{"id":2212535,"date":"2024-04-03T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T22:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-face-sponsors-lgbt-overnight-camp-for-12-year-olds-where-children-perform-in-drag\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T18:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T22:42:25","slug":"north-face-sponsors-lgbt-overnight-camp-for-12-year-olds-where-children-perform-in-drag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-face-sponsors-lgbt-overnight-camp-for-12-year-olds-where-children-perform-in-drag\/","title":{"rendered":"North Face sponsors an LGBTQ overnight camp for 12-year-olds, featuring drag performances by children"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnorth-face-sponsors-lgbt-overnight-camp-for-12-year-olds-where-children-perform-in-drag%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=2212535&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>The North Face sponsors\u2063 Camp Brave \u2064Trails, an LGBTQ+ summer camp for children aged 12 to 17. The camp promotes self-discovery, gender diversity, and \u200bcreative expression, providing\u200c a safe environment for LGBTQ+ youth. Campers participate in drag performances and diverse activities. The North Face&#8217;s support includes financial contributions \u200cto the camp, aligning with its advocacy for diversity and inclusion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The North Face is one of the sponsors behind an overnight summer camp where children as young as 12 years old who identify as LGBT are encouraged to perform in drag.<\/p>\n<p>Called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravetrails.org\/\">Camp Brave Trails<\/a>, the program has locations in both Southern California and New York and enjoys support from the outdoor brand The North Face, as well as shoe companies Toms and Chacos, among other brands. The North Face has sponsored Camp Brave Trails for multiple years, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenorthface\/status\/1400482435851341828\">stating<\/a> in 2021 that it was donating over $70,000 to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Videos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ByrpkKIX3s&#038;t=35s\">posted<\/a> by Camp Brave Trails reveal that young children involved in the program dress and perform in drag while wearing makeup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to Camp Brave Trails, where we blend all the traditional elements of a summer camp with an LGBTQ+ twist,\u201d the camp\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravetrails.org\/mission\">site reads<\/a>. \u201cOur camp is thoughtfully designed to serve as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ youth.\u201d The camp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravetrails.org\/mission\">boasts<\/a> that children as young as 12 have gone on to start LGBT clubs at their middle schools after attending the camp.<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravetrails.org\/summer-camp\">explains<\/a> that campers will be immersed in \u201ca space that encourages positive self-discovery, embraces diverse gender expressions, and nurtures creativity\u201d and will have their \u201cname, pronouns, and identity not only respected but celebrated!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravetrails.org\/meet-our-team\">founders<\/a>, Kayla and Jessica Weissbuch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uIHpoFiajZs\">appeared<\/a> on the Kelly Clarkson Show to tout the program and explain how they run the camp. \u201cAll of our housing is genderless, bathrooms are genderless, we ask for names and pronouns from campers and they can change them all they like,\u201d Kayla Weissbuch said before adding that the camp has a clothing closet to allow children to explore their gender identity through different types of clothes. \u201cI was able to perform, do drag, I was able to do \u2026 so many activities,\u201d one camper who appeared on the show noted.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravetrails.org\/camper-faq\">camp is open<\/a> to children between the ages of 12 and 17, with the site explaining that \u201cwe divide campers into cabin groups by age; we never divide campers by gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Camp Brave Trails boasts several different sponsors, The North Face has repeatedly pushed a far-left agenda on both gender and race. The company most recently encouraged customers to complete a diversity, equity, and inclusion training course called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-north-face-tells-customers-to-pass-dei-course-for-discount\">allyship in the outdoors<\/a>,\u201d enticing them with a 20% discount. The North Face was also met with backlash over its \u201cSummer of Pride\u201d campaign, which featured advertisements highlighting a drag performer.<\/p>\n<p>The company sponsors a high-profile mountain climber who is currently being sued by America First Legal, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-black-mountain-climber-ruined-a-mans-career-with-false-accusation-of-racism-lawsuit-states\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> alleging that the climber and a North Face employee ruined a man\u2019s career and got him fired over false accusations of racism.<\/p>\n<p>Camp Brave Trails is just one of the many overnight camps marketed specifically for children who identify as LGBT. A Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chest-binders-and-sleeping-bags-summer-camps-for-transgender-kids-as-young-as-4-the-new-craze\">investigation<\/a> found that similar camps operate across the country, with some accepting children as young as four years old. The Trans Youth Equality Foundation, an organization that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transyouthequality.org\/binders\">encourages<\/a> children to wear binders, 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecampindigo.org\/\">Camp Indigo<\/a>, a program with locations in California and Colorado that is only open to those who identify as transgender or non-binary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaypinkspots.com\/listing\/camp-indigo-trans-camp.html\">teaches<\/a> children as young as 12 years old about \u201ctrans history and trans focused sex education.\u201d There\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camplilac.org\/average-day\">Camp Lilac<\/a>, an Ohio-based camp that hosts \u201ctrans-centered activities\u201d such as voice training, as well as makeup and hair tutorials.<\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire-based Camp Aranu\u2019tiq is open to children as young as 8 who identify as transgender. The camp\u2019s parent organization, Harbor Camps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/social-justice\/2022\/09\/03\/foundation-run-trans-billionaire-funded-overnight-camp-trans-eight-year-olds\/\">received $25,000<\/a> from the Tawani Foundation, an organization established by transgender billionaire Jennifer Pritzker, who is also the cousin of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Neither The North Face nor the camp responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Face sponsors Camp Brave Trails, an overnight summer camp for children aged 12 and up who identify as LGBT, promoting drag performances. 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