacks and to let them know I support them.” Andrew Zwicker claims to value children's safety but supports policies which allow girls to be referred to as boys at school without parental knowledge or consent. Mothers and fathers of New Jersey are left in the dark about the fact that their daughters use male bathrooms and locker room facilities, regularly undressing in a room full of boys. This is not safe. He has sponsored a series of bills which are responsible for keeping pornographic books in school libraries, secretly hosting drag queen entertainment during school hours, and practically turning school health services into a one-way conveyor belt at a butcher shop. Here's what New Jersey should expect to see more of if Zwicker accumulates enough votes. Andrew Zwicker sponsored Bill S3019 which requires State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. It legislates that information about an individual’s sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation be collected in all situations where other demographic data is collected, such as data concerning race and ethnicity. The bill requires that any questions relating to sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation be posed in a manner that "allows for non-binary designations." According to the bill text, "it is the sponsor's [Andrew Zwicker] belief that, by requiring all State forms and other documents to reflect a more modernized methodology for the collection of information on sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, the State will better serve New Jersey's sexual and gender minorities by gathering information critical to targeting government programs and public policy to address the needs of the LGBTQ+ community." No, children should not be asked for their "gender identity" every time they fill out a form. The categories male and female are inclusive enough because they include everyone. Sex is binary. Gay men are male. Lesbians are female. The word "bisexual" implies two sexes. Sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with "gender identity." Andrew Zwicker has a habit of conflating the two, and gay people do not benefit from this negligence. There are roughly nine million people in the state of New Jersey. Each of them has their own unique way of expressing themselves and may come with an array of different labels. Regardless of what boxes someone likes to check off while filling out a form, their identity labels do not change the fact that human beings come in two sexes: male and female. No definitions of homosexual, gay, or lesbian are even provided in the bill. This has overarching effects that go beyond politics and identity alone. Vague legal distinctions for sex and gender can skew health statistics. It also creates issues when tracking gay hate crime statistics if we do not have coherent definitions of sex and sexual orientation across legal documents. Zwicker sponsored Bill S3907, the anti-book-banning bill. It prohibits public libraries and public schools from "banning" or restricting access to certain books. It permits withholding of state aid and federal funds for not complying. The Right to Read Resolution considers the removal of pornographic content from school libraries to be a violation of free speech. "You cannot ban a book without a consequence. And the consequence is the withholding of all or part of the state funding,” said Sen. Andrew Zwicker. A local "LGBTQIA+ safe space for trans and queer youth" honored the state senator with a Banned Books Brunch. What the bill leaves out is the fact that a lot of these "banned" books were removed schools because they contained explicit material, foul language, nudity, and paraphilic behavior that was too inappropriate for a school library. Recently, Roxbury mothers got sued for challenging books in the school library that contained profanity "so vulgar they would make adults cringe." Thanks to Zwicker's bill, an elementary school that restricts second graders from accessing a book like Gender Queer: A Memoir (which includes explicit, pornographic drawings) would be at risk of losing state funding. We find it incredibly insulting that he characterizes these "book bans'' as "anti-LGBTQ" when LGB parents have been some of the loudest voices pushing back on having this garbage being readily available to children. Our New Jersey chapter leader, Victoria flipping through Gender Queer: A Memoir School board testimonies in Flemington, New Jersey revealed that a secret drag show was held during school hours. It was an invitation-only event during the middle of the school day. It was not open to all staff. And it "provided a safe space for students to be themselves," according to the organizers. The students missed 30 minutes of instructional time because they were let out of class early to attend the event. They had a local drag activist attend the performance, as well. No parents were allowed. This is what a Zwicker-controlled district gets you. Math and reading scores are falling, but those in charge of public schools believe we need to take kids out of class to teach them how to put on makeup and model dresses. There are hundreds of other activities that can foster an accepting environment which do not involve missing class time for crossdressing and putting on shows. This is unacceptable. Andrew Zwicker sponsored and introduced New Jersey Bill S3592. The bill makes it so New Jersey can become a "sanctuary state" for minors to receive "gender-affirming care." The new law enables New Jersey to assert jurisdiction over child custody determinations in cases involving children who are present in the state to receive gender-affirming healthcare. This effectively empowers the state to address situations where a child has been brought to New Jersey for such medical care. The legal provisions in the law are overstepping boundaries and infringe on parental rights. If a mother wants to have her daughter sterilized with puberty blockers and testosterone, but the father disagrees, then she can take the girl to New Jersey to have the procedures done. Zwicker's bill makes it so the girl's father and home state have no ability to stop the mother from causing irreversible harm to the child, who will be granted transgender protections under the state of New Jersey. Zwicker and advocates of this bill argue that it aims to provide support and protection for "LGBTQ+ youth." However, that is not the case. Existing research studies and medical guidelines abroad make note that children who would otherwise grow up to be gay adults are told they are "trapped in the wrong body" and become medicalized for life. Hormones and surgeries are not the proper way to go about improving mental health functioning in confused teenagers struggling with who they are. We need to let them grow into themselves, not rush them down a lifelong medical path which leads to more complications. Andrew Zwicker makes himself out to be an ally to "LGBTQ" people but he is actively erasing us, speaking on our behalf, betraying LGB parents, and mandating this new form of gay conversion therapy. New Jersey has been a hot-spot for groomer schools and child mutilation clinics, and if elected, the ringleader of the radical gender circus will have some questions to answer. REFERENCES BillTrack50. (2023). NJ S3907 – BillTrack50. https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1631669 FastDemocracy. (2023). Bill tracking in New Jersey – S 3907 (2022-2023 legislative session). https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/nj/2022-2023/bills/NJB00052267/ LegiScan. (2022). NJ S3019 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session. https://legiscan.com/NJ/text/S3019/2022 MyCentralJersey.com. (2023). ‘This reckless nastiness just needs to stop’: Hunterdon Central LGBTQ issues remain in the new year. https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/education/2023/01/22/this-reckless-nastiness-just-needs-to-stop-hunterdon-central-lgbtq-issues-remain-in-the-new-year/69814702007/ New Jersey Monitor. (2023, October 3). With New Jersey Legislature on ballot, candidates debate parents’ rights. https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/10/03/with-new-jersey-legislature-on-ballot-candidates-debate-parents-rights/ NJ.com. (2023, May 23). Porn and loathing in N.J. https://www.nj.com/education/2023/05/porn-and-loathing-in-nj.html NJ Legislature. (2022). Bill S3019. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S3019/bill-text?f=S3500&n=3019_I1 NJ Legislature. (2022). Bill S3907. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S3907 NJ Legislature. (2022). Bill S3592. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S3592/bill-text?f=S4000&n=3592_I1 NJ Spotlight News. (2023). Move to cut state funding for schools that ban books. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/move-to-cut-state-funding-for-schools-that-ban-books/ Patch.com. (2022, October 20). COVID set back NJ’s math, reading scores, nation’s report card shows. https://patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/covid-set-back-njs-math-reading-scores-nations-report-card-shows The Post Millennial. (2022). Students perform in drag for teachers during secret event at New Jersey high school. https://thepostmillennial.com/students-perform-in-drag-for-teachers-during-secret-event-at-new-jersey-high-school WPDE. (2022). Drag show for high schoolers raises concerns of sexualization in New Jersey district. https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/drag-show-for-high-schoolers-raises-concerns-of-sexualization-in-new-jersey-district?_gl=1*1qvoz0y*_ga*dUhVTHFSNk5Zd2lZS2gyeHRPeTIwSnQ4bUVqcUxEdDBVd1Y2RVp3TUYzMlB0VHhRdVh1bm9PYXBRQ2o1RFlYNA

The Human Rights Campaign is promoting dangerous misinformation about what is being done to children under the guise of "gender-affirming care." In a press release calling for detrans censorship, they promote false information and invalid studies about transitioning children. And they accuse those who oppose child sterilization of violence, including our founder, Jaimee Michell. When we responded and called them out for it, Gays Against Groomers was blocked. This just further shows that they do not care about gays and lesbians anymore. They threw us under the bus a long time ago to pursue a more profitable avenue: supporting the sterilization and mutilation of minors. We will wear this as a badge of honor. The press release cites the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) endorsing the affirmative model. The AAP is conducting another review of the literature regarding the evidence of "gender-affirming care" for minors. In the United Kingdom, The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) clinic at Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust in North London is being closed down. The world's largest pediatric gender clinic is shutting down in March 2024. A recent re-analysis of data, which is under review, found that on 12 months of puberty blocker injections, 34% of the children had reliably deteriorated mentally, 29% had reliably improved, and 37% showed no change, according to their self-reported answers. In England, Sweden, and Finland, such reviews have found transgender drugs and surgeries to be harmful for children, and they have been restricted. US State Boards of Health are following the guidelines these countries are putting into place. The HRC frames this as evil conservatives attacking trans children, meanwhile this is straight-up sadistic malpractice. It is evil what the HRC supports doing to children. The HRC's press release stated that transgender children are not undergoing irreversible changes. That is a LIE. Puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones do not have U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for children’s gender care. GnRH agonists only have FDA approval for prostate cancer, endometriosis, and precocious puberty. Leuprolide (Brand name: Lupron) is the same drug that is used to chemically castrate sex offenders with severe paraphilic disorders. It is used in high-risk individuals who have committed a sexual offense, in order to prevent them from reoffending. Lupron is given off-label as a form "gender-affirming care" to children as young as eight and causes bone loss. Osteoporosis is not reversible. From 2019-2021, at least 776 mastectomies were performed in the United States on patients ages 13-17. Girls experience the onset of menopause as a result of these interventions and it makes them sterile. Transgender children are absolutely undergoing irreversible medical changes. 