{"id":609065,"date":"2021-08-02T18:20:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609065"},"modified":"2021-08-02T18:20:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:20:29","slug":"how-the-left-pushes-lgbtq-activism-on-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-left-pushes-lgbtq-activism-on-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Left Pushes LGBTQ Activism On Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fhow-the-left-pushes-lgbtq-activism-on-kids%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=609065&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1152686555-scaled-e1627926683328.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Progressive leftists have been pushing highly sexualized LGBTQ and transgender activism on children for some time, conservative advocates told the Daily Caller News Foundation, employing social media, television, the classroom, and more to advance the message.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Activists have recently called for children to be exposed to kink performances at gay pride events throughout the month of June. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An examination by Business Insider found that children\u2019s shows increasingly include nonbinary and transgender characters, and teachers have come under fire for exposing children to increasingly explicit material on sexuality and gender ideology.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cGender ideology is a worldview, a belief system,\u201d author Mary Rice Hasson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThose who become true believers, and make it their mission to convert others, will be activists. There\u2019s no middle ground here.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Progressive leftists push a highly sexualized LGBTQ and transgender activism on children<em>, <\/em>employing social media, television, the classroom, and more to advance their message, conservative advocates told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that parents who want to protect their children\u2019s innocence must be incredibly diligent,\u201d American Principles Project president Terry Schilling told the DCNF. \u201cGiven our culture\u2019s disgusting trend toward sexualizing kids, we cannot assume any place is safe or take anything for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Kink For Kids<\/h3>\n<p>Some activists have called for children to be exposed to kink performances at Pride events throughout the month of June. A Washington Post op-ed <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/30\/washington-post-ben-shapiro-gay-pride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/30\/washington-post-ben-shapiro-gay-pride\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342919000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGx0Cvcvn6mgtPW88OEr-VxUlslPg\">published<\/a> in late June celebrated and encouraged exposing children to \u201ckink culture,\u201d such as explicit performances.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/08\/new-york-times-academics-porn-masturbation-students-first-grade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/08\/new-york-times-academics-porn-masturbation-students-first-grade\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342919000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlGZtlZiIaxs8uDWcw2fdYXqIU3w\">(RELATED: Academics Rush To Defend Teacher Who Taught \u2018Pornography Literacy,\u2019 Showed First Graders Cartoon About Masturbation)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, kink belongs at Pride,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurenRowello\/status\/1409918632893861892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">read<\/a> the headline of writer Lauren Rowello\u2019s WaPo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2021\/06\/29\/pride-month-kink-consent\/#click=https:\/\/t.co\/U8BY8kRcLR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2021\/06\/29\/pride-month-kink-consent\/%23click%3Dhttps:\/\/t.co\/U8BY8kRcLR&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342919000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIIuy9QRZBLk8r5jdSqMSiIGYp9g\">piece<\/a>. \u201cAnd I want my kids to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren who witness kink culture are reassured that alternative experiences of sexuality and expression are valid \u2014 no matter who they become as they mature, helping them recognize that their personal experiences aren\u2019t bad or wrong, and that they aren\u2019t alone in their experiences,\u201d Rowello wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Fischel, an associate professor of Women\u2019s, Gender, &amp; Sexuality Studies at Yale University,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bostonreview.net\/gender-sexuality\/joseph-j-fischel-keep-pride-nude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bostonreview.net\/gender-sexuality\/joseph-j-fischel-keep-pride-nude&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPXsgSZ8DOBMc5eyDFtthlzIueMQ\">wrote in a Boston Globe op-ed<\/a>&nbsp;that \u201cleather chaps and nipple clamps and boys kissing boys and girls kissing girls\u201d provide models of \u201cliving and loving that many kids and teenagers attending Pride have never seen\u201d or have only seen online in pornography.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen parents or people ventriloquizing parents oppose public indecency at Pride on the grounds that it may upset children, the opposite is more likely the case: their children might like it, and&nbsp;<em>that&nbsp;<\/em>upsets the&nbsp;<em>parents<\/em>, not the children,\u201d Fischel wrote.<\/p>\n<h3>Drag Queen Story Hours<\/h3>\n<p>Drag Queen Story Hours <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/01\/26\/drag-queen-story-hour-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/01\/26\/drag-queen-story-hour-united-states\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626192729622000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7G326il7pOgFDp-C-htoGg2vqxA\">started out<\/a> as niche events on the West Coast but have since spread to libraries and schools across the U.S. The events are typically designed to be about 45 minutes long for children three to eight years old and intended to help kids explore their gender fluidity through \u201cglamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragqueenstoryhour.org\/#about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dragqueenstoryhour.org\/%23about&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626192729622000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEGhl4WDrUvA6QU7-851GxeqHMNAw\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the Drag Queen Story Hour\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy rigid gender restrictions and imagine a world where people can present as they wish, where dress up is real,\u201d the Drag Queen Story Hour\u2019s website states. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/united-kingdom-drag-queen-story-hour-london\/\">(RELATED: Library Apologizes For Hosting \u2018Rainbow Dildo Butt Monkey\u2019 To Entertain Children)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The official Drag Queen Story Hour website boasts&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragqueenstoryhour.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dragqueenstoryhour.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626192729622000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFGwbJu9VYKj0rN2kVZIUXxOenExA\">over 40 independently operated<\/a> chapters across the U.S., including in New York City, D.C. and Chicago, as well as international chapters in Tokyo, Australia, Europe, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The DCNF <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/22\/drag-queen-story-hour-adams-morgan-dc\/\">attended a February 2020<\/a> Drag Queen Story Hour in Washington, D.C. where locals gathered on a Saturday morning to listen to a drag queen named Cake sing songs and read books to children as young as 9 months old. Cake spoke in a deep voice and was dressed in silver high heels, a flowing pink wig, elaborate makeup and a glittery leotard outfit that exposed most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjXqdOd8OXnAhWnmuAKHfvXD6AQFjABegQIAxAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F10%2F30%2Fdrag-queen-story-hour-miniskirt%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw19m9eKk6SJsvJQJneE3V9R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drag queen\u2019s<\/a> legs.<\/p>\n<p>Redbridge Libraries in London, England sparked a backlash earlier this summer when it <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/united-kingdom-drag-queen-story-hour-london\/\">hosted a children\u2019s reading event<\/a> in July that featured an adult performer dressed in a rainbow monkey costume exposing fake buttocks and a fake penis.<\/p>\n<h3>Sexual And Gender Content In Classrooms<\/h3>\n<p>Exposing children to kinky Pride events or Drag Queen Story Hours has raised the ire of many social media users, but these are not isolated instances of activists pushing sexual ideology or content