{"id":2373796,"date":"2024-11-27T09:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-activists-reconsidering-their-approach-no-one-wants-to-join-that-team\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:28:12","slug":"trans-activists-reconsidering-their-approach-no-one-wants-to-join-that-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-activists-reconsidering-their-approach-no-one-wants-to-join-that-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Activists &#8216;Reconsidering&#8217; Their Approach: &#8216;No One Wants to Join That Team&#8217;"},"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%2Ftrans-activists-reconsidering-their-approach-no-one-wants-to-join-that-team%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=2373796&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 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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re&nbsp;<em>so close&nbsp;<\/em>to getting it &mdash; and yet still so far.<\/p>\n<p>Transgender activism appears to be going through a facelift in the aftermath of President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-donald-trump-wins-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resounding Election Day victory<\/a> &mdash; and the massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-legacy-will-live-new-poll-shows-top-contenders-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repudiation of far-leftism<\/a> that Trump&rsquo;s win entailed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/26\/us-news\/trans-activists-reconsidering-approach-as-public-support-slips-we-looked-unreasonable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, transgender activists are &ldquo;reconsidering their abrasive approach as public support slips.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Citing a New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/26\/us\/politics\/transgender-activists-rights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">piece<\/a> (itself titled &ldquo;Transgender Activists Question the Movement&rsquo;s Confrontational Approach&rdquo;), it seems that some members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/womens-soccer-team-calls-off-anti-male-ad-campaign-issues-apology-lgbt-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT community<\/a> are none too pleased with the more hysterical fringes of the &ldquo;trans&rdquo; movement.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of Advocates for Transgender Equality, told the Times that shaming people into embracing transgenderism appeared to be backfiring.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds,&rdquo; Heng-Lehtinen told the Times. &ldquo;We cannot vilify them for not being on our side.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one wants to join that team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The director added: &ldquo;No one wants to feel stupid or condescended to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s at this point that I simply must interject. Heng-Lehtinen has the unmitigated gall to claim that &ldquo;no one wants to feel stupid,&rdquo; and yet the Times has to refer to Heng-Lehtinen as &ldquo;they&rdquo;?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-game-pushed-pronouns-dei-gets-yanked-off-shelves-mere-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pronoun nonsense<\/a> is literally a huge part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Mara Keisling, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-snaps-neil-degrasse-tyson-heated-exchange-transgender-athletes-part-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a> activist, similarly made a bizarre plea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We looked unreasonable,&rdquo; Keasling told the Times. &ldquo;We should be talking about the 7-year-old who just wants to play soccer with her friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s just no other way to put this: It&rsquo;s impossible to take just one &ldquo;part&rdquo; of transgenderism, make it friendlier, and then sell it to the masses. And that&rsquo;s because transgenderism is rotten to the core, full tilt.<\/p>\n<p>Any ideology that disrespects biblical truth (which is all we truly have at the end of the day) by suggesting God is mistake-prone is not an ideology worth entertaining in any way, shape, or form.<\/p>\n<p>But even if you&rsquo;re an atheist, allow this writer to appeal to your rigorous scientific method: In what world is it okay to chop off a perfectly healthy girl&rsquo;s breasts because she&rsquo;s going through a tomboy phase?<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s really the long and short of it.<\/p>\n<p>Transgenderism &mdash; ironically enough &mdash; can dress itself up however it wants. It can be nicer and more coddling, like Heng-Lehtinen and Keasling want. Heck, transgenderism could cut $1,200 checks for every American, cure the common cold, and figure out how to keep your pillow cool through the night.<\/p>\n<p>And it still wouldn&rsquo;t sway public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s because, no matter how &ldquo;nice&rdquo; or &ldquo;demure&rdquo; transgenderism presents itself, the entire movement is still predicated on the idea that boys can become girls, and vice versa, with little more than bodily mutilation and an endless cocktail of monthly prescription hormonal drugs.<\/p>\n<p>That core conceit will never jive with most Americans &mdash; as the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/651719\/economy-important-issue-2024-presidential-vote.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup poll<\/a> cited by both the Post and the Times attests to. Transgender issues, across the board, just didn&rsquo;t hold much water with Americans.<\/p>\n<p>No, we don&rsquo;t care about your &ldquo;Xe\/Xim&rdquo; hogwash when we have (actual) real-world problems to deal with, like putting food on our family&rsquo;s table or keeping a roof over everyone&rsquo;s head.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose it&rsquo;s nice that some of these activists are reconsidering their shaming, aggro tactics.<\/p>\n<p>But until they realize it&rsquo;s the trans issue itself &mdash; and not the approach to it &mdash; the left will truly never get it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The New York Post reports that activists are &#8220;rethinking their confrontational tactics as public support declines.&#8221; A New York Times article titled &#8220;Transgender Activists Question the Movement\u2019s Confrontational Approach&#8221; highlights that some within the LGBT community are dissatisfied with the more extreme elements of the transgender movement. Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of Advocates for Transgender Equality, mentioned that pressuring people to accept transgenderism is proving counterproductive. He emphasized the need to allow individuals to change their views without facing vilification, stating, \u201cNo one wants to feel stupid or condescended to.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s worth noting that while Heng-Lehtinen criticizes feelings of stupidity in others, he himself uses non-traditional pronouns. Another activist, Mara Keisling, acknowledged that they appeared unreasonable and suggested focusing on relatable issues like a 7-year-old wanting to play soccer with friends. Yet it\u2019s unrealistic to isolate one aspect of transgenderism and present it positively; fundamentally, the ideology is flawed at its core.<\/p>\n<p>Any belief system undermining biblical truths by implying divine fallibility lacks merit. Even from a scientific perspective: how can we justify surgical alterations on healthy minors experiencing temporary phases? Ultimately, no matter how much activists try to soften their message or offer incentives like financial aid or health solutions, public opinion will remain unchanged because at its heart lies an assertion\u2014boys can become girls and vice versa\u2014through drastic measures and ongoing hormone treatments. This fundamental idea does not resonate with most Americans who prioritize pressing real-world issues over gender identity debates. While it&#8217;s commendable that some activists are reconsidering aggressive tactics, true understanding will only come when they recognize it&#8217;s not just about approach but about the core issue itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2373797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trans-Activists.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2373796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trans-Activists.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373796","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=2373796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}