<p>A medical examiner has determined that the death of Oklahoma “nonbinary” teenager Nex Benedict, which became a national news story based on media suggestions that the teen died from a beating by bullies, actually died from an intentional drug overdose.</p>
<p>In a statement, the Owasso Police Department said it waited to release the cause of death until the toxicology report was completed, KJRH <a href="https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/me-report-reveals-nex-benedicts-cause-of-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. That toxicology report indicates that Benedict died by suicide, the result of an overdose of Diphenhydramine and Fluoxetine, or, Benadryl and Prozac.</p>
<p>&#8220;From the beginning of this investigation, Owasso Police observed many indications that this death was the result of suicide,&#8221; the police statement said. &#8220;However, investigators did not wish to confirm that information without the final results being presented by the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office.&#8221;</p>
<p>The original narrative surrounding Benedict’s death was that the teen died as a result of a beating from three girls who had been bullying Benedict and Benedict’s friends. Teen Vogue <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/nex-benedict-everything-we-know-about-16-year-old-oklahoma-students-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> when the story broke that “a source who claimed to be the mother of Benedict’s best friend told a local outlet the cause of death was ‘complications from brain trauma,’ and that ‘three older girls were beating the victim and her daughter in the girl’s bathroom.’”</p>
<p>This same anonymous source told the outlet that Benedict needed help walking to the nurses’ station after the fight and that Benedict texted a family member saying the teen “got jumped at school 3 on 1 had to go to the ER.” Benedict also claimed the girls “had been bullying me and my friends and I got tired of it so I poured some water on them and all 3 came after me. School did not report to the police and is probably getting sued.”</p>
<p>Other media outlets followed that general narrative, while also blaming Oklahoma law that requires students to use the bathroom that corresponds to their biological sex.</p>
<p>The narrative of the tragedy was revealed to be completely different than what certain media outlets reported. Benedict told a police officer while in the hospital with no visible injuries that the three girls didn’t actually start the fight, <a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/02/23/oklahoma-teen-dies-nex-benedict-owasso-police-bodycam-footage-of-interview/72719139007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Oklahoman</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;They said something like &#8216;why do they laugh like that,&#8217; and they were talking about us, in front of us,&#8221; Benedict told police officer Caleb Thompson, referring to the other girls involved in the fight. &#8220;So, I went up and poured water on them and all three of them came at me.&#8221;</p>
<p>Benedict’s mother told the officer that the three girls had bullied Benedict and the teen&#8217;s friends previously, even claiming the girls had thrown things at them. But the actual encounter that took place the day before Benedict died involved Benedict instigating the fight. Throughout the interview, Benedict’s mother refers to Benedict using female pronouns.</p>
<p>Thompson also informed Nex that because of this, Benedict could face assault charges.</p>
<p>&#8220;You got freedom of speech,&#8221; Thompson told Benedict and Benedict’s mother, referring to the other teen girls. &#8220;The minute you threw water on them you made the first jab. It may not go the direction you want it to go.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Running the mouth is freedom of speech, unfortunately,&#8221; the officer adds. &#8220;You can say mean, hurtful things all day long and you gotta let it roll off your shoulder.&#8221;</p>
<p>Benedict returned home from the hospital but the next day, Benedict’s mother called 911 to report the teen’s breathing was shallow. Benedict died shortly after – due to an overdose, not any physical trauma.</p>
<p>Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oklahoma-schools-chief-says-radical-leftists-exploiting-death-of-nonbinary-student" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously called out</a> the media&#8217;s portrayal of Benedict&#8217;s tragic death.</p>
<p>“I think it’s terrible that we’ve had some radical leftists who decided to run with a political agenda and try to weave a narrative that hasn’t been true,” Walters <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/oklahoma-nonbinary-student-superintendent.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The New York Times in February. “You’ve taken a tragedy, and you’ve had some folks try to exploit it for political gain.”</p>
<p>“We’ve been told death wasn’t directly related to the fight at school,” he added.</p>
<p>The same New York Times article, several paragraphs above the claims by Walters, suggests that her death was related to the fight the day before, referring to &#8220;the death earlier this month of a 16-year-old nonbinary student a day after an altercation in a high school girls’ bathroom.&#8221;</p>


