GLAAD Smears Kirk, Puts Target On Back Of Other Conservatives
The article discusses the controversy surrounding GLAAD’s reaction to the assassination of conservative Christian speaker Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. A GLAAD spokesman accused Kirk of spreading disinformation and hateful rhetoric about transgender people, even though no specific examples were provided. Supporters of Kirk argue that he engaged respectfully with the LGBTQ community, maintaining his Christian principles while promoting thoughtful dialog.
GLAAD highlighted Kirk and Turning Point USA’s promotion of what they call anti-LGBTQ+ narratives, citing speakers like Riley Gaines, Chloe Cole, and Pastor Junsun Yoo, who have spoken critically about transgender issues.Chloe Cole,a detransitioned woman named by GLAAD,responded that the association’s statements endanger her and normalize violence against conservatives.
The article critiques GLAAD as a wealthy nonprofit focused on advocacy and media messaging, funded by major corporate partners, which allegedly perpetuates division and targets conservative voices rather than fostering genuine acceptance. It suggests that GLAAD’s actions contributed to a antagonistic surroundings that led to the violent attack on Kirk, warning that corporate sponsors should reconsider their financial support.
A GLAAD spokesman smeared conservative Christian Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University, as someone who “spread infinite amounts of disinformation about LGBTQ people.”
The spokesman did not provide any examples, but told The Advocate, the self-proclaimed “queer paper of record,” that, “Lies and vitriol about transgender people were a frequent part of his rhetoric and events.”
It should be easy to find examples because Kirk produced so many videos, but perhaps The Advocate failed to show any of Kirk’s “vitriol” because they don’t exist. When Kirk engaged with the LGBT community, it was always with respect. He saw the humanity in people who desperately want to be seen, heard, and understood.
The speakers who came to challenge Kirk’s ideas wanted to sway his opinion, but with the rock-solid foundation of the Bible, he would not move from his Christian principles. He was kind, asked thought-provoking questions, and it was apparent that he cared about the long-term outcome for the people he spoke with.
For those liberals who say that Charlie Kirk was hateful to transgender people, explain yourselves. Most of you have literally never heard him, and are just parroting what main stream media talking heads have told you about him.
THIS is how Charlie debated and interacted with… pic.twitter.com/HEaEgFYv3c
— ☘️𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕪 Ƒʉͫcͧкͭιͪηͣ 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕖𝕖 (@LuckyMcGee) September 11, 2025
GLAAD hates that. After all, as a $36 million nonprofit, GLAAD needs to perpetuate a need for advocacy by keeping every gender-confused victim supporting its movement.
“GLAAD stressed the extent to which Kirk and Turning Point USA promoted anti-LGBTQ+ narratives,” The Advocate reported. “The group highlighted Turning Point’s college campus campaigns featuring speakers such as Riley Gaines, Chloe Cole, and Pastor Junsun Yoo, who regularly spoke against transgender people.”
Chloe Cole is a woman who detransitioned after a regrettable attempt to become a man when she was young.
“Naming the 3 of us in this statement is putting a target on our backs and it normalizes the violence that took place in Utah,” Cole posted on X after she was namechecked in GLAAD’s statement. “They do not care if we die because they think we are nazis. This is the reality of a large amount of the democrat party in America.”
I want you to read this statement @glaad put out so you all understand that it isn’t just a fringe group on the left that is justifying the murder of Charlie Kirk.
This is a multi-million dollar institution that accused Charlie of spreading lies and vitriol through… pic.twitter.com/pzVLRn2xPN
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) September 11, 2025
GLAAD has a good racket going, thanks to many corporate partners, including the NFL, McDonalds, Chipotle, and Delta Airlines. The Federalist contacted these partners and asked if they intended to continue financial support of GLAAD after they smeared Kirk and his three friends. None responded.
What does GLAAD do besides “advocacy?” It does not produce a product or offer a service like a plumber or a doctor.
“As the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, GLAAD ensures fair, accurate, and inclusive representation that leads to 100% acceptance,” its tax-free papers explain.
It manages messaging.
GLAAD’s Deputy President and COO Darra Gordon, was paid more than $334,000 in 2023, the top earner of at least the 10 employees earning over than $163,000 annually.
Charlie Kirk proves his point when he proves that the whole trans debate now is just a fad kids saw on TikTok, what they don’t see is how irreversible the procedures are and will leave you in pain and sterile for the rest of your life. pic.twitter.com/iAR6rEGUur
— SonnyBoy🇺🇸 (@gotrice2024) August 3, 2025
Corporate sponsors must understand that lining the pockets of GLAAD’s is not “ensuring acceptance” of LGBT people — it’s funding the targeting of conservative Christians and putting them in danger of real violence, just like we saw in Utah Valley this week.
Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. She is an award-winning investigative journalist with decades of media experience.
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