{"id":1837046,"date":"2023-02-06T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1837046"},"modified":"2023-02-06T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:24:09","slug":"man-elected-to-lead-rhode-island-dems-womens-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-elected-to-lead-rhode-island-dems-womens-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Elected to Lead Rhode Island Dems&#8217; Women&#8217;s Group"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fman-elected-to-lead-rhode-island-dems-womens-group%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=1837046&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-->\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>A 75-year-old man who identifies as a woman recently won an election to become the chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><span>The Rev. Donnie Anderson won an uncontested race to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/27\/rev-donnie-anderson-elected-as-first-trans-chair-of-ri-dem-womens-caucus\/69847265007\/\"><span>You can be the leader<\/span><\/a><span> of the Democrat women\u2019s group despite not being a woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Anderson is the person who ran for the job. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/state\/2023\/01\/13\/is-the-ri-democratic-womens-caucus-ready-for-a-transgender-chairwoman\/69802804007\/\"><span>The group was informed<\/span><\/a> <span>\u201cIf you choose me to be your next executive, you will make a statement to the world about my community.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span>He also added <\/span><span>\u201cI don\u2019t want you to vote for me because I am transgender,\u201d I will continue to say: \u201cPlease don\u2019t do that. And I hope you won\u2019t vote against me because I am transgender either.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>There are young people and adults who live so deeply in the shadows they are almost unknown, because they don\u2019t see people like them in public positions,\u201d<\/span><span> Anderson commented on his pitch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><span>Natasha Chart, strategist and political writer\u00a0<\/span>Breitbart News spoke with me about the situation. I made the observation that\u00a0\u201cit\u2019s always sad when yet another women\u2019s group is pressured into letting a transvestite take over senior leadership, out of fear they\u2019ll be called bigots for not pretending to think he\u2019s a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Chart went on to ask \u201c<\/span><span>Where are all the adults? I remember wanting the older generation to loosen up a bit when I was a teen, but this generation of older people needs to get some backbone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Anderson is currently a Pilgrim United Christian of Christ pastor.\u00a0<\/span><span>New Bedford, Massachusetts now has\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/02\/02\/metro\/new-chair-says-ri-democratic-womens-caucus-focus-abortion-coverage-bill-gender-race-schools\/\"><span>outlined the group\u2019s priorities<\/span><\/a><span> This year. The newly elected chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus noted his support for gender ideology in schools and his opposition to the movement for parental rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When the Independent Women\u2019s Network hosted a panel discussion at Cranston Public Library titled \u201cWhat Your Kids Learn About Gender in School,\u201d Anderson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ydkxdYKTnuU\"><span>spoke at a protest in support of transgender people<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During his speech, the speaker stated that \u201cthere is a limit to free speech\u201d before warning that those attending the Independent Women\u2019s Forum event were \u201crecruiting people to be part of legislative efforts that will make it harder for our children to realize who they are and be who they are.\u201d These efforts have resulted in the following: \u201cchildren are going to die,\u201d Anderson,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11760542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Protect-Trans-Kids.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11760542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Protect-Trans-Kids.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derek R. Henkle AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Chart also stated to Breitbart News\u00a0\u201cit takes a lot of nerve to be a 75-year-old grandfather campaigning to sterilize young children on the basis of unsubstantiated suicide threats.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Anderson has since defended gender ideology in schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/02\/02\/metro\/new-chair-says-ri-democratic-womens-caucus-focus-abortion-coverage-bill-gender-race-schools\/\">It is possible to say<\/a> recently, \u201cThere are resources for help, but these people want to take the help away.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span>He even charged, \u201cIt\u2019s like saying there\u2019s someone out there drowning and someone\u2019s ready to throw in a life preserver and they\u2019re saying, \u2018No, let\u2019s make a rule: You can\u2019t throw life preservers to that drowning person.\u2019 That\u2019s what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Rhode Island Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus, which Anderson now leads, is no longer officially affiliated with the state Democrat party after a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/metro\/rhode-island\/2019\/11\/26\/the-democratic-party-organization-boy-club-new-women-caucus-chair-says\/qYd1iV5AtPwZTNTIOPRYQL\/story.html?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link&#038;p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link\"><span>2019 dispute<\/span><\/a><span> Due to differences in fundraising and endorsements, the organizations were split.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Rhode Island Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus states that it exists to ensure <\/span><span>\u201cequality in power, influence, and economic status for women and femme-identified people,\u201d Their website says so <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ridwomenscaucus.com\/post\/samantha-weiser-new-chair\"><span>Website<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><span>Anderson, who Reduxx <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reduxx.info\/75-year-old-trans-identified-male-elected-chair-of-rhode-island-democratic-womens-caucus\/\"><span>Reports<\/span><\/a><span> Is it a \u201c75-year-old father of four and grandfather of seven,\u201d Has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revdrdonnie.org\/recent\"><span>spoken<\/span><\/a><span> A variety of universities offer these courses, including Brown University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Anderson is not the first transgender person to be elected to a Northeast leadership position. One New Hampshire Democratic official, who also identifies as a female, was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/11\/22\/transgender-legislator-arrested-for-stalking-violating-restraining-order-in-new-hampshire\/\"><span>A woman was stalked and arrested<\/span><\/a><span> Just days after his election to the New Hampshire State House, he was killed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Spencer Lindquist works as a reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter <\/i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerLndqst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><i>@SpencerLndqst<\/i><\/a><i> and reach out at slindquist@breitbart.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 75-year-old man who identifies as a woman recently won an election to become the chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus.\u00a0 The Rev. 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