14-year-old girls cannot consent to a double mastectomy. A 14-year-old girl [no matter what body parts have been removed] is still a girl. A girl is a female human child. Children cannot consent. The HRC then dug themselves even deeper, asserting that detransition and regret are very rare and a 1% transition regret rate. A myth that 99% of "trans kids" do not regret their surgeries has been spread by recent study that did NOT include "trans kids." No minors participated. The median age at the time of surgery was 27.1 (IQR, 23.0-33.4) years old for responders and 26.4 (IQR, 23.1-32.7) years old for nonresponders. It is dishonest to claim that the outcomes have anything to do with pediatric health care or the recent outbreak of adolescent cross-sex identification, notably in teenage girls. But the people who are speaking on our behalf want us to think otherwise. A total of 235 patients were considered eligible to participate but only 139 individuals (59.1%) responded. Nearly half (40.9%) of eligible participants did not even participate. Information about decision regret and quantitative data from the Satisfaction With Decision Scale was not collected from nearly half of the individuals who met study criteria (n = 96). Instead of performing additional tests, the authors alleged that none of the nonresponders experienced regrets since no "mastectomy reversal" surgeries have taken place at the study location. Getting mastectomy reversal surgery is not indicative of whether or not somebody is dissatisfied with the irreversible surgery. But they just went ahead and assumed that regret rates among these non-participants (40%) were zero, anyway. This is flawed because not all people with regret are willing to seek another invasive surgery, like a reversal procedure. Detransitioners are also unlikely to return to the same clinicians who performed their initial surgery. In most states, health Insurance often does not cover detransition care, making them financially inaccessible. They also did not compare people who received surgery vs. those who did not. They intended to perform an univariable regression using Fisher exact and Wilcoxon rank sum tests to compare responders (n = 139) and nonresponders (n = 96). However, they were unable to do so, primarily due to their unsupported assumption of a 0% regret rate among every nonresponder. While there are no established guidelines in this field that set an acceptable percentage of missing data at which Multiple Imputation (MI) would not yield benefits, a review of the literature revealed that when more than 10% of the data is missing, the conclusions are prone to bias. Some research suggests a lower cutoff of 5% (Schafer, 1999). At 40.9%, this study should not be used in good faith to justify that amputating the healthy breasts of teenage girls is a lifesaving form of health care that does not carry a substantial risk of regret. But clearly, there are individuals with ulterior motives who choose to ignore this and cling to their false "99% satisfaction" narrative because it validates their desire to mutilate children. The HRC's press release links to a systematic review of 27 studies that claims a 1% rate of transition regret. The comprehensive meta-analysis in question pooled data from the existing body of research on gender-affirming surgery regret. It comprised of 7,928 cases from 14 different countries. To the researchers' knowledge, this was the most extensive attempt to compile information related to gender-affirming surgery regret or detransition. However, the meta-analysis was extremely biased and problematic. Either the Child Sexual Mutilation advocates at HRC didn't read it, or they're manipulating parents and lying to gay people. It used data about detransition and regret that have been carried out over the past 40 years. Random-effects meta-analysis, meta-regression, and sensitivity analyses were performed. The Egger test was used to measure potential publication bias. The I² statistic was used to evaluate heterogeneity. The NIH quality assessment tool, effect size, and funnel plot tested for bias. Issue #1: Heterogeneity Heterogeneity was the most severe methodological limitation for this meta-analysis. Heterogeneity is the variation or diversity among studies being analyzed. It can be statistical (resulting from diverse study findings) or clinical (stemming from differences in study populations, interventions, or outcomes). Significant heterogeneity can skew the results in either direction and compromise the validity and reliability of the results. Inconsistent methodologies, varying participant characteristics, and the use of non-validated questionnaires further exacerbate the problem. In the context of transition regret and detransition, where precise and consistent measurements are essential, the presence of heterogeneity can be detrimental. It signifies a critical lack of consistency among research results. This is something that can be measured. The I² statistic measures variations in effect size (ES) attributable to heterogeneity. It is a quantifiable representation of study inconsistency, denoting the extent to which the variation is purely due to heterogeneity and not due to chance. Any I² value above 50% implies that the heterogeneity is too large for the results to be taken at face value (p < 0.05 or I² > 50%). For this publication, I² was 75.08%, which is alarmingly high. Issue #2: Invalid Methods and Tools An overarching issue this study had was the prevalent use of non-validated questionnaires for assessing regret. Researchers were often compelled to use such instruments due to the lack of standardized questionnaires tailored to the specific context of "gender-affirming" surgery. 73% of the studies included in this review relied on non-validated instruments to investigate detransition, and statistical power was pathetically low. Face validity evaluates whether the questionnaire appears relevant to the participants. In situations where there is no way of having proper face validity, participants may not find such questionnaires to be credible tools for measuring their detransition experiences. Low test-retest reliability indicates that responses may not be consistent over time. In the case of detransition research, where experiences are evolving over time, maintaining consistent responses is necessary. A low test-retest reliability score could imply inconsistent or fluctuating responses, which can lead to erroneous conclusions. Results of this publication are not robust enough to make any valid conclusions. Most importantly, it does not measure the current tidal wave of teenage girls identifying as transgender in recent years. Data was collected from adults over multiple decades. The study characteristics, quality assessment, and overall outcomes give absolutely no insight into the current debate about pediatric transition. Why are Child Sexual Mutilation advocates using this botched statistic to further their agenda? Issue #3: Bias It is safe to say that this meta-analysis is biased. Using the NIH quality assessment tool, only five of the pooled studies, representing 3% of total participants, were considered "Good." There was only one "good" study that was carried out post-2013, which took place in Germany (Papadopulos et al, 2017). The presence of a significant proportion of studies with a "high risk of bias" further complicates the validity of the study's findings, as the results may not accurately represent the damage being done to children's bodies in the name of "Gender-affirming Care." 85% of the studies they used were labeled "moderate or high risk of bias." Detecting publication bias in a meta-analysis is a critical problem because it may lead to incorrect conclusions about the validity and generalization of results. Publication bias tends to favor studies with positive results which can inflate the perceived credibility of a relationship and skew our understanding of the true prevalence of transition regret. Funnel-plot methods use graphs to create visual representations of study variation. Asymmetry in a funnel plot, with studies scattered unevenly, is indicative of publication bias. When placed on a graph, the data points (each representing an individual study) are asymmetrical. Once again, the persistence of publication bias casts doubt on the validity and reliability of the reported "1%" rates of transition regret. Sensitivity analyses, using weight and effect size (ES), can evaluate how the results would be different if the high-risk studies were excluded. For this meta-analysis, incorporating 14 previously excluded studies via the Trim-and-Fill Method shifted effect size from 0.010 to 0.005, an adjustment which did not reach statistical significance. Publication bias can be quantified using Egger's regression test and reporting the p-value (Lin & Chu, 2018). Employing Egger's test yielded statistically significant results with a p-value of 0.0271 (p ≤ 0.05), indicating the presence of publication bias. This publication is too biased to yield valid results or make conclusions about detransition or regret. Pooled prevalence of regret among TGNB individuals after gender confirmation surgery. Heterogeneity χ2 = 104.31 (d.f. = 26), P = 0.00, I2 [variation in effect size (ES) attributable to heterogeneity] = 75.08%, Estimate of between-study variance Ʈ2 = 0.02, Test of ES = 0, z = 4.22, P = 0.00. (Bustos et al., 2021) The fact that the largest study of this kind is biased and invalid says a lot about how biased and invalid queer propaganda is. The lack of standardized questionnaires complicates the generalization of results, making them prone to even more bias across the board. Issue#4: Different Cohorts This information proves nothing about "gender-affirming care" for kids. Even the researchers who carried out this analysis warn against taking it too seriously. The surge in children being affirmed and fast-tracked to a path of sterilization is a new phenomenon. The group of individuals seeking treatment for gender dysphoria today differs significantly from those studied in the research periods covered by the included studies. Additionally, there has been a notable broadening of the criteria used to evaluate readiness for surgery over time. As a result, the findings reported in these studies have no applicability in estimating the outcomes of surgery for current cases. Low reported rates of regret in previous studies will not be applicable to current populations. A publication from last year stated "with the increase in numbers of persons presenting for gender-affirming care, shift to informed consent, likely reduced proportion of TGD people receiving an adequate mental health evaluation, and a change in the distribution of TGD people to more assigned female at birth and nonbinary individuals, there is reason to believe that the numbers of detransitioners may increase (Irwig, 2022)." The HRC then links to the Roberts study, which is one that notably captures this new demographic of children presenting with gender discomfort (mostly teenage girls). What the study actually found was very unsettling. An analysis of 952 patients found a 4-year continuation rate of 74.4% for those who initiated treatment under the age of 18. In the patients under the age of 18, which were mostly adolescent girls, 25% of children who were chemically castrated wound up detransitioning or discontinuing their hormone treatment within just four years. While there is no current standard due to lack of research, transition regret usually takes longer than four years to manifest. Some studies found that it takes 8 years on average. This is worrisome because we can only expect this to get worse as years go on. HRC moves on to say that "virtually all transgender youth remain consistent and persistent in their gender identity over time." That is not consistent with what is being taught in school. Boys and girls are being taught that their "gender identity" is on a