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<p>Oklahoma’s public schools chief last week called out the &#8220;radical leftists&#8221; he said are exploiting the death of a young student who identified as &#8220;nonbinary.&#8221;</p>
<p>Nex Benedict, 16, died on February 8, the day after an altercation in the high school girls&#8217; bathroom. A cause of death has not yet been revealed, but police said the death was <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/nex-benedict-body-camera-footage-interview/story?id=107516210">unrelated</a> to physical trauma from the fight.</p>
<p>Last week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters criticized those trying to politicize the situation.</p>
<p>“I think it’s terrible that we’ve had some radical leftists who decided to run with a political agenda and try to weave a narrative that hasn’t been true,” Walters <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/oklahoma-nonbinary-student-superintendent.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The New York Times. “You’ve taken a tragedy, and you’ve had some folks try to exploit it for political gain.”</p>
<p>“We’ve been told death wasn’t directly related to the fight at school,” he added.</p>
<p>Walters also reiterated that Oklahoma schools would not allow students to go by preferred names or pronouns at odds with their biological sex.</p>
<p>“You always treat individuals with dignity or respect, because they’re made in God’s image,” Walters said. “But that doesn’t change truth.”</p>
<p>He added, “There’s not multiple genders. There’s two. That’s how God created us.”</p>
<p>The bathroom altercation happened at Owasso High School near Tulsa.</p>
<p>On the day of the fight, Benedict admitted in an interview with a police officer to pouring water on several girls in the bathroom who were allegedly making fun of Benedict. The girls responded by knocking Benedict to the floor and &#8220;beating&#8221; Benedict, the teen said.</p>
<p>Benedict&#8217;s mother <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5nHh8ghaEc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refers</a> to her child with female pronouns in the police body cam video of that interview, which took place at the hospital the same day. Benedict went home later that day.</p>
<p>However, the next day, Benedict was rushed back to the hospital and pronounced dead.</p>
<p>The bathroom altercation lasted less than two minutes, according to the school district, and Benedict is seen able to walk in the aftermath of the bathroom fight in a video <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/oklahoma-nonbinary-student-superintendent.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> by the Owasso Police Department. The school district also said the students involved in the altercation were able to walk to a nurse&#8217;s office afterward.</p>
<p>The state medical examiner’s office said the report on Benedict&#8217;s cause of death would eventually be made public, but declined to comment in the meantime on the autopsy or any toxicology results.</p>
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<p>Walters has been outspoken about his opposition to radical gender ideology, which has spurred attacks from leftists.</p>
<p>Last year, Walters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nbc-obfuscates-child-pornography-charges-against-oklahoma-drag-queen-principal">called</a> for the firing of an Oklahoma school principal who was previously charged with child pornography and moonlighted as a drag queen.</p>
<p>Back in the fall, Walters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-going-to-do-the-transgender-game-oklahoma-education-board-denies-districts-request-to-let-students-change-gender-on-records" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> the state was &#8220;not going to do the transgender game&#8221; when it came to changing students&#8217; genders in school records.</p>
<p>Last month, Walters <a href="https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-ryan-walters-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tik-tok/46518260">appointed</a> Libs Of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik to a state agency advisory committee.</p>


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Oklahoma Schools Chief Says ‘Radical Leftists’ Exploiting Death Of ‘Nonbinary’ Student

Oklahoma Schools Chief Says 'Radical Leftists' Exploiting Death Of 'Nonbinary' Student

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<p>Close to half of the trans-identifying people polled in a recently released U.S. survey reported having &#8220;serious psychological distress&#8221; in the previous month.</p>
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<p>About 44% of those surveyed said they had experienced serious psychological distress in the last 30 days, according to the U.S. Transgender Survey from the National Center for Transgender Equality, which was conducted in 2022 from October 19 through December 5.</p>
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<p>Nearly a third had also been homeless at some point, a preliminary <a href="https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> of the survey&#8217;s findings released Wednesday revealed.</p>
<p>The survey, which says it is the largest of trans-identifying people in the country to date, polled 92,329 people who identify as transgender or non-binary, including more than 7,000 teens who were 16 and 17, although most of the questions did not include the minors.</p>
<p>For several reasons, the survey <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/health/trangender-survey-harassment-poverty.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannot</a> be taken to be representative of the U.S. trans-identifying population as a whole. One issue is that it did not poll a random sample, and another is that it skews young — 43% of the adults polled were age 24 or younger.</p>
<p>The study included significantly more biological women than men — 55% were women and 43% were men. Another 2% identified as crossdressers.</p>
<p>About 35% were biological men who identified as women, and 25% were biological women who identified as men. Other than the tiny percentage of crossdressers, the rest identified as non-binary, making that the biggest group at 38%.</p>
<p>The large number of non-binary identities was driven by women. Only 8% were men who identified as non-binary, while 30% were women who identified as such.</p>
<p>The study reported that the vast majority of people, 94%, who lived at least some of their time as their new gender identity, said they were more satisfied with life. Meanwhile, 98% of people who were currently receiving hormone treatments and 97% of people who had received gender surgery said the medical interventions made them more satisfied with life.</p>
<p>However, critics quickly questioned these conclusions, noting that detransitioners, people who identified as transgender but no longer do, were not included.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The level of complete statistical iliteracy on the part of people who claim to be watchdogs continues to grate on me.</p>
<p>This survey examined those who *currently identify as trans*  and who sought to participate in a study about that! Detransitioners were definitionally excluded. <a href="https://t.co/F1RDAJvlAX">https://t.co/F1RDAJvlAX</a></p>
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<p>&#8220;This survey examined those who *currently identify as trans* and who sought to participate in a study about that! Detransitioners were definitionally excluded,&#8221; journalist Jesse Singal posted on X.</p>
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<p>Studies have shown that it can take several years for people to regret their gender transitions. One 2022 study <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/107/9/e3937/6572526?login=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that 30% of more than 950 teens had stopped taking cross-sex hormones after four years.</p>
<p>Among the survey&#8217;s teen respondents, 44% reported that their families were supportive of their new gender identities.</p>
<p>Among the adult respondents, nearly a third said they had been homeless at one point, more than a third said they were in poverty, and the unemployment rate among respondents was 18%.</p>
<p>The full report on the survey&#8217;s 600 questions is expected later this year.</p>


