{"id":1327440,"date":"2022-02-22T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T18:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1327440"},"modified":"2022-02-22T14:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:07:42","slug":"pedro-gonzalez-a-skeleton-in-the-transition-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedro-gonzalez-a-skeleton-in-the-transition-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Gonzalez: A Skeleton in the \u201cTransition Closet\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpedro-gonzalez-a-skeleton-in-the-transition-closet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1327440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<p>\n\tThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.validbybrodie.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transition Closet<\/a>\u00a0(TTC) is an organization based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a mission that seems innocuous albeit odd: to provide \u201cfree gender affirming clothing, undergarments, and clothing consultations for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex folks of all ages, world wide.\u201d But there\u2019s a bit more to it than that.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teacher_Exposed\/status\/1493418406468468745?s=20&#038;t=jnN31HzmQhTi6QWKsSzBHw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok video<\/a>\u00a0posted to Twitter by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teacher_Exposed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teachers Exposed<\/a>\u00a0account, a public high school teacher in Oakland, California, named Tommy Martin-Edwards explains how TTC facilitates the gender transition of children behind parents\u2019 backs.\u00a0\u201cThe goal of the transition closet is for our students to be able to wear the clothes that their parents approve of, come to school and then swap out into the clothes that fit who they truly are,\u201d Martin-Edwards said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t\u201cThe goal of the transition closet is for our students to wear the clothes that their parents approve of, come to school and then swap out into the clothes that fit who they truly are.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ba4EN8OfNw\">pic.twitter.com\/Ba4EN8OfNw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Teachers Exposed (@Teacher_Exposed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teacher_Exposed\/status\/1493418406468468745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\tMartin-Edwards has been employed by the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) as a Spanish teacher since August 2020, according to his profile on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tommy-martin-edwards-m-ed-9aa17964\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>. In the video, he likened the process of covertly helping children dress in cross-sex clothes to Clark Kent\u2019s transformation into Superman. \u201cThis gives our trans students the opportunity to be the superheroes that we know they are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBut by \u201cwe\u201d Martin-Edwards means teachers and administrators, not the parents, who are kept in the dark. Moreover, in the Superman analogy, transgenderism is glamorized by Martin-Edwards while heteronormativity is demoted. This is a dangerous framing, considering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3523739\/#:~:text=The%20term%20peer%20contagion%20describes,or%20cause%20harm%20to%20others.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peer contagion<\/a>\u00a0drives the rise in vulnerable young people experiencing gender dysphoria. \u201cOne of the surest ways to win friends and followers is by declaring a glamorous new gender identity, and so they do,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/27\/how-peer-contagion-plays-into-the-rise-of-teens-transitioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explains journalist Abigail Shrier<\/a>, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/168451228X\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=intelltakeo0d-20&#038;creative=9325&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;creativeASIN=168451228X&#038;linkId=5c8d5b14b674f631e6b47a8105f8d8cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote\u00a0<em>Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTTC recently <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/oakland-school-transition-closet-dysphoria\">announced<\/a> its partnership with Fremont High School of the OUSD, \u201calongside our favorite Teacher of TikTok @justaqueerteacher,\u201d which is the same username used by Martin-Edwards in the video shared by Teachers Exposed. TTC also pointed to Martin-Edwards\u2019 Instagram account, @tomofoakland, which appears to be a reference to a 1950s gay pornographer known as Tom of Finland. His bio reads, \u201cTeaching in drag,\u201d as well as his affiliation with The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of \u201cqueer and trans nuns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TeacherExposed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/TeacherExposed.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<br \/>TTC\u2019s Facebook page also shared a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/102305065468461\/photos\/pb.102305065468461.-2207520000..\/161494409549526\/?type=3&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flyer<\/a>\u00a0on Feb. 9 for a virtual clinic hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlegalservices.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arkansas Legal Services<\/a>, which has since been renamed Arkansas Law Help. The flyer advertised free help in \u201clegally changing your name or gender marker so that it aligns with your gender identity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe \u201cLGBTQIA Resources\u201d section of the Arkansas Law Help website offers assistance with name changes, employment discrimination, and \u201cemancipation.\u201d Emancipation is the term for the legal process by which underage children can free themselves from parental oversight. The first action listed among things you can do \u201cwithout your parent\u2019s permission\u201d under the site\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/a.arlawhelp.org\/LGBTQIA-resources\/emancipation-introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emancipation section<\/a>\u00a0is \u201cget medical care.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAmare Roush is listed as the founder of TTC, which is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuaf.com\/ozarks-at-large-stories\/2021-11-29\/transition-closet-opens-in-fayetteville-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headquartered inside<\/a>\u00a0Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The church handles donations for TTC, according to a representative. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLast year, the church hosted a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/goodshepherdnwa.org\/queer-camp\/\">queer-led<\/a>\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuaf.com\/ozarks-at-large-stories\/2021-07-08\/fayetteville-lutheran-church-hosts-week-long-queer-summer-camp-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">queer camp<\/a>\u201d for \u201cLGTBQIA+ youth and allies\u201d featuring drag queens, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/goodshepherdnwa.org\/queer-camp\/\">Good Shepherd\u2019s website<\/a>. It did \u201cnot include specific religious components.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe believe offering space for the community to process trauma they\u2019ve experienced in religious settings is invaluable,\u201d the church states, adding that this is \u201cperhaps the first queer camp ever hosted by a church in the South.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA \u201csleepover camp\u201d is not on the agenda at this time, but organizers envision adding that option once the pandemic blows over. \u201cWe know for sure the camp will be more than just a camp. It will be an opportunity to create a regional network.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIndeed. And who knows what else.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&#8212;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"CT_Main_0_rptContributors_ctl00_divContributor\">\n<div id=\"CT_Main_0_rptContributors_ctl00_divImageContributor\" class=\"contributor-image\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"CT_Main_0_rptContributors_ctl00_imgContributor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/e18e4b06c6a140af9dcc5bfde5373d951.jpg\" alt=\"Pedro Gonzalez\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor-text\">\n<p>\n\tPedro Gonzalez is the associate editor at\u00a0<em>Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Transition Closet\u00a0(TTC) is an organization based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a mission that seems innocuous albeit odd: to provide \u201cfree gender affirming clothing, undergarments, and clothing consultations for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1891747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1327440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1327440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1327440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1891747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1327440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1327440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1327440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}