{"id":1953273,"date":"2023-06-21T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chest-binders-and-sleeping-bags-summer-camps-for-transgender-kids-as-young-as-4-the-new-craze\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T16:24:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T20:24:52","slug":"chest-binders-and-sleeping-bags-summer-camps-for-transgender-kids-as-young-as-4-the-new-craze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chest-binders-and-sleeping-bags-summer-camps-for-transgender-kids-as-young-as-4-the-new-craze\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer camps for transgender children as young as 4 are gaining popularity, offering activities like chest binders and sleeping bags."},"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\">40<\/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%2Fchest-binders-and-sleeping-bags-summer-camps-for-transgender-kids-as-young-as-4-the-new-craze%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=1953273&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--><h2>Overnight Summer Camps for Transgender Children<\/h2>\n<p>From New Hampshire to California, overnight summer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gendersexuality.info\/camps\">camps<\/a> for transgender children as young as 4 are cropping up all over the United States, with many operating from secret locations where counselors reinforce campers\u2019 gender dysphoria with voice training, makeup sessions, and other \u201ctrans-centered activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Camp Lilac: A Safe Haven for Transgender Youth<\/h3>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camplilac.org\/enroll\">Camp Lilac<\/a>, an overnight camp in an undisclosed location in Central Ohio, more than 100 kids as young as 12 are free to \u201csocialize, grow, and express themselves in an environment without caregiver supervision,\u201d according to its website. By \u201ccaregivers,\u201d the site refers to parents, who may volunteer at the camp but cannot attend sessions with their own children. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camplilac.org\/average-day\">typical day<\/a> at Camp Lilac includes \u201ctrans-centered activities\u201d such as makeup and hair tutorials and voice training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son has to have his defenses up and maxed all day, everyday until he gets home,\u201d said one parent quoted on Camp Lilac\u2019s site. \u201cAt camp, he\u2019s just who he is! Unapologetically! Running around in his [chest] binder and not having to explain himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camp Mulberry, located in Southern California, is a free camp for transgender children as young as 6, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/laurel-foundation.org\/programs\/campmulberry\/\">its website<\/a>. \u201cOur volunteer counselors are fully vetted and trained transgender\/gender diverse adults who will serve as mentors for our youth,\u201d the site states.<\/p>\n<p>Several camps do not disclose their locations to the public out of what they characterize as security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Trans Youth Equality Foundation (TYEF) hosts a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transyouthequality.org\/youth-retreats-camps\">youth camp<\/a> for \u201ctransgender and non-binary\u201d children in a \u201cconfidential location in New England\u201d where children as young as 7 years old may attend. The organization also provides free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transyouthequality.org\/binders\">chest binders<\/a> for girls under 18 who identify as boys. TYEF is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2022\/09\/28\/maine-department-of-education-promotes-overnight-camp-for-trans-six-year-olds-in-confidential-location\/\">promoted<\/a> on the Maine Department of Education\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/doe\/lgbtq\/student\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecampindigo.org\/\">Camp Indigo<\/a>, with locations in Oakland, California, and Boulder, Colorado, allows trans and \u201cgender diverse\u201d kids as young as 4 years old to enjoy a \u2018normal\u2019 summer day camp experience.\u201d Co-founder Andrew Kramer told The Daily Wire that about 150 kids per week attend the Oakland location and more than 100 per week \u2014 from 18 states \u2014 attend the Boulder camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a camp for trans youth, but it\u2019s not a camp about being trans,\u201d Kramer told The Daily Wire. He said although the camp is specifically for children who identify as transgender or non-binary, only campers over age 12 take part in activities such as \u201cexploration of trans history and trans-focused sex education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s website specifically states that children who identify as gay are not welcome.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_574221\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-574221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Kaleidoscope is billed as \u201cBurbank\u2019s First LGBTQIA+ Summer Camp.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other camps for transgender kids include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/outrightvt.org\/camp-outright\">Camp Outright<\/a>, in Vermont, where \u201ccampers ages 13-17 find their people \u2014 and themselves \u2014 through play, self-expression, connection, community, and queer joy,\u201d the camp\u2019s website states.<\/li>\n<li>Camp Indigo Point, near St. Louis, where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campindigopoint.org\">counselors<\/a> strive \u201cto create a space where all campers\u2019 and staffs\u2019 identities and queer journeys are supported.\u201d Camp Indigo Point is open to kids from second grade up.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/harborcamps.org\/\">Camp Aranu\u2019tiq<\/a>, a program of Harbor Camps in New Hampshire, is open to kids 8 and up who identify as transgender or non-binary. Harbor Camps received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/social-justice\/2022\/09\/03\/foundation-run-trans-billionaire-funded-overnight-camp-trans-eight-year-olds\/\">$25,000 grant<\/a> from the Tawani Foundation, which was founded by Jennifer Pritzker, a transgender billionaire and the cousin of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenamingproject.org\/summer-camp\/\">The Naming Project<\/a>, an overnight summer camp in Deerwood, Minnesota, hosts teens from 13-18 \u201cwho are of any sexual orientation or gender identity or expression who are interested in discussing and understanding sexuality and gender in terms of their own spiritual journey.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gendercamps.com\/unicorndaycamp\/\">Unicorn Day Camp<\/a> is one of two such camps in Pasadena, CA, and is a \u201csummer program for transgender and gender nonbinary kids ages 6 to 9.\u201d The other camp, <a href=\"https:\/\/gendercamps.com\/epanouie\/\">Camp Epanouie<\/a>, \u201cis a summer day camp for transgender and gender nonbinary youth on the transfeminine spectrum, ages 10 to 12.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SocialImpactCenter\/posts\/camp-kaleidoscope-had-the-opportunity-to-see-and-support-lightyear-yesterday-and\/554877156353762\/?locale=ms_MY&#038;paipv=0&#038;eav=AfZ88wTTbA_0olCdjBN-o17i_VLWBU6yJM7vgrmdrNHFvYkRA6TTbhqAWd-T3MIaA-0&#038;_rdr\">Camp Kaleidoscope<\/a>, in Burbank, CA, is run by the local YMCA\u2019s Social Impact Center and hosts kids ages 12-17 daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The camp is billed as \u201cBurbank\u2019s First LGBTQIA+ Summer Camp.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From coast to coast, overnight summer camps for transgender kids as young as 4 are emerging across the US. These camps, often held in undisclosed spots, provide voice training, makeup sessions, and other activities that support campers&#8217; gender dysphoria. Camp Lilac, a secret camp in Central USA, is one such example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":1953274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[5595,17728,17285,11792,9565,4294,22875,14698,17824,15859,10502,4019],"class_list":["post-1953273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-activities","tag-bags","tag-binders","tag-camps","tag-chest","tag-children","tag-gaining","tag-offering","tag-popularity","tag-sleeping","tag-summer","tag-transgender"],"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\/1953273","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\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}