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Nearly 45% Of Trans-Identifying People Had ‘Serious Psychological Distress’ In Last Month, Survey Finds

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moana Bikini is facing a backlash after using a man to model and promote a racy women&#8217;s swimsuit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The company, owned by Australian &#8220;body positive influencer&#8221; Karina Irby, posted on its Instagram account a </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2QyRMgS6MB/?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">video</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of male model </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jake Young wearing a very revealing &#8220;SUGAR SLINKY&#8221; one-piece, the </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/news/moana-bikini-defends-using-male-model/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported. The brand markets itself as &#8220;swimwear designed for every BODY!&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Social media users commented on the post and said they were done being customers after seeing the ad.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Is that a man? I thought you were about empowering women?&#8221; one account posted. &#8220;Men seem to be trying to take over everything women hold sacred. Our safe spaces, our identity and now our fashion.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I&#8217;m sorry you support whatever you like but I don&#8217;t agree with men in women&#8217;s swimsuits and trying to market it towards women,&#8221; the account added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been a loyal customer for ten years but I&#8217;m done.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another said, &#8220;Sorry but Moana, this is not how you empower women. This is once again giving men the power over us and saying they do it better.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While a third wrote, &#8220;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Real women will soon be irrelevant and real women will have to compete with trans in sports, modeling, careers against trans just because businesses need to tick the box to stay &#8216;relevant&#8217; these ladies on here are too blind to see what damage it will be for them and the future. It&#8217;s already started.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A spokesperson for the company hit back at what they called the &#8220;absurd&#8221; criticism and told the </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12989897/Moana-Bikini-Karina-Irbys-brand-comes-fire-using-male-model-Jake-Young-promote-womens-swimwear-Seafolly-saga-Men-trying-everything.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daily Mail:</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8220;Moana Bikini are — and have always been — one of the most inclusive and empowering brands in existence.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;This is not only in terms of our size and style range for women, but — most importantly — in our love and acceptance of all races, ethnicities, body shapes and sizes, genders and sexual orientations,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;This hasn&#8217;t changed and never will change.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Many commenters are using the excuse that they believe it is &#8216;insulting to women&#8217; when in reality, it&#8217;s quite clear they are homophobic and have an issue with someone expressing their sexuality proudly and confidently,&#8221; the spokesperson added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Imagine living a life where you choose to be offended by something and stick around, comment and engage only to make yourself more and more angry,&#8221; the spokesperson continued. &#8220;This sounds like a &#8216;them&#8217; problem, not an &#8216;us&#8217; problem to be honest.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Last of Us” actress </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bella Ramsey</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has complaints about being a </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/actors"><span style="font-weight: 400;">child actor</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, but these issues are slightly different from what most celebrities have said is the worst part.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ramsey, 20, is a U.K.-based TV star best known for working on other popular </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TV shows</span></a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> including “Game of Thrones,” and the historical film “Catherine Called Birdy.&#8221; She identifies as “nonbinary” and requests to be referred to by &#8220;they/them&#8221; pronouns.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ramsey </span><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/bella-ramsey-interview-chicken-run-2-last-of-us-b2464703.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Independent that the worst part of being a child star was the restrictions on working, plus being “patronized.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Being a kid actor, I didn’t like the separation,” Ramsey told the outlet in an interview published Sunday. “The thing I hated the most was being patronized. I didn’t like the fact that I could only be on set for a certain amount of time, and had to go and do tutoring. I get why the hours protections for child actors are phenomenally important – but I hated feeling like I was lesser or separate from the adult cast.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Critic’s Choice Award winner continued, saying, “I wasn’t intimidated by going onto a set with a load of people twice, three times my age. As I’ve grown up, I’ve learned that I have autonomy to stand up for myself and for other younger people that I work with now. I want to enable them to advocate for themselves in the way that people older than me taught me to advocate for myself!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ramsey also discussed being “neurodivergent,” which the star describes as having been helpful with the craft of acting. “This is exactly what I need, to not really have to make many decisions,” Ramsey said. “When I’m on set I really thrive. When I leave sets, especially when I’ve been in that bubble for so long… it’s quite an intense pressure, which can be scary.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I wouldn’t be an actor if it wasn’t for my neurodivergence,” the “Game of Thrones” alum added. “It’s just a part of me and it’s incredibly helpful in terms of acting. One of my things is that I have insane levels of visual perception compared to all the other things. I’ve been watching people and absorbing everything since I was really young…all these characters that I play, there’s an element of them that’s already inside me because I’ve seen someone be that before.”</span></p>


