{"id":2097664,"date":"2023-11-13T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-million-moms-group-initiates-petition-to-exclude-nonbinary-and-transgender-extravaganza-themes-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:02:10","slug":"one-million-moms-group-initiates-petition-to-exclude-nonbinary-and-transgender-extravaganza-themes-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-million-moms-group-initiates-petition-to-exclude-nonbinary-and-transgender-extravaganza-themes-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;One Million Moms&#8217; Petitions Against &#8216;Nonbinary and Transgender Extravaganza&#8217; at Macy&#8217;s Parade"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fone-million-moms-group-initiates-petition-to-exclude-nonbinary-and-transgender-extravaganza-themes-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade%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=2097664&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke\u2062 Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:45 PM \u2013 Monday, November 13, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A petition against the inclusion of LGBTQ+ material in next week\u2019s Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day \u200cParade has received more than 18,300 signatures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bpetition claims that \u2063the parade would feature a \u201cnon-binary and transgender extravaganza,\u201d \u200cpotentially exposing underage spectators to \u200b\u201cinappropriate, adult\u200b messaging.\u201d It was \u200dinitiated by One Million Moms, a branch of\u200d the American Family\u200c Association that aims \u2063to \u201cstop the exploitation of our children,\u201d\u2063 according to their <a href=\"https:\/\/onemillionmoms.com\/current-campaigns\/say-no-to-the-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/onemillionmoms.com\/current-campaigns\/say-no-to-the-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Broadway theatrical performances by self-labeled nonbinary and transgender performers are specifically mentioned in the petition.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>National Review<\/em>, one included performer is Justin David Sullivan, who \u2064plays the lead role in the \u2062Broadway musical <em>&#038; Juliet<\/em> and refers to himself as \u201che\/she\/they.\u201d Sullivan has expressed\u2062 being strongly\u200c committed to promoting nonbinary individuals. \u2063Notably, Sullivan turned down a nomination for the 2023 Tony Awards since the performer felt that the categories were \u201ctoo gender-specific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another actor highlighted is Alex Newell, who plays Lulu in the Broadway production of<em> Shucked<\/em> and is well-known for similarly utilizing all pronouns, referred to as being \u201cgender-nonconforming.\u201d \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the petition included transgender singer Kim Petras\u2019s 2021\u200b Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Parade appearance and noted the controversial Grammy performances by \u2063Petras and non-binary\u200d artist Sam Smith.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMaybe I\u2019m not a man, maybe I\u2019m not a woman, maybe I\u2019m just \u200dme,\u201d Smith said in an<em> Elite \u2063Daily<\/em> piece.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe non-binary and transgender extravaganza \u2064on display\u200d this Thanksgiving will be brought \u2063to you by Macy\u2019s during their annually sponsored Thanksgiving\u2064 Day Parade,\u201d the One Million Moms\u2062 group stated. \u201cUnless they are forewarned about it, this\u200c year\u2019s holiday parade will potentially expose tens of millions of viewers at home to \u200bthe liberal LGBTQ agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, the organization threatened to boycott Oreo due \u2064to their \u2064LGBTQ+ \u200cpromotion, they banned \u2062American Girl for releasing a doll with lesbian aunts, and came down on <em>Parents\u2062 Magazine<\/em> for one of their magazine covers that depicted\u200c two gay fathers.<\/p>\n<p>More than 18,300 people have now \u200dsigned \u2062the petition \u200cagainst the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day\u200b Parade as \u200cof 1:30 pm on November 13<sup>th\u200b <\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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One Million Moms has \u200ba \u200bhistory of targeting companies and organizations that\u200b they deem to be promoting\u200b an LGBTQ+ agenda. They have \u200bbeen criticized for their \u200befforts, \u2062with many arguing that their\u200c campaigns are discriminatory and promote intolerance.