spectrum. If "gender identity" is fluid and may change from day-to-day, as children are being taught in Gender-Inclusive Schools, then why are children being encouraged to make permanent bodily changes? Either gender is on an infinite, ever-changing spectrum or it is a stable category that can be appropriately medicalized in children. Both of these cannot be true at once. The HRC cites statistics about how people detransition due to reasons other than surgical regret. Some people detransition due to external factors such as social pressure, lack of support, or difficulty accessing medical care. However, there are detransitioners who initially felt comfortable with their transition but were unable to continue due to medical complications. Some detransitioners were led down the wrong path when they were too young to know any better. Decisions to transition are now being made by children who lack the cognitive and emotional maturity to fully appreciate the long-term repercussions of their decisions. Some mention feeling overly encouraged in their identities by their clinicians, which led to a limited understanding of the medical procedures and the potential consequences of those changes. Their evidence does not match up with the narrative we are being fed by the HRC, who refuse to acknowledge the truth about child sterilization. Detransitioners are lost to follow-up. The 1% detransition rate is false. Claiming otherwise is a lie. As the social contagion continues to spread like wildfire, this medical abuse and the lifelong ramifications remain unknown. Parents are being lied to every single day. And innocent children are collateral damage. Shame on you, HRC. On page eleven of their attached pdf report, the HRC lists Gays Against Groomers' Fox News appearance where our president, Jaimee Michell, talked about a Balenciaga campaign and a mass-shooting. She condemned the shooter and expressed concern that attacks would continue. HRC lists the interview and describes it in a way that makes it seem like Gays Against Groomers went on TV and supported the mass shooting…and was encouraging for more. They go even further and use it as an example of threatening real-world violence. They took half of one sentence from an entire interview out-of-context and are using it to frame Jaimee Michell. The HRC is manipulating a mass-shooting to make the claim that our Fox News interview was encouraging violence, despite never saying anything like that. She was expressing concern. Remove this accusation immediately. Elected officials like Scott Weiner are using biased, irrelevant data that the HRC endorses in order to inform laws and public policy around sterilizing children. Child Sexual Mutilation advocates in power are using the botched statistics that they push in order to justify an international medical scandal. Yet the HRC accuses Jaimee of doing real-world harm by…going on Fox News? The HRC's propaganda has significant real-world harm. They deny the existence of a social contagion but at least 121,882 children ages 6 to 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria from 2017 through 2021 alone. If you have to censor everyone who disagrees with you in order to prove that you're innocent, then there is a good chance you might not be. Someday, every state will have a Chloe Cole. You will have to answer to every single one of them about how you denied their existence and said that their experiences and suffering were irrelevant. Having a transgender identity does not give a child the ability to transcend the boundaries of age appropriateness or escape medical malpractice. Not only is the HRC's statement full of lies about child castration, but it is also dangerous misinformation for parents. Parents of a child claiming a cross-sex identity wouldn't be challenged to consider any other route when such a faulty medical path is not talked about honestly. Masculine girls and feminine boys become permanently enfettered by the shackles of life-long pharmaceutical dependency and complications as a result. HRC, you're on our RADAR. If you actually did advocate for "LGBTQIA+" people then the LGB people who were harmed by gender medicine as children would not be shunned and censored. Your organization wants to "Protect Trans Kids" yet you villainize and ignore those who were hurt by gender medicine. You promote transition to minors, but they get censored when it makes them sick. They shield abusers from criticism, silence those who get hurt, and punish the few who dare to speak up. It's abusive. Victims deserve justice. And as the gender affirmation empire continues to crumble, it is gay people who will be called into blame for its aftermath, despite never consenting to the lies in the first place. REFERENCES American Medical Association. (2022). Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents. JAMA Surgery, 157(3), 209–210. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.4995 BBC News. (2022). Puberty blockers: NHS to set up independent review group. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62335665 BBC News. (2023). Puberty blockers: NHS to set up independent review group. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65564032 Bustos, V. P., Bustos, S. S., Mascaro, A., Del Corral, G., Forte, A. J., Ciudad, P., Kim, E. A., Langstein, H. N., & Manrique, O. J. (2021). Regret after Gender-affirmation Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 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With the help of new progressive discipline policies, Oregon public schools have been consumed by a culture of tolerance toward hate and violence (Cook, 2023) disguised as "restorative justice." While punitive justice ensures that violent perpetrators suffer the consequences for their actions, restorative justice claims to prioritize mending relationships and repairing harm experienced by the victims (Pate, 2023). It also instructs teachers to not discipline students for acts of disruption (Oregon Catalyst, 2023). Last year, 48 Portland Public School teachers signed a letter demanding immediate action by district leaders, charging that most middle schools were “plagued with violence amongst our students, with students and staff alike subjected to disruptions in the learning environment, physical injuries and emotional harm" (Silverman, 2023). Portland Public Schools safety and security task force has even recommended having police officers stationed near schools in order to allow them to respond quickly to cases of violent attacks (KGW8, 2023). The most recent case was recorded at Hazelbrook Middle School, by a boy who attends school dressed as a girl. Viral videos and reports exposed the boy's unrelenting onslaught of sadistic abuse towards multiple girls, leaving them scared and in pain, and a frightening pattern has come to light. A joint statement from the Tigard-Tualatin School District, Tualatin Police Department and Washington County Juvenile Department revealed that "the youth alleged to be responsible for the incident has been arrested and charged by the Tualatin Police Department. The Washington County Juvenile Department has received a law enforcement referral in this matter, and a petition has been filed with the Juvenile Court for Assault 4 and Harassment." The Director of Washington County Juvenile Department confirmed that charges are pending. “The Washington County Juvenile Department remains committed to enhancing community safety and breaking the cycle of delinquency through effective evidence-based intervention practices and holding youth accountable for their behavior.” The Tigard-Tualatin School District released a public statement about the event. It emphasized diversity, validation, and empowerment while making no apology to parents about the epidemic of violence taking place within the hallways. They held a safety and wellness meeting (Perkins, 2023) where parents showed up to discuss this problem, but it was not open to public testimony. When parents tried to speak up, they were shouted over with a bullhorn. And once again, mothers and fathers did not receive an apology (Tigard-Tualatin School District, 2023). Local parents report that not a single school official reached out to the victim's family following the attack to see if they were okay (Cook, 2023). Julianne Ackerman, a former teacher at the middle school and outspoken social justice activist, spoke out in favor of the school administration. She did not characterize this tragedy as an issue of poor safeguarding policies. Instead, she jumped on the bandwagon and blamed distressed parents (Koch & Parfitt, KGW 2023). To our knowledge, no leaders from the district support concerned parents who fear for their daughters. Ben Edtl, a father and activist who attended our protest, prepared a school board testimony which called attention to how dangerous this is all becoming. Not surprisingly, his testimony was cut off within the first 20 seconds and his opinions were dismissed. On social media, Edtl describes Hazelbrook Middle School as unsafe, hostile, unwelcoming, and plastered with queer propaganda. "The District has acted despicably in the media, lying about the facts, promoting confusion and chaos, and gaslighting parents and voters. Your concern has been with protecting the gender identity of the attacker, because this situation threatens your terrible policies that put every girl who attends the TTSD at risk of these kinds of attacks…and worse (Edtl, 2023)." Alex Chrostowski, who runs the Washington State chapter of Gays Against Groomers, believes that when a child is assaulted on school property, responsibility lies with the person who attacked them and the school officials that let it happen. They knew the student was a problem. They knew the student was violent. They did nothing. The perpetrator has a history of attacking girls and not being punished for it. According to the victim's mother, “The more I started talking with the moms in the community, the more I learned this male student had been an issue, and the school hadn’t done anything about it. It seems, from my standpoint, that they really let him go unchecked and unchallenged. He was allowed to pick anyone as his victim, and unfortunately, my daughter happened to be his victim” (Iford, 2023). Her daughter would have never been attacked if this problem was dealt with appropriately in the first place. But in the name of "restorative justice," he was still lurking the halls and clearly had not learned his lesson. No charges were raised for the other assaults that took place and police were not involved. School administrators did what they do best and swept it under the rug. Parents then received a letter from the district, asking them not to share or discuss the videos on social media. The letter asked parents not to discuss the student’s gender. And it implied that caring about children's safety is comparable to hate speech. With the passage of HB 2166 (2021), the Oregon Department of Education is required to oversee the development of a Social-Emotional Learning framework and education standards for K-12 schools in alignment with their Integrated Model of Mental Health that “promote[s] self-awareness, awareness of others, critical thinking, and understanding regarding the interaction between systemic social structures and histories, contributions and perspectives of individuals,” naming "LGBTQ2SIA+ youth" as one required student populations to support [Oregon HB 2166 (2021), Section 4(2)(e)(E)]. And it has proven to be a disaster. Edtl has received reports from teachers about how they "don't even write referrals anymore because no action or discipline would ever take place. He [the Hazelbrook perpetrator] attacked 3 girls at the school within a six month period of time, brutally assaulted them, and there was no meaningful intervention from the school from a disciplinary standpoint." There have been reports of Hazelbrook students assaulting their teachers. And this particular boy has had multiple incidents against different girls at this school. One Hazelbrook teacher wrote a letter to the district about how kids are scared and feel unsafe at the school. Students are getting into fights, attacking one another, and wreaking havoc in the hallways. The letter points out that "we have gone