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Bella Ramsey On Being A Child Actor: ‘Hated Being…Separate From The Adult Cast’

Bella Ramsey On Being A Child Actor: 'Hated Being...Separate From The Adult Cast'

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<p>A petition calling to boycott Macy&#8217;s stores and refrain from watching this year&#8217;s Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade has garnered more than 40,500 signatories objecting to the event&#8217;s apparent transgender agenda.</p>
<p>The parade, set to take place in New York City, has generally been accepted as a family-friendly affair <a href="https://www.iloveny.com/blog/post/history-of-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/#:~:text=Since%201924%2C%20the%20Macy%27s%20Thanksgiving,this%20beloved%20event%20through%20Manhattan." target="_blank" rel="noopener">viewed</a> by tens of millions of Americans each year. This year, however, two characters associated with the event&#8217;s performances are so-called non-binary or transgender.</p>
<p>&#8220;The non-binary and transgender extravaganza on display this Thanksgiving will be brought to you by Macy’s during their annually sponsored Thanksgiving Day Parade,&#8221; reads a <a href="https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/say-no-to-the-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">petition</a> hosted by One Million Moms, a division of the American Family Association. &#8220;Unless they are forewarned about it, this year’s holiday parade will potentially expose tens of millions of viewers at home to the liberal LGBTQ agenda.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Performances showcased in the parade will include music from two Broadway musicals, &#8216;&amp; Juliet&#8217; and &#8216;Shucked&#8217;, both of which feature transgender and non-binary performers in major roles,&#8221; the petition says.</p>
<p>Notably, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in 2021 featured a pop singer named Kim Petras, who&#8217;s been dubbed the “<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200301191447/https://www.papermag.com/kim-petras-clarity-project-2639362951.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-testid="standard-link">world’s youngest transsexual</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>President of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alliance-defending-freedom-adf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alliance Defending Freedom</a> (ADF), Kristen Waggoner, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/thousands-sign-petition-macys-non-binary-trans-extravaganza-planned-thanksgiving-day-parade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a>, “Macy’s inclusion of a non-binary transgender character in a parade is just another example of an ideological war that’s being waged on families, and customers are saying they’ve had enough. But it seems that corporate brands that were once trusted just still aren’t getting the message.”</p>
<p>&#8220;Shame on Macy’s for promoting and sponsoring this type of entertainment,&#8221; the One Million Moms petition reads. &#8220;We still cannot trust Macy’s Dept. Store. It is clear that Macy’s does not have our children’s best interests in mind. Macy’s needs to know that trust must be earned, and once trust is lost, it is difficult to get back.&#8221;</p>
<p>As of Wednesday morning, the petition has 40,543 signatures.</p>
<p>&#8220;I do not agree with the LGBTQ agenda you are pushing on families during your Thanksgiving Day Parade,&#8221; reads a blurb aimed at those signing the petition. &#8220;My family and I will not watch this indoctrination. Since this event goes against our beliefs and values, Macy’s has left conservative and Christian families with no choice but to avoid the parade and its stores, even during the holiday season. My family will not support Macy’s; you have lost our trust.&#8221;</p>
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<p>For Macy’s part, the department store is moving forward with the Thanksgiving Day events.</p>
<p>“For nearly 100 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has showcased the very best in entertainment, delighting Americans everywhere with the most popular music acts, the best of Broadway, our country’s finest marching bands and dance teams, and giant balloons and floats that capture your imagination,” a Macy’s spokesperson said in a statement, National Review <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/macys-to-proceed-with-non-binary-performers-in-thanksgiving-parade-despite-petition/#:~:text=“For%20nearly%20100%20years%2C%20the,capture%20your%20imagination%2C”%20a%20Macy%27s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Tuesday.</p>
<p>“Every performer and volunteer is there with one mission — to entertain millions of spectators and kick off the holiday season. We look forward to celebrating this iconic Thanksgiving tradition again&#8230;,” the spokesperson added.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-macys-pulls-all-chrissy-teigen-products-after-messages-show-how-she-bullied-teen-girl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Report: Macy’s Pulls All Chrissy Teigen Products After Messages Show How She Bullied Teen Girl</a></strong></p>


