Author Abigal Shrier is in Tel Aviv to promote the release of the Hebrew version of “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.” Unfortunately, Israel’s two biggest booksellers refuse to carry it:
I'm in Israel to launch the Hebrew edition of IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE. The two largest book retailers ( > 70% of book sales) refuse to carry it-an unfortunate first for Israel.
I'll speak in Tel Aviv on Sunday. We'll make this book launch bigger than the activists ever expected. https://t.co/5wfm3QrRnP
— Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) May 22, 2023
We bring this up because ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio tweeted that “stopping the circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on.” Strangio, a leading figure in legal battles for trans rights, is also included in TIME’s piece on the first-ever transgender youth prom at the U.S. Capitol, having helped organize it.
.@chasestrangio says intergenerational organizing is powerful because "it gives us an opportunity to both remember how much we can survive when we organize with our elders, and also how much larger we can dream when we organize with our youth" https://t.co/oOpMT3UZj5
— TIME (@TIME) May 22, 2023
Normally we wouldn’t care, but why the U.S. Capitol? Apparently, these teens have spent so much time testifying there it’s practically a second home. TIME reports:
When envisioning the prom of her dreams, Libby Gonzales, a 13-year-old Texan who is helping plan the first-ever transgender youth prom at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., had a lot of big ideas.
Plenty of those ideas—including a boba tea bar and face painting—didn’t make the cut, but she’s excited to share what the prom will have: a drag performance by MC Stormie Daie, live music, and mostly pop and rock anthems, (by ABBA, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry) selected by the organizers. Guests will enter the event through the “Tunnel of Love” with colors inspired by the transgender flag, before being met with decor that nods to the ’70s, inspired by the Stonewall uprising, a six-day protest that marked the turning point in the fight for queer rights.
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Libby and the prom’s three other organizers, Daniel Trujillo, 15; Grayson McFerrin, 12; and Hobbes Chukumba, 16, are among the 200 people—including trans youth from 17 states—set to attend the prom on May 22 in a show of resilience during a time where trans rights are being stripped away.
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“During a time where trans rights are being stripped away.” As we always say, the mainstream media always adopts the language and policies of trans activists as if there were no discussion to be had about “gender-affirming care” for minors. “In other states, individuals’ freedom of expression is also being stripped as seen through drag bans” … even though there are no drag bans, just bans on sexually explicit performances in front of children. But again, the language of the activists.
Libby’s mother, Rachel Gonzales, says her daughter was “forced into advocacy” because of her identity, and recently had to take a break from testifying against bills because of the mental and emotional toll it was taking. Instead, Libby has pivoted to planning an event that she sees as a chance to reclaim her agency.
Libby’s mother, Rachel Gonzales, forced her daughter into advocacy.
We’ve read the story and still can’t tell you how these kids scored the U.S. Capitol Building to host their prom.
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AP traces many state bans on gender-affirming care to ‘conservative interest groups’ https://t.co/zfx1Jli8dq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 20, 2023
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