so far with restorative justice that students can essentially do whatever they want, with little repercussions because the district has made it impossible to give students consequences … Our district focuses on emotional well-being during our community classes, but is not doing anything about the emotional well-being of students who are actually being harmed. How are we helping kids regulate their emotions if they are not being held accountable?" The school did not want charges pressed on the trans student, and its representatives were more sympathetic towards the boy and his "gender expression" than for the girls' physical safety, which is atrocious behavior on their behalf. All students should be treated equally. Those who commit senseless violence should be labeled as a threat, regardless of what gender identity they brand themselves with. No exceptions. Accepting such double standards is dangerous and can have severe consequences. It just creates room for more opportunists to go around hurting people and figuring out new ways to identify out of taking accountability. Another reason the school might be avoiding addressing this properly is fear of legal action. All schools and districts in Oregon are required to have nondiscrimination policies and procedures that include "gender identity." This year, the Oregon Department of Education (ORDOE) published new guidance for supporting gender expansive students at school. "In general, school staff should not share a student's transgender or gender-diverse status, legal name, or sex assigned at birth with others, who could include other students, school staff, and non-school staff … If a school employee outs a student by sharing any personally identifiable records information without the consent of the student or their parent or caregiver, such as legal name or gender/sex assigned at birth, those actions could constitute a violation of Oregon school records law or FERPA, and may also constitute discrimination (ORDOE, 2023)." Not only does this further normalize the idea that students and teachers have a civil right to keep secrets from parents, but it is extremely unfair to the victims. It forces everybody to be outwardly dishonest about an outbreak of brutal attacks in order to protect the feelings of the attacker. Parents should be able to send their children to school without having to worry about them getting injured…or worse. It is not hateful to stand up for your kids and request transparency from those who have a job to keep them safe. Gays Against Groomers Washington and Oregon state chapters joined groups of parents, feminists, teachers, community members and more in a rally outside of the school board meeting where the attacks were set to be discussed. The cowards wound up canceling the in-person meeting and held it virtually, instead. But the protesters still showed up and spoke out. "We're starting to see this idea of restorative justice take root, where people think that they have the right to commit violence on others … I'm a gay parent. I have kids of my own. And I'm tired of people making these policies and claiming that those policies are done on my behalf – on gay people's behalf. They're NOT," announced Chrostowski during her rally speech. "The people in my organization – We're parents…we have brothers and sisters…with nephews and nieces. We are invested in every way and we have your back. If you stand with us, we will stand with you whenever you call." Watch our Washington chapter leader Alex's speech outside of the middle school below: REFERENCES American Faith. (2023, September 29). Viral Video Shows Male Trans Student Brutally Assaulting Female Student at Oregon Middle School: Parents Demand Action (Content Warning). https://americanfaith.com/viral-video-shows-male-trans-student-brutally-assaulting-female-student-at-oregon-middle-school-parents-demand-action-content-warning/ American Progress. (2020). Beyond Bostock: The Future of LGBTQ Civil Rights. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/beyond-bostock-future-lgbtq-civil-rights/ Edtl, B. [@benedtl]. (2023, September 30). This is a letter written by a teacher at Hazelbrook Middle School @TigardTualSD begging the district for change and pointing out the total failure of Restorative Justice "students can essentially do whatever they want"... "if I were a parent and knew what was going on at Hazelbrook, I would not want to send my child here." [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/benedtl/status/1708133964391801243?t=46xa1kcjFFqtl2R6TleBeA&s=19 Edtl, B. [@benedtl]. (2023, October 10). This is the testimony I tried to provide the @TigardTualSD regarding #hazelbrookmiddleschool at last night’s board meeting. Unfortunately, Board Chair Tristan Irvin cut me off in the first 20 seconds. Other parents were cut off too in violation of District rules. She doesn’t want you to hear it, but I think you should. [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/benedtl/status/1711888569307144203?t=1R_Bgpo8eDlSmWc6MANevQ&s=19 KGW News. (2023, October 6). Hazelbrook Middle School student charged with assault after video shows attack on classmate. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/hazelbrook-middle-school-tualatin-videos-threats-viral-transgender-student/283-2bfa42e6-bab1-42aa-b79d-0e4c10496392 KGW News. (2023, October 7). Tigard-Tualatin School District responds to Hazelbrook assault. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/tigard-tualatin-school-district-hazelbrook-assault/283-eb860a9d-e1cc-4b41-abb7-18d723029a1b Known Heretic. (2023, October 9). Live Press Conference Tigard-Tualatin School District HQ [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/live/5oIh2XmsA7w?si=_9zqMCXsBNuUemcC Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2023). Gender-Inclusive Schools. https://ospi.k12.wa.us/policy-funding/equity-and-civil-rights/resources-school-districts-civil-rights-washington-schools Oregon Capital Chronicle. (2023, January 13). Schools get new guidance for gender inclusivity, supporting students, safety. https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/01/13/schools-get-new-guidance-for-gender-inclusivity-supporting-students-safety/ Oregon Catalyst. (2023, October 5). Tigard-Tualatin School District reaction to violent incident at Hazelwood viral video. https://oregoncatalyst.com/72180-teacher-school-fight-video-caused-lack-liberal-restorative-justice-programs.html Oregon Department of Education. (2023, January 5). Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools. https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/equity/civilrights/Documents/ODE-Supporting-Gender-Expansive-Students.pdf Oregon Public Broadcasting. (2022, April 21). Support for transgender students in Oregon schools goes beyond Salem-Keizer. https://www.opb.org/article/2022/04/21/support-for-transgender-students-in-oregon-schools-goes-beyond-salem-keizer/ OregonLive. (2023, September 28). Video of Tualatin middle school assault goes viral, sparking conversation about youth and social media. https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/09/video-of-tualatin-middle-school-fight-goes-viral-sparking-conversation-about-youth-and-social-media.html?outputType=amp ReadLion. (2023, October 6). Trans student charged after caught on video assaulting female student in middle school hallway. https://readlion.com/trans-student-charged-after-caught-on-video-assaulting-female-student-in-middle-school-hallway/ The Oregonian. (2023, February 28). Portland-area middle schools walloped by bullying, fights and unrest in pandemic’s wake, remain on the brink. https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/02/portland-area-middle-schools-walloped-by-bullying-fights-and-unrest-in-pandemics-wake-remain-on-the-brink.html The Post Millennial. (2023, September 29). Trans-identified male violently beats female student in Oregon middle school. https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-identified-male-violently-beats-female-student-in-oregon-middle-school?utm_campaign=64470 Tualatin Life. (2023). Mother of teen girl assaulted at Hazelbrook Middle School speaks out. https://tualatinlife.com/schools-and-family/mother-of-teen-girl-assaulted-at-hazelbrook-middle-school-speaks-out/ U.S. Department of Education. (2021, June 16). U.S. Department of Education confirms Title IX protects students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-confirms-title-ix-protects-students-discrimination-based-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity U.S. Department of Education. Overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. https://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/sexoverview.html Washington County. (2023, September 29). Joint statement: Juvenile assault allegations, Tualatin school. https://www.washingtoncountyor.gov/juvenile/news/2023/09/29/joint-statement-juvenile-assault-allegations-tualatin-school Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2023). OSPI explains: How do Washington’s public schools protect students’ gender identities and gender expression? https://medium.com/waospi/ospi-explains-how-do-washingtons-public-schools-protect-students-gender-identities-and-gender-7d33c737ebc6

In the age of social media and content creation, we often see influencers and online personalities grabbing significant attention, whether the attention is positive or negative. Unfortunately, YouTube influencers have a bad reputation for predatory behavior towards their fans, most of which are children. The most notable one is James Charles, a beauty influencer with an extensive history of sending inappropriate messages to minors and coercing people into having sexual relations. His content has always been rather innocent, showing off his beauty tips and tricks for his underage audience. But he has been accused of some rather serious stuff. This includes multiple allegations of grooming people of all ages, including uninterested adults and unsuspecting minors. That's a big no-no, folks. In a leaked DM, he specified that there is no monetary incentive for becoming his "boyfriend," even for his fans who are curious and underage. Charles denied the allegations, but admitted to messaging minors, which he claimed was not inappropriate. The screen shots beg to differ. “I saw you on my fyp [TikTok] and thought you were super handsome so just wanted to say hello,” one of them read. He later admitted to inappropriate contact with minors…and using TikTok as a dating app. But the grooming didn't stop there. In February 2021, James Charles was accused of sending lewd photographs and inappropriate sexual messages to a then-16-year-old fan (The Cut, 2021). Multiple media reports indicate that at least 15 victims have accused Charles of predatory online behavior (The Cut, 2021). Almost immediately after Charles posted his statement denying the allegations, more alleged victims spoke out. On February 27, a 17-year-old boy accused Charles of flirting with him, even after he was made aware that the boy was under 18. Another fan accused him of sending manipulative, aggressively sexual messages in 2019 (The Cut, 2021). In April 2021, Charles admitted to sending sexually explicit messages to two 16-year-old boys (BuzzFeed News, 2023). He said he was "reckless" when he messaged the boys whom he believed to be legal adults (The Independent, 2023). Charles admitted that he could have searched for them on other social media platforms and found their real ages…but didn't take the time to do so (BuzzFeed News, 2023). Multiple comments and tweets show him bragging about using his celebrity status to coerce strangers into romantic relationships (The Cut, 2021; Vulture, 2021). The allegations had a significant impact on his YouTube career and personal life. He was demonetized by YouTube and lost business relationships (Business Insider, 2021). He took a short break from social media to reflect and "educate himself" on these issues, which should just be common sense (The Cut, 2023). He vowed to never again use social media for dating and promised to be more careful moving forward with every single person that he speaks to. Charles has even faced legal consequences for his actions. In August 2021, he was sued by a former employee who accused him of