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade has long been a cherished\u200b tradition in the United States, \u2062with millions of viewers tuning in each year to watch the floats, balloons, and \u200cperformances. However,\u2063 this year&#8217;s\u2062 parade has\u2064 come under scrutiny from One Million Moms for its inclusion of LGBTQ+ performers.<\/p>\n<p>The petition argues\u200b that \u200cfeaturing non-binary and \u200ctransgender performers in the\u2064 parade is inappropriate and could expose\u200c underage spectators\u200c to &#8220;adult messaging.&#8221;\u2063 They \u200bclaim that the parade should\u200d be\u2062 a family-friendly event \u2063and that the inclusion of LGBTQ+\u2062 individuals\u2062 goes against their values.<\/p>\n<p>The petition specifically mentions Broadway \u200dtheatrical performances by self-labeled non-binary and\u2064 transgender performers. \u2064Justin David\u2064 Sullivan, \u2062who plays the lead role in \u200bthe Broadway \u2062musical &#8220;&#038; Juliet,&#8221; and\u2064 refers to himself as &#8220;he\/she\/they,&#8221; is mentioned as one of the performers. Sullivan \u2063has \u2062been vocal about promoting nonbinary\u2062 individuals and\u2064 declined a nomination for the Tony Awards \u2063due to their gender-specific categories.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Newell, known for their role as Lulu in \u2062the Broadway production of &#8220;Shucked,&#8221; is another actor highlighted in the petition. Newell utilizes all\u200c pronouns and is referred to as &#8220;gender-nonconforming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The petition also\u200b mentions transgender singer Kim Petras&#8217; appearance in the 2021 Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Parade,\u2062 as well as \u200bcontroversial Grammy\u2062 performances by Petras and non-binary \u200bartist Sam Smith.<\/p>\n<p>One\u2064 Million Moms argues\u2064 that\u2064 the parade, sponsored by Macy&#8217;s, will expose millions of viewers to the &#8220;liberal LGBTQ \u200cagenda&#8221; unless they \u200dare forewarned about it. They believe that by \u2064including LGBTQ+ performers, \u2063Macy&#8217;s is promoting\u2063 a \u200dspecific political and social agenda.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the \u200dfirst time that One Million Moms has\u200b launched a\u2062 campaign against companies and\u200c organizations that they believe support the\u2064 LGBTQ+ community. They have threatened to boycott \u200dcompanies like Oreo, American Girl, and Parents \u2062Magazine\u200b for their perceived support \u2063of\u200b LGBTQ+ individuals and issues.<\/p>\n<p>Their efforts have received criticism from those\u2062 who \u2063believe in equality and inclusivity. Many argue that the LGBTQ+ community has the right \u2062to representation\u200d and visibility, and that campaigns like the one launched by One \u2063Million Moms perpetuate discrimination and \u2062intolerance.<\/p>\n<p>As society becomes more inclusive\u200b and accepting of diverse identities, \u200bit \u200dis important to recognize and celebrate the contributions of LGBTQ+ \u2062individuals. The Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade has always aimed to entertain and bring\u200b joy to viewers of all\u200c ages and backgrounds. The \u2063inclusion of LGBTQ+ performers is a step towards creating \u2064a more inclusive \u2064society and \u200cpromoting acceptance and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the petition, Macy&#8217;s has \u200dnot indicated any plans to remove or change the lineup of performers for\u200c this year&#8217;s parade.\u200b The company is known for its \u200ccommitment \u200cto diversity and inclusion and has been praised for its support of LGBTQ+ causes and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it is \u200bup to each \u200dindividual and family to decide whether\u200b or not\u2062 they want to\u200d support the Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade \u2063and its inclusion of\u200c LGBTQ+ performers. However,\u200d it\u2064 is important to consider the impact of such campaigns\u2064 on \u2064the LGBTQ+ community and the message \u2063it sends about acceptance and \u200binclusivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A petition against LGBTQ+ content in Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade has garnered over 18,300 signatures. Concerns raised include the potential exposure of underage spectators to a &#8220;non-binary and transgender extravaganza.&#8221; (Photo: Alexi J. 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