Tom Turkey by Macy’s float is waiting for the parade to start during 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2022 in New York City.

‘Non-Binary And Transgender Extravaganza’: Tens Of Thousands Boycotting Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Department Store

Tens Of Thousands Boycotting Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Over 'Liberal LGBTQ Agenda'

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A career-building conference intended to boost women’s opportunities to get a job in the tech industry was invaded by crowds of men who identified as “non-binary.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) event held in Orlando, Florida, from September 26-29 was touted as “the world’s largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists.” A video circulating on social media showed scores of men attending the event and jumping into recruiting lines after identifying as “nonbinary,” causing outrage among women who paid up to $1,300 for a ticket to attend the conference, The New York Post </span><a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/men-invaded-womens-job-fair-after-lying-about-being-non-binary/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many women took to social media to express their frustration slamming the event organizer AnitaB — a company that says it focuses on helping “women and non-binary technologists succeed.&#8221; The viral video shows men meeting with recruiters while women waited behind them in line. </span></p>
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<p>&mdash; Ren (@rottengirl) <a href="https://twitter.com/rottengirl/status/1709195019792318622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AnitaB </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anitab-org_we-are-committed-to-providing-a-celebratory-activity-7112946004684898305-80mD/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">addressed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the issue in a statement, saying they saw “an increase in participation of self-identifying males,” but dismissed calls to ban men from future events, writing that they must “comply with federal [nondiscrimination] law” and provide “an inclusive space.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are at an inflection point,” said AnitaB, the company that organized the GHC conference. “The Way Forward for AnitaB.org involves a commitment to progress and inclusivity for women and non-binary technologists, prompting us to continually evaluate our policies, procedures, and your overall event experience.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The company’s statement, which it posted on LinkedIn, was blasted by numerous women who said their experience at the conference was ruined and they felt intimidated by men who skipped panel discussions and seminars and showcased aggressive behavior to get in line first at the career fair. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One woman who attended the conference replied to AnitaB’s statement, saying she witnessed “escalating violence from men” at the conference. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I&#8217;m beyond sad and disappointed in AnitaB.org for its underwhelming response to this situation, especially because of how much time and energy I put into this conference,” said Nivrithi Garimella, an undergraduate studying Computer Science at the University of Florida. “I went in full of excitement and had to leave promptly from witnessing escalating violence from men (but wait, you want me to call them allies right?). I prepared months in advance for what ended up being one of the worst experiences I&#8217;ve ever had. A short speech and a post on LinkedIn is not even close to enough. Do better.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another woman blasted the company for claiming it was “providing an inclusive space.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“‘Providing an inclusive space’ for male attendees to physically shove and intimidate women while taking their interview slots and buying up tickets so they can’t attend the sold out event 🤣 Complacency and silence in times of oppression is siding with the oppressor,” computer engineer Yesenia S. wrote. “Never attending this farce of a conference again and highly encourage all women who attended to file a dispute with their credit card for not receiving the goods/service they paid for when purchasing the $1300 conference ticket.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AnitaB Chief Impact Officer Cullen White, a man, addressed the obvious ploy by men to identify as “non-binary” to gain access to career opportunities. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yesterday, it became clear that there are a far greater number of cisgender men attending than we anticipated,” White said at the conference. “Simply put, some of you lied when you registered. And as evidenced by the stacks and stacks of resumes you’re passing out, you did so because you thought you could come here and take space to try and get a job.” </span></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The popular </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/dw-kids"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kids</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> cartoon “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cartoons"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paw Patrol</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” introduced a new &#8220;non-binary&#8221; character on one of its spinoff shows, “Rubble &amp; Crew.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a recent episode of the Nickelodeon series called “The Crew Builds An Observatory,” the English bulldog welcomes a so-called “non-binary” character named River into the mix.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The entire episode revolves around the gang building an observatory for stargazing and does not address River’s identity. But </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LGBTQ</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> activist Lindsay Amer, who runs the YouTube channel “Queer Kids Stuff,” described more details about River’s inclusion in an Instagram post. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They brought me on to consult on the first nonbinary character—meet River!!—for the PP universe and write their episode, talk about a bucket list item,” Amer wrote. The content creator also discussed the subtle messaging with River, including shoes featuring the trans flag colors.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I wanted to write a nonbinary character that was aspirational and incredibly cool, someone for the pups (and kids at home) to look up to. They found an awesome non-binary actor to voice River and I’m so so happy about how it turned out,” the post continued. Amer also shared photos of River’s shoes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Peep River’s [non-binary, transgender] kicks!” the activist wrote. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paw-patrol-indoctrinates-pre-schoolers-with-radical-lgbt-propaganda"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the “Paw Patrol” episode is part of a larger effort by Hollywood to indoctrinate children from a very young age by exposing them to LGBTQ messaging early and often.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Even back in 2020 they were, as you can see here, displaying the so-called ‘non-binary’ flag by adorning a boat in its colors. It’s not subtle at all, unless you’re in pre-school,” Walsh said. “For that audience, the idea is to get them used to seeing these colors and associating it with something good and fun and welcoming, so that when they encounter the &#8216;non-binary&#8217; flag in real life, they will draw that association. Subliminal messaging is a big part of kids’ cartoons these days.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Walsh also pointed out how Amer openly promotes far-Left principles for young kids. Amer said toddlers should be introduced to “big abstract concepts like queerness” and that infants should have a “queer and gender-affirming environment in their nursery.” </span></p>
<p>People expressed their disgust on social media.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not entertainment when it&#8217;s really propaganda,&#8221; one reaction said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m so sick of seeing this s***. Leave our kids alone!!!&#8221; another echoed.</p>
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Popular ‘Paw Patrol’ Cartoon Spinoff Slammed For Introducing ‘Non-Binary’ Character