wrongful termination and sexual conversations that were not suitable for work (Variety, 2021). The allegations against James Charles have sparked conversations about the responsibility of influencers and the need for better protections for minors online. There are intense power dynamics at play when interacting with underaged fans online, but obtaining informed consent is non-negotiable. Minors cannot consent, James. Hopefully he has learned his lesson by now. But we can't help but notice a pattern. Taking accountability applies to everyone, regardless of how many likes, subscribers, or eyeshadow they've accumulated over the years. Where there's smoke, there is usually fire – and Mr. Charles has some explaining to do. REFERENCES Benicia Paw. (2022, April 1). A Short Timeline of All James Charles Scandals, Allegations, and Controversies. Retrieved from https://beniciapaw.com/2022/04/01/a-short-timeline-of-all-james-charles-scandals-allegations-and-controversies/ BuzzFeed News. (2023, September 26). James thought about suicide after the grooming allegations surfaced and was cut off by his younger brother. Retrieved from https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/james-charles-suicide-grooming-allegations-minors-brother Business Insider. (2021, April 2). Teens said beauty YouTuber James Charles sent them sexual messages. Here's how the explosive sexting scandal unfolded. Retrieved from https://www.insider.com/james-charles-allegations-snapchats-teens-accusations-controversy-apology-cancelled-drama-2021-4 Cosmopolitan. (2023, October 5). James Charles Reveals His Brother Cut Contact With Him Following Child Grooming Allegations and Says They Haven’t Spoken in Two Years. Retrieved from https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a44535376/james-charles-interview-2023/ Independent. (2023, July 19). YouTube star James Charles breaks silence on 'grooming' allegations as he asks internet to 'un-cancel' him. Retrieved from https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/james-charles-cosmopolitan-interview-grooming-cancel-b2377963.html Mohammed, L. (2023, September 26). A guide to the many, many scandals of James Charles. The Cut. Retrieved from https://www.thecut.com/article/james-charles-allegations-and-accusations-explained.html Vulture. (2023, September 21). A complete timeline of the James Charles allegations and controversies. Retrieved from https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/james-charles-allegations-controversies-timeline.html https://x.com/jamescharles/status/1556407326264872960?s=46 https://x.com/ethan_harsell/status/1698420714095726602?s=46 https://youtu.be/eSKIt4bFDHE?si=7bHuqbFmHPMxRPGg

As we all know, the teacher shortage is no new subject. It has been happening for decades. However, this teacher shortage is not only a threat to education, but also puts students at risk of sexual assault. Instead of finding college-educated teachers to hire in full-time teaching positions, schools are hiring staff with no educational background whatsoever. “Long-term substitutes" are hired in these cases. Sometimes, it leads to permanent teaching positions because schools simply cannot find teachers who already have proper certifications. This is happening all over the country. According to one substitute teacher, “it’s just a higher paying babysitting job." In some cases, these positions come with medical benefits and retirement plans, despite these teachers not being properly equipped for the job. The teacher shortage is having a profound effect on students' reading, writing, and math skills. This is also making life harder on parents who have no choice but to send their children to a public school. Private schools are no better, at this point. Certified teachers are leaving at an alarming rate. Further analyses reveal the deep politicization of this issue. According to politically progressive teachers, this has to do with government restrictions on teaching gender ideology in the class and the infamous "book bans" being implemented around the country, which remove pornography from the school libraries. For teachers who are more conservative-leaning, the opposite trend has been noted – they do not feel comfortable teaching children all of the social justice material found in the widespread "Social-Emotional Learning" school curriculum. On both sides of the political spectrum, salary and job benefits also play a big role in teachers deciding to leave. A decent number of teachers have even taken an early retirement in order to leave the profession. Now, there are plenty of capable people who didn’t go to school to be an educator, who can educate kids better than the ones who graduated college. Aside from concern for the education of this next generation, there is deep concern about all the children that will be put in situations to be sexually assaulted now that almost anyone can become a substitute teacher. Of course, there are procedures in place to conduct background checks and drug tests. According to the National Education Association (2022), all 50 states and the District of Columbia require criminal background checks. 35 states have adopted at least one other provision aimed at preventing school staff who are known or accused with probable cause to have engaged in sexual misconduct with a student or minor. In 2006, an investigation by The New York Times sought to uncover the truth about groomer networks. Material was gathered from conversations that took place amongst groomers in virtual chat rooms like Internet Relay Chat (a text-based system allowing for real-time communications), message boards on Usenet, and on websites that cater specifically to groomers. A number of self-described teachers shared detailed observations about children in their classes, including events they considered sexual, like a seven-year-old holding his crotch during class. They make use of technology to bring their arguments into real-life situations, like sharing printable booklets for children which highlight "the benefits of sex with adults." One groomer noted that he likes being a DJ because of the "high concentration of gorgeous children" at his events. A pediatric nurse said that the job involves “lots of looking but no touching." A piano teacher said the same. One conversation revealed that someone's motivation for working at a water park was to spend all day looking at children in their bathing suits. There was even a pediatric gynecologist who chose this profession in order to satisfy his paraphilic fantasies. This was frightening to read. In April 2006, as summer drew near, two separate online pedophile groups discussed potential job opportunities at summer camps. One group inquired about girls' camps that might hire adult males as counselors, while another group celebrated a member's job offer as a counselor in a girls' cabin at a sleep-away camp. These conversations took a disturbing turn with comments like "hope you get to see some girls in your cabin" and "good luck restraining yourself from doing anything." These individuals presented themselves as advocates for children's rights, comparing their cause to the civil rights and LGBTQAI+ movements. They argued that they meant no harm to children and that their conversations were merely that – conversations. Some even claimed a spiritual connection to children, suggesting that children's consent was irrelevant. However, these conversations consistently circled back to justifying inappropriate interactions with minors and discussing child pornography. They celebrated abuse as demonstrations of love, claimed that children were psychologically capable of consenting, and argued that therapists manipulated young individuals into believing they were harmed by such encounters. Authorities disagreed, stating that these discussions could lead to harmful fantasies and eventually real-world crimes. In hindsight, from 2006 to the present, it is clear that this was indeed the case. This led to the emergence of the term "Minor Attracted People" abbreviated as "MAP." This is not only disturbing, but also deeply offensive. Our non-profit, Gays Against Groomers, is dedicated to protecting children from these groomers, while these individuals aim to harm children. In the same vein, a U.S.News article from June 2022 reported that nearly 1 in 10 students are groomed and abused by school personnel during their academic careers. This statistic was based on a 2014 report from the Government Accountability Office. The report also revealed that most states lack requirements for school personnel to receive training on awareness and prevention of inappropriate behavior, despite the desire for such guidance. Over a seven-month investigation by the Associated Press, examining disciplinary records from the 2001-2005 school years in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, it was found that the teaching credentials of 2,570 educators had been revoked, denied, surrendered, or sanctioned due to abusing minors. More than 80% of the 1,801 cases involved students as victims, with girls being the majority. Disproportionate risks were observed for black and Hispanic children. In most instances, inappropriate behavior occurred at the hands of teachers, coaches, bus drivers, and substitute teachers. Children with disabilities, particularly those with intellectual and mental health disabilities, were at a significantly higher risk due to difficulties in reporting what happened to them. Shockingly, there is no national database keeping track of these incidents. It is estimated that 95% of cases are handled internally and go unreported to law enforcement or the media. These concerns are exemplified by the case of Shane Brent Murnan in Oklahoma, a 52-year-old man hired as an elementary school principal despite a 2001 charge for possessing child pornography when he was 30. Murnan created a "Drag Queen Story Hour" organization in Oklahoma, putting himself in close proximity to children. Charges against him were ultimately expunged, allowing him to retain his teaching certificate. This is just one of many instances where school systems have failed to protect children from potential predators. To address this issue, the Department of Education has called for stricter state-level laws to prevent school systems from shielding teachers accused of being child predators. States are urged to enact more stringent laws, regulations, and policies to prevent such individuals from gaining employment in other schools. Addressing this problem begins with awareness and open discussion. Children should be taught to speak out about potential abusers, foster safe environments, and encourage parental involvement in schools. Stricter laws and policies must be enacted in order to prevent adults with a history of sexual misconduct towards children from working in schools. The safety and well-being of our children are paramount, and we must work collectively to protect them from the predators who have not yet been caught. As disturbing as it may be, pedophiles may hide among us, including within our neighborhoods, schools, and social circles. Awareness is the first step in handling this alarming issue. We must pay closer attention and be proactive in protecting our children. Though it is a daunting task, it is a responsibility we cannot ignore. The world needs to know that inappropriate behavior is a global problem, and responsible Americans need to work together to prevent it. REFERENCES ABC News. (2023, February 11). Most of the US is dealing with a teaching shortage, but the data isn't so simple. Retrieved October 12, 2023, from https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/map-shows-us-states-dealing-teaching-shortage-data/story?id=96752632 Dan Goldhaber & Roddy Theobald (The 74) Opinion: Sorting Out the Issues in the Teacher Shortage Crisis. The 74. https://www.the74million.org/article/article-opinion-sorting-out-the-issues-in-the-teacher-shortage-crisis/ U.S. Department of Education. (2004). Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Synthesis of Existing Literature. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/misconductreview/report.pdf The New York Times. (2002, June 18). Silently Shifting Teachers in Sex Abuse Cases. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/18/us/silently-shifting-teachers-in-sex-abuse-cases.html National Education Association. (2023, September 24). Sexual Violence in Schools. Retrieved from https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/sexual-violence-schools