Popular 'Paw Patrol' Cartoon Spinoff Slammed For Introducing 'Non-Binary' Character

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disney</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> fans are furious as more photos of male employees dressed in women&#8217;s attire surfaced online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The newest images come courtesy of Libs of TikTok. The account shared images on its X account which were reportedly submitted by Disney </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disneyland"><span style="font-weight: 400;">theme park attendees</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Disney has men dressed as </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/social-issues"><span style="font-weight: 400;">women</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, wearing dresses greeting children at some of their attractions,&#8221; LOTT wrote in the X caption. “Received both of these this week from disturbed visitors.”</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Disney has men dressed as women, wearing dresses greeting children at some of their attractions. </p>
<p>Received both of these this week from disturbed visitors. <a href="https://t.co/c0NGDhRKh3">pic.twitter.com/c0NGDhRKh3</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1695164391694487592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">X users expressed outrage and disgust in their replies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Imagine paying all that money only to find drag princesses at Disney World,” one account </span><a href="https://twitter.com/heyjustpray/status/1695241590665515241"><span style="font-weight: 400;">posted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Total degeneracy,” a second </span><a href="https://twitter.com/itsreallyleah/status/1695671178755748192"><span style="font-weight: 400;">agreed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A third follower compared his time working at the parks with the way things are now. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I worked at Disney World in the early 90s, male cast members could not have facial hair, you could not have visible tattoos (either sex), jewelry was limited in size and quantity, and females could only wear muted makeup. Plus, only males could work at 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Jungle Cruise,” he </span><a href="https://twitter.com/JoeGayHistorian/status/1695172464307826752"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“&#8230;I bet Walt is spinning in his cryogenic chamber.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This wasn’t the first time Disney parks made headlines for photos of male employees in dresses. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disturbing-man-in-a-dress-welcoming-children-to-disneyland-princess-boutique-sparks-outrage-on-twitter">reported</a> in May, a TikTok clip of a man in a dress welcoming small children into Disneyland’s Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique went viral on social media</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The new pics appear to be taken outside the same boutique but feature different employees.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disney Parks updated its uniform policy in 2021 to allow employees, or as they’re referred to in the park, “cast members,” to wear gendered clothing of their preference regardless of their biological sex.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in the stories, experiences and products they encounter in their interactions with Disney,” a Disney official said in a statement at the time. “And we want our cast members — and future cast members — to feel a sense of belonging at work.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The dress code also allowed cast members to show their tattoos and let men wear nail polish.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Inclusion is essential to our culture and leads us forward as we continue to realize our rich legacy of engaging storytelling, exceptional service, and Disney magic,” the statement continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our new approach provides greater flexibility with respect to forms of personal expression surrounding gender-inclusive hairstyles, jewelry, nail styles, and costume choices; and allowing appropriate visible tattoos. We’re updating them to not only remain relevant in today’s workplace, but also enable our cast members to better express their cultures and individuality at work.”</span></p>
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‘Total Degeneracy’: More Photos Of Male Disney Employees In Dresses Sparks Outrage Online