Puberty Blockers and Fertility Preservation: Irreversible, Harmful, and Leads to More Medicalization Puberty blockers, or GnRH agonists, the same drugs used to chemically castrate sex offenders (Clinical, 2018), are not a "pause button for puberty." They have devastating effects, especially when used on prepubertal boys. Dr. Marci Bowers (she/her) who serves on the board of WPATH is on record saying that all children who take puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are completely sterile and will never have sexual function or sensation. Their reproductive systems will never develop and forever be stunted. These short peptide analogues of GnRH "cause a profound inhibition of estrogen and androgen synthesis and are used predominantly as androgen deprivation therapy of advanced prostate cancer … When used to suppress gonadotropin release, GnRH agonists can lower sex hormone levels by 95% in both sexes (Gonadotropin, 2018)." This is creating major issues when discussing fertility preservation because not enough development has taken place to yield anything significant. When puberty blockers are followed by cross-sex hormones [which is the case nearly 100% of the time], then it is virtually impossible to preserve any fertility. According to the available data, the most accurate indicator of male fertility in this transgender demographic is testicular volume. Interestingly enough, a study examining puberty-blocked natal males as young as eleven years old who identify as transgender showed a significant decrease in testicular volume (median Tanner stage 4 (range: 2–5), median age 13.6 years (range: 11.6–17.9)) just from puberty blockers alone. NO, THESE DRUGS ARE NOT REVERSIBLE. Fertility Preservation and Informed Consent for Children Information about how many of these patients know what they are getting themselves into is not widespread. "The current lack of high-quality medical data specific to Fertility Preservation counseling practice for this population means there is a reliance on expert opinion and extrapolation from studies in the cisgender population. (Baram et al., 2019 [Systematic review])" However, the available data does provide at least a little insight. In 2018, one study investigated the extent to which children were informed about the effects "Gender Affirming Care" will have on their fertility or were made aware that Fertility Preservation exists before starting treatment. 80% of these children in the sample reported never discussing fertility with a health care provider whatsoever. Only 14% discussed how hormones can affect one's fertility (Chen et. al, 2018). "Low Fertility Preservation Utilization Among Transgender Youth," a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Medicine about Fertility Preservation awareness had very surprising results. In this case, nearly all participants (98.6%) went through fertility counseling before they were able to go on hormones. But for some reason, only two of the participants attempted Fertility Preservation (Nahata, 2017). A contributing factor could be that fertility preservation (FP) for children receiving "Gender Affirming Care" is experimental and therefore not covered by insurance, in most cases. Another study (Chen, 2017) found low rates of Fertility Preservation in teenagers prior to castration and cited cost, invasiveness of the procedure, and desire to not delay medical transition as the main reasons. "This is probably important, given an unwillingness to delay hormone treatment is a common reason for forgoing Fertility Preservation (2017)." Not looking into fertility services before being sterilized in order to not "delay medical transition" says a lot about how children are being rushed onto a conveyor belt to lifelong medicalization. Not only are they encouraged at school and online to go down this path, but they are told that they will die without it. The narrative that children will hurt themselves (or worse) if they do not receive "Gender Affirming Care" is a manipulative lie that is doing nothing but scaring children and their parents. The saddest part is that trans activists are pushing for these kids to undergo pediatric transition younger and younger, despite never being on puberty blockers themselves. They claim that "trans kids" need early medical intervention in order for them to "pass" better as the opposite sex by suppressing natural puberty, We are affirming insecure and confused children into an identitarian cult that prioritizes a child's physical appearance over physical health. It discourages true integrity and promotes superficial notions of sex stereotypes and selfhood. And your gender can change based on what you are wearing and more importantly: what others perceive you as. Male Fertility Preservation & Testicular Biopsy When going about fertility-preserving procedures for males, the most common way to harvest sperm cells is through semen analysis. However, this method is not going to work for children whose reproductive development has already been blocked (Sterling, 2019-2020) at the age of ten. In trans-identified adolescents, the only other possible method would be to remove a portion of the testicle, freeze it, and hope that some stem cells are available in there. This immature testicular tissue (ITT) cannot and will never be able to make sperm cells, since it has not started development. A germ cell or gametogonium is a stem cell that is undifferentiated and will develop into gametes during puberty via gametogenesis. In human males, spermatogonia or spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) give rise to mature sperm cells via meiotic cell division and spermatocytogenesis. Males are born with these stem cells but they remain rather dormant until pubertal development begins (Goossens, 2013). They require specific hormones (LH and FSH) to activate and become mature sperm cells (Galuppo, 2015). The entire spermatogenic process takes 61 days to turn an SSC into functional male gametes, producing 100 million sperm cells in one day (Zeng, 2015). When puberty is blocked with synthetic hormones that hinder LH and FSH secretion, they will remain dormant. If a child is not even mature enough to produce gametes, then they are most definitely not mature enough to remove part of their testicle. No child can consent to such grotesque experimentation. According to the available research, every single fertility-related procedure that utilizes a testicular biopsy on children is considered extremely experimental. It is not a fun surgery, especially for an 11-year-old. There is no proof whatsoever that it will work. Using spermatogonial stem cells (SSC) to create mature spermatozoa in vitro has not been accomplished in humans. The only successful attempts have been observed in mice, all of which had reached sexual maturity, unlike this cohort of children (Wyns et al., 2021). So far, the mouse model does not seem to be applicable to humans, but young boys are being put through this surgical procedure anyway. Despite treating our children like lab rats, human beings are not rodents. And this is not a human experiment worth indulging in (2021). In prepubertal boys, there are not enough spermatogonial stem cells (SSC) in the immature testicular tissue (ITT) to generate any meaningful results (Zeng et al., 2015) or information. In order to possibly utilize them, it would require in vitro copying first, which puts the resulting cells at a high risk for containing genetic abnormalities. Artificially generated gonads from stem cells are being created in laboratories in order to experiment on children. And this is somehow considered "progressive." It is nothing but evil. In a recent study about this phenomenon, a sample of boys were put through this testicular procedure (mean [SD] age, 13.9 [1.5] years; P = .003) and the majority of them were still not capable of creating mature sperm cells. A similar study specifically collected data from boys who were taking puberty blockers, have not started cross-sex hormones, and received the testicular biopsy surgery. Only one of the participants was able to produce mature sperm cells. The rest of them were not. The Aftermath: Fertility and Trans Regret Gays Against Groomers always says that children cannot consent to being sterilized. As it turns out, 80% of these kids didn't properly consent. They were not even given the option. Not only do kids lack the foresight to make extreme medical decisions, but they are being lied to about what will happen to them down the line if they go through with this process. If a minor is sterilized without proper education or awareness about fertility, and they eventually regret their decision, they deserve legal compensation from the people who did this to them without offering true informed consent or transparency. Right is right and wrong is wrong. "Research demonstrates a negative psychosocial impact of infertility among otherwise healthy adults, and distress among adolescents facing the prospect of future infertility due to various medical conditions and treatments that impair reproductive health. Guidelines state that providers should counsel transgender youth about potential infertility and fertility preservation (FP) options prior to initiation of hormone therapy." A study by Vyas & Steril (2021) looked at regret in pursuit of fertility preservation among transgender and gender-diverse individuals. They found that 37% stated that their family planning goals were not adequately addressed. Those who had made a firm decision to pursue or not pursue fertility treatment had mild decisional regret. Moderate-to-severe decisional regret was noted in those who were undecided regarding the pursuit of fertility perseveration before transition (2021). If this is how adults feel, then imagine what these kids are going to feel like in a few years…or a few decades. The new pediatric cohort of "trans kids" are left in the dark about fertility, sterilized without giving proper consent, and then left to fend for themselves if they realize that transitioning was a mistake overall. Medicalizing Society’s War on Children Society is creating unrealistic health demands that require more treatments for treating non-diseases that are part of the normal human experience. In this way, the medicalization of life can lead to cultural harm as people lose their autonomous coping skills (Barnet, 2003). Society used to encourage people to make their own decisions and overcome their insecurities organically, regardless of what other people think. But the cult of gender ideology relies on the exact opposite. It promotes the worldview that your self-worth is completely dependent on what others think of you. If you do not "pass" well enough, then you should worry about the opinions of everyone around you and how they assume your gender. If somebody calls you by the wrong pronoun, then it ruins your day. It is a vicious cycle of emotional turbulence and unnecessary distress. We are living in a time where a child's fertility is seen as something disposable and irrelevant. Children are not notified of their fertility options and they are sometimes receiving a testicular biopsy for experimental stem cell collection. This is not the way to help kids. Instead of caring about child wellness, boys and girls are viewed as collateral damage in order to validate the gender affirmative model and the sadistic medical professionals who enable it. This is only going to get worse until we ban it completely. Gays Against Groomers will not rest until no minor is put through this torture and it is prohibited for good. REFERENCES More Abstracts and Full-Texts Available in RADAR Studies https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/posts/categories/studies Baram, S., Myers, S. A., Yee, S., & Librach, C. L. (2019). Fertility preservation for transgender adolescents and young adults: a systematic review. Human Reproduction Update, 25(6), 694–716. Barnet, Robert (2003). "Ivan Illich and the Nemesis of Medicine". Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. Chen, D., Simons, L., Johnson, E. K., Lockart, B. A., & Finlayson, C. (2017). Fertility Preservation for Transgender Adolescents. 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"Puberty blockers are reversible!" the cult members squawk in unison. Transgender Radical Activists have a passion for spreading misinformation about castrating minors. You can always find them outside of Gays Against Groomers' events, screeching and throwing a tantrum in the street because not all gay people agree with giving experimental drugs to confused kids. GnRH agonists, sometimes referred to as "puberty blockers" are prescribed off-label, partly due to the lack of robust evidence proving their effectiveness. <70% of children who underwent pubertal suppression in England did not benefit from it. In fact, one-third (34%) of the study cohort became even more mentally distressed following pubertal suppression. Those who reported positive psychological outcomes were the minority (29%). A study/data analysis in the United Kingdom found that 99% of children put on puberty blockers continued onto cross-sex hormones and eventual surgery. Once these children, some as young as eight years old, start pubertal suppression, they are immediately placed on a one-way conveyor belt to the butcher shop gender clinic. Androgens, such as testosterone, are a class of sex hormones crucial for initiating puberty and facilitating physical maturation (Smith et al., 2020; Jones & Brown, 2019). These hormones play a necessary role in pubertal development, especially for males (Johnson & White, 2018; Williams, 2017). In many states, boys who claim to be distressed about their identity "receive estrogen and anti-androgens to suppress testosterone (Angus et al., 2021)" before they even finish puberty. "Blocking puberty" in a boy eliminates any future reproductive function because the reproductive system never gets the chance to grow or develop. Males in this cohort never reach reproductive maturity because that requires a sufficient amount of testosterone…which has been blocked. "Puberty blockers disrupt the production of FSH and L.H., therefore blocking the production of estrogen or testosterone" (Wilson, 2021). Atrophy is a medical term used to describe the gradual wasting away or reduction in the size, function, or mass of a tissue, organ, or muscle due to a lack of use, injury, disease, or other factors. It represents a decrease in the size or efficiency of the affected structure. Research shows a substantial reduction in prostate volume while taking estrogen and anti-androgens, indicative of prostate gland atrophy (Mueller, 2017). This is an important consideration, as organ atrophy can have far-reaching implications for fertility. It is concerning that most children undergoing hormonal transition do not receive fertility counseling before embarking on this path (RADAR, 2023). According to a recent systematic review from Australia, the drug used to suppress reproductive maturation (Leuprolide) "may be more effective at suppressing the serum total testosterone concentration than both spironolactone [the most commonly prescribed anti-androgen] and estrogen (Angus et al., 2021)." Evidence shows that hormone suppression results in impaired sperm production and sterilization (De Roo et al., 2019). A research study in 2018 found statistically significant reduction of sperm count and fertility potential (Smith et al., 2018). The claim that these drugs are harmless is a lie. Gonadal atrophy also occurs in girls who are on cross-sex hormones. When a girl takes testosterone, it induces structural changes in the ovaries, with notable reduction in ovary size and function (Coleman et al., 2019). Studies report that this often leads to amenorrhea or cessation of menstruation (Hembree et al., 2017). The same studies found that using testosterone causes thinning of the endometrial lining in the uterus. The occurrence of vaginal atrophy is another notable concern (2023). It can lead to uterine bleeding, vaginal dryness and discomfort (2017). Teachers, counselors, gender clinics, Planned Parenthood, and corrupt pediatricians tell these kids that their mental health will suffer if not injected with toxic chemicals. However, patients who have experienced atrophy of their sex organs have reported negative mental health effects from the discomfort. The psychological and emotional impacts of organ atrophy and hormonal changes should be considered and addressed with comprehensive mental health support (De Roo et al., 2019). Regular medical monitoring is essential to assess organ size and function changes, addressing potential health concerns (Coleman et al., 2019). Giving children access to this so-called "lifesaving medical care" is described as a "civil right," even though it just makes them sick and creates even more health issues for them down the line. Research findings in this field challenge the dominant narrative in the current culture about "trans kids." A thorough evaluation of all data in this field is needed now more than ever. The long-term risks of atrophy should be carefully considered. And this abuse must come to an end. REFERENCES: Angus, L., Carter, L., Smith, T., & De Roo, C. (2021). Suppression of puberty in gender dysphoric/gender incongruent individuals: A systematic review. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, 19(4), 458-467. Coleman, E., Bockting, W., Botzer, M., Cohen-Kettenis, P., DeCuypere, G., Feldman, J., ... & Zucker, K. (2019). Standards of care for the health of transsexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people, version 7. International Journal of Transgenderism, 20(3), 191-251. 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Gender Affirming Care is Destroying Children's Fertility. RADAR. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/follow-the-science-gender-affirming-care-is-destroying-children-s-fertility Hembree, W. C., Cohen-Kettenis, P. T., Gooren, L., Hannema, S. E., Meyer, W. J., Murad, M. H., ... & T'Sjoen, G. G. (2017). Endocrine treatment of gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons: An Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 102(11), 3869-3903. Mueller, A., Gooren, L., Naton-Schötz, S., Cupisti, S., Beckmann, M. W., Dittrich, R., & Oppelt, P. G. (2017). Transgender transition and quality of life. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(4), 501-508. Smith, D. K., Van Handel, M., Wolitski, R. J. (2018). Vital signs: Estimated percentages and numbers of adults with indications for preexposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV acquisition — United States, 2015. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 67(31), 852-856. 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Canva has joined the growing list of companies to deplatform and cancel Gays Against Groomers. We have noticed a very dangerous trend among companies who claim to care about gay people and our community. It involves silencing those who disagree with an ideology that targets children. The repeated attempts to discredit organizations whose goal is to advocate for safeguarding and wellness should raise a red flag. It suggests that there may be something amiss, either in the values or policies that corporations advocate for, on behalf of political interest groups. One possible interpretation is that these decision-makers and advocates suffer from the woke mind virus – a condition that could lead them to misinterpret the intentions of organizations like Gays Against Groomers. They seem to believe that when gay people push back against sexual content being exposed to children or object to sexually provocative performances, we somehow accuse all "LGBTQ+" people of harming children. They seem to believe that when gay people push back against putting pornography in school libraries and the amputation of children's healthy body parts, it somehow equates to being "anti-LGBTQ+." It is important to note that Gays Against Groomers has been extremely transparent in distinguishing its mission from the distorted interpretations that biased media outlets, trans activists, and even pedophiles have spun from its mission statement. These distortions serve to degrade and undermine the entire LGBTQ+ community. They aim to ensure the survival of their own ideology and exploit the "LGBTQ+" label as an excuse for sterilizing children. The "LGBTQ+" movement is a lie. It is a complete misrepresentation of what gay rights have always stood for. The implication that fighting the war on children equates to being "anti-LGBTQ+" reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what gay men and women believe. Radical trans activism does not define our community as a whole whatsoever. They represent a loud, politically charged minority. It is both slanderous and inaccurate to equate the actions of a few with all gay or transgender people. Accusing our organization of being "anti-LGBTQ" has been a recurring theme. It resembles a childish game of "I know you are, but what am I?" This strategy is also employed across various aspects of public life where opposition to extreme ideologies that threaten families is met with rejection by the public. Its aim is to demonize common sense and normalize an ideology that is out-of-touch with reality. This not what we stand for. Recent trends among vocal minority groups have made companies like Canva feel that their culture, identity, and existence are under attack. What is purposefully overlooked, either out of blind or willful ignorance, is that being gay does not imply promoting sexually explicit content for school-aged children. Being gay does not mean exposing children to sexually provocative drag performances historically intended for adult audiences in late-night bars and clubs. These venues, by their nature, are adult-oriented and sexually charged, even the so-called "kid-friendly" versions. Activists who argue for children's access to such content, and companies that endorse this view, have increasingly identified with the "LGBTQIA+" label without understanding what being gay entails. This trend has led to the normalization of boundary-crossing behaviors and an overall decline in public support. Moreover, the rise of detransitioners has revealed how dangerous it is to tell a child that he/she is "trapped in the wrong body." This misguided practice especially endangers children who are gender nonconforming. It tells them that their body is wrong and needs to be corrected with surgery. Research findings point to a desistance rate of up to 88% in trans identification for gender-confused youth. Due to groups that glorify and protect such misguided practices, a new generation of gender-distressed youth has emerged. This social contagion, left unchecked, has necessitated the formation of organizations like Gays Against Groomers and various parental rights groups. The contagion has been perpetuated through peer pressure, the immoral influence of social influencers, mainstream media, and certain activists who have emerged to popularize and normalize a mindset that should be addressed through therapy, time, maturity, and personal development. Canva has unfortunately aligned itself with groups and companies that prioritize sexual perversion over mental health. They place the sterilization of children above all else, celebrating child sexual rights and deviant thinking to ensure everyone feels validated. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, they have associated themselves with the notion that the gay community is one which promotes a nefarious agenda, as the social contagion they defend has shown itself to be. This is the legacy they are creating, not ours. We DENOUNCE Canva, an anti-gay organization that takes pride in homophobic abuse. Nobody who silences gay people is on the right side of history. By deplatforming Gays Against Groomers, they are abusing their power to promote lies and bigotry about the people they claim to advocate for. They get away with it by hiding behind diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that contradict the principles they claim to uphold. They are no different than any other homophobic group that seeks to harm and silence gays. And it says a lot more about them than it does about us.