'Total Degeneracy': More Photos Of Male Disney Employees In Dresses Sparks Outrage Online

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/and-just-like-that" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And Just Like That</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” star </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sara Ramírez</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> spoke out against criticisms lobbied at the controversial character Che Diaz on the “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sex-and-the-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sex and the City</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” spinoff show. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor and singer, who formerly starred in “Grey’s Anatomy” and identifies as non-binary, posted a statement on social media in response to a review published on The Cut, which the Instagram post referred to as “The Hack Job.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ramírez admitted to having “been thinking long and hard&#8221; about how to respond to The Cut’s </span><a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/sara-ramirez-che-diaz-and-just-like-that-profile.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">June profile</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which the star said was “‘written by a white gen z non-binary person who asked me serious questions, but expected a comedic response I guess (?).”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am not the fictional characters I have played, nor am I responsible for the things that are written for them to say. I am a human being, an artist, an actor,” Ramírez continued in the post.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are living in a world that has become increasingly hostile toward anyone who dares to free themselves from the gender binary, or disrupt the mainstream.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The profile in question was written by Brock Colyar, who also identifies as non-binary. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lengthy critique said, in part, that Che inspired “eye-rolling from the (mostly younger) queer people I know, who found the character a hyperbolized, hypercringe representation of nonbinary identity.” The writer goes on to ask if the Max show “was just being cheeky and trolling us all about how self-serious we get over the politics of representation on a fizzy sitcom.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ramirez responds to the criticism in Colyar’s piece by saying, “Anybody who benefits from patriarchy is going to have a problem with Che Diaz,” and later wrote, “Opinions about whether Che is representing an authentically queer person or not is not for me to answer.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “And Just Like That” star also said of the profile, “I trust that those of you who matter, who are not petulant children, who are smart enough to catch on to what was actually going on there, can perceive it for what it is: an attempt to mock my thoughtfulness and softness, while dismissing a valid existence and real human being in favor of tv show critiques that belonged elsewhere.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have a dry sense of humor and a voice. And I am not afraid to use either,” Ramírez said.</span></p>
<p>Che has divided TV audiences since season one. <span style="font-weight: 400;">Ramírez defended the character back then when Che was dubbed &#8220;</span>the indisputable worst character on television&#8221; by The Daily Beast.</p>
<p class="paragraph larva // a-font-body-m ">“I’m very aware of the hate that exists online, but I have to protect my own mental health and my own artistry,” the star said. “And that’s way more important to me because I’m a real human being. I’m really proud of the representation that we’ve created. We have built a character who is a human being, who is imperfect, who’s complex, who is not here to be liked, who’s not here for anybody’s approval. They’re here to be themselves.”</p>


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Sara Ramírez Responds To 'Sex And The City' Sequel Criticisms, Says World Is 'Hostile' To Anyone Outside 'Gender Binary'

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">TV personality </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Billy Porter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recently elaborated on his thoughts about the highly publicized 2020 issue of Vogue featuring musician </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Harry Styles</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> modeling a Gucci gown. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Porter, 53, said he wasn’t pleased that Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour chose to showcase Styles, a </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq"><span style="font-weight: 400;">straight</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> white man, as the magazine&#8217;s first male solo cover model for the December 2020 issue, even if he was cross-dressing at the time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It doesn’t feel good to me. You’re using my community — or your people are using my community — to elevate you. You haven’t had to sacrifice anything,” Porter said of Styles during a recent </span><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/billy-porter-interview-harry-styles-vogue/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interview</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with The Telegraph.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Pose” star recalled an interview he did with Wintour several months before the cover debuted. &#8220;That b**** said to me at the end, ‘How can we do better?’ And I was so taken off guard that I didn’t say what I should have said,” Porter said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Use your power as Vogue to uplift the voices of the leaders of this de-gendering of fashion movement,&#8221; the actor continued. &#8220;Six months later, Harry Styles is the first man on the cover.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Porter went on to say he’s not angry with Styles, but is upset with Vogue&#8217;s “gatekeepers.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s not Harry Styles’ fault that he happens to be white and cute and straight and fit into the infrastructure that way … I call out the gatekeepers,” Porter said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Cinderella” alum complained about the same Vogue cover before. In October 2021, he made his feelings known during an </span><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pose-star-billy-porter-did-i-ever-think-id-be-this-successful-no-because-im-gay-k59wszd5p"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interview</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with The Sunday Times. &#8220;I feel like the fashion industry has accepted me because they have to. I created the conversation [about nonbinary fashion] and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time,&#8221; Porter said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m not dragging Harry Styles, but… He doesn&#8217;t care, he&#8217;s just doing it because it&#8217;s the thing to do. This is politics for me. This is my life.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After receiving criticism, Porter expanded on his comments during an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It is about the systems of oppression and erasure of people of color who contribute to the culture,&#8221; he said at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, Harry. I didn&#8217;t mean no harm. I&#8217;m a gay man. We like Harry. He&#8217;s cute.&#8221;</span></p>