One of the first GLAAD protest's in the 1980's. The signs read "STOP MEDIA BASHING" A few years ago, The "Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" abandoned its acronym and now goes by "GLAAD." They did this in order to reflect a shift in messaging from gay and lesbian advocacy to supporting the transgender, nonbinary, and queer community. As such, they have taken every opportunity to promote defamation against us. Ironic is an understatement. The recent hit-piece they published about Gays Against Groomers is the perfect example of how LGBTQIA+ activism is betraying gay people. They are urging META to deplatform us, citing a list of lies and made-up accusations created by transgender activists. No solid proof of their accusations are given. It is a censorship campaign against the very same people they used to advocate for. GLAAD cites their "Social Media Safety Index," (GLAAD, 2023) which they created themselves, to accuse Gays Against Groomers of formenting "fear and hatred, and ultimately violence, against LGBTQ people and the LGBTQ community — specifically on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation." So, GLAAD's source for calling us violent extremists is GLAAD's own definition which GLAAD invented themselves. And WE'RE the ones accused of spreading misinformation. This is the leading organization that claims to speak for gay people. GLAAD has a conspiracy that Gays Against Groomers is secretly trying to attack "the LGBTQIA+ community" (GLAAD, 2023). We strongly oppose any acts of violence against anyone, especially within a community to which we are lumped into. That is an accusation that we do not take lightly. Some of our members have even been victims of hate crimes in the past. We are NOT affiliated with The Proud Boys, Q-anon militias, far-right extremists, or "anti-LGBTQ bigots." Just because The Los Angeles Blade says something, does not make it true (Gingerich, 2023). The same goes for MediaMatters. GLAAD claims that we vandalized West Hollywood in order to harass drag queens. Their proof was that a sticker from our merch store was found on a pole (WeHo, 2023). The sticker and graffiti were not put there by members of Gays Against Groomers. The fact that somebody hung up a sticker with our logo printed on it does not provide evidence that we vandalized Los Angeles. That is absurd. A sticker from Gays Against Groomers' merch store found on a random pole in California. GLAAD's defamatory article accuses our organization of harassing drag queens in Washington, despite having no evidence. The source they cited did not even mention us (Steele, 2023). For such a powerful corporation, GLAAD should stop lying about gay people to the public. They also cite a separate video of a man, whom they identified as a white nationalist, screaming violent threats at drag queens. They claimed that we were affiliated with him. We are not. We have no idea who he is. This is just a random man on the internet. The source for this deranged accusation was a tweet by anti-gay activist Alemandra Caraballo, a transgender extremist who has repeatedly made up stories in order to scaremonger about gays who disagree with his violent rhetoric. He spent a year harassing, stalking, doxxing, and inciting hatred towards our organization out of bigotry. When our organization launched on Twitter, "Alejandra" Caraballo doxxed our founder, a gay Jewish woman, and accused her of being a Nazi. Caraballo has done this multiple times. There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for speaking about a gay Jewish woman in such a way. Caraballo (@esqueer_) inciting hatred after doxxing our founder, Jaimee Michell. One might say that GLAAD's accusations are fueled by antisemitic conspiracy theories, designed to incite hatred against religious minorities (Caraballo, 2022). We checked their sacred "Social Media Safety Index" (GLAAD, 2023) to see if putting on some lipstick makes a man immune from criticism, but we did not find anything. To our knowledge, GLAAD is actively spreading homophobic and racist lies about an organization that seeks to protect children. They are an absolute disgrace. Their disgusting article LIED once again and reported on a FAKE incident that NEVER happened. It was taken from The Advocate, yet another biased source that takes every opportunity to attack us (Sciallo, 2022). According to the most powerful LGBTQIA+ organization in the country, "On December 19, Councilmember Bottcher’s office hallway was vandalized by attackers who told Bottcher’s staff that they were part of anti-LGBTQ “Gays Against Groomers”, Bottcher told The Advocate. Two hours later, the Councilmember was targeted with anti-gay graffitied slurs outside his apartment building that falsely claimed the Councilmember is a “groomer” and a threat to children; in the same incident members of the group physically assaulted the Councilmember’s neighbor. Three people were arrested in the incident and charged with assault and harassment." On December 19th, all of us were in Arizona for a convention. The people in the news story about vandalizing Erik Bottcher’s office are not in our organization. We have no idea who these people are. And we were bewildered when we saw this news story pop up while all of us were together, on the other side of the country. It was proven to be yet another false accusation. We had nothing to do with it. Accusations of terrorism have been disproven. We have every right to call out inappropriate behavior from WITHIN our own community. Banning our organization from multiple platforms is anti-gay censorship. Claiming that an organization run by a lesbian couple is "anti-LGBTQ" is homophobic. It shows the true colors of the people pushing this political narrative. Gays Against Groomers DEMANDS that GLAAD correct these errors, in an attempt to defame and sabotage our mission. As gay people, we want GLAAD's ongoing hate campaign TERMINATED. We expect a public apology for the damage they are trying to cause. Those who support GLAAD and corporations like it are the real bigots. They hate gays like us because we poke a hole in their narrative. We are not a monolith. Not everyone in the "LGBTQIA+" acronym agrees with shoving gender ideology down children's throats. GLAAD and its supporters punish those who do not fall in line with their beliefs and spread vile, revolting lies about gays who simply want people to stop castrating healthy children. They try to censor us because they/them do not want the public seeing what we think of this human rights tragedy. People can call us bigots until they are blue in the face…but the war on children is collapsing, and the adults in the room are picking up the pieces of the absolute mess that the radicals have created. They can't silence us any longer. History will not look back kindly on such hypocrisy. And nothing scares Child Sexual Mutilation advocates more than an army of gay people who have nothing to lose. REFERENCES The Advocate. ANDREW SCIALLO. (2022, December 24). Man Wanted in Assault Outside Gay NYC Council Member's Apartment. https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/12/24/man-wanted-assault-outside-gay-nyc-council-members-apartment Caraballo, A. [@esqueer_]. (2022, June 10). Twitter. https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/stats/1667661688819130370?t=sbcy_V1E9H4wdXK51u_bOCg&s=19 Caraballo, A. [@esqueer_]. (2023, January). Twitter. https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1615355896615288832?t=5OS9yliQBTFsuKeV5agguA&s=19 GLAAD. (2023) LGBTQ Social Media Safety Program. https://glaad.org/smsi/lgbtq-social-media-safety-program/ GLAAD. (2023). Meta Apparently Suspends and Restores Facebook Page of Anti-LGBTQ Extremist Group Gays Against Groomers. https://glaad.org/releases/meta-apparently-suspends-and-restores-facebook-page-of-anti-lgbtq-extremist-group-gays-against-groomers/ KOIN 6 News. TIM STEELE. (2023, March 26). Protesters outside, smiles inside at Vancouver drag brunch. https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/protesters-outside-smiles-inside-at-vancouver-drag-brunch/ Los Angeles Blade. MIA GINGERICH. (2023, February 7). Conspiracy Theorists Right-Wing Created Gays Against Groomers. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/02/07/conspiracy-theorists-right-wing-created-gays-against-groomers/ WEHO Times. (2023). Gays Against Groomers Strike West Hollywood with Vandalism and Anti-Trans Messaging. https://wehotimes.com/gays-against-groomers-strike-west-hollywood-with-vandalism-and-anti-trans-messaging/