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Billy Porter Still Mad ‘White’ And ‘Straight’ Harry Styles Wore Gown On Vogue Cover: ‘Using My Community’

Billy Porter Still Mad That 'White' And 'Straight' Harry Styles Wore Gown On Vogue Cover

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<p>An international group representing K-12 boys schools will host a <a href="https://www.theibsc.org/conferences-events/online-events/online-programs/foundations-gender-inclusive-schools">training</a> on “gender inclusive schools” with a transgender activist organization.</p>
<p>The International Boys School Coalition (IBSC) is set to hold the lessons for faculty from its nearly 300 member schools on September 19 and 20. The nonprofit includes several prestigious private K-12 schools, including Nashville’s <a href="https://www.montgomerybell.edu/about-mba/facts--figures">Montgomery Bell Academy</a>, Connecticut’s <a href="https://www.fairfieldcountryday.org/affiliates">Fairfield Country Day School</a>, and New York’s <a href="https://thecustodianus.com/buckley-school/">Buckley School</a>.</p>
<p>The “Foundations of Gender-Inclusive Schools” course will be hosted in conjunction with Gender Spectrum, a transgender activist organization that encourages children to attempt to transition into the opposite sex and has partnered with transgender surgical clinics.</p>
<p>“Establish an understanding of gender diversity and discover approaches for applying this understanding to professional practice in boys’ schools,” a description of the online training reads.</p>
<p>Attendees will receive an &#8220;overview of gender-literacy concepts” and “a presentation of key terminology and concepts related to gender.” They will also “explore approaches for responding to resistance.”</p>
<p>The sessions include an overview of the “<a href="https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Gender-Inclusive-Schools-Framework.pdf">Gender Inclusive Schools</a>” framework, which instructs school officials to “interrupt binary notions of gender” and “use language that challenges binary messages about gender.”</p>
<p>Carla Pena, Gender Spectrum’s director of training, is leading the lessons. Pena is described as “a queer, nonbinary writer, educator, and activist” whose work is centered on “LGBTQ+ rights, inclusive education, youth work, and community organizing.”</p>
<p>Gender Spectrum has repeatedly encouraged children to attempt to transition. It has independently hosted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CgcrvdMuU8Y/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D">online discussions</a> with sex-change surgical clinics that perform medical interventions on minors.</p>
<p>One session in its series focuses on “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBRtvdOz6S/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D">top surgery</a>,” while another discusses <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbxvBuxrP8R/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D">facial surgery</a>. The sessions were hosted in partnership with the Gender Confirmation Center, a San Francisco-based <a href="https://www.genderconfirmation.com/">surgical clinic</a> that has <a href="https://www.genderconfirmation.com/adolescents/">provided</a> “gender-affirming surgeries” to adolescents. The clinic offers “top surgery,” “bottom surgery,” “body contouring,” and “<a href="https://www.genderconfirmation.com/gender-confirming-facial-surgery/">gender confirming</a> facial surgery.”</p>
<p>Two sex change clinics, the Gender Confirmation Center and Align Surgical Associates, were listed as <a href="https://genderspectrum.org/work/partnerships">sponsors</a> of a conference held by Gender Spectrum in 2020.</p>
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<p>Gender Spectrum also <a href="https://genderspectrum.org/the-transgender-child">advertises</a> a book titled “The Transgender Child” by the organization’s founder and board chair. A <a href="https://cleispress.com/book/2872/the-transgender-child-revised-updated-edition/">description</a> says it “has been lauded as the most trusted source of information for families wanting to understand and affirm their transgender, gender-expansive, or nonbinary child.”</p>
<p>The IBSC is not the only organization that works with private schools that have hosted a conference in conjunction with Gender Spectrum. The National Association of Independent Schools, a nonprofit organization with a membership of more than 1,600 K-12 schools in the United States, hosted a similar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/private-school-accreditor-hosts-conference-with-organization-that-encourages-child-transgenderism">conference</a> with the transgender activist organization.</p>
<p>The International Boys School Coalition did not respond to a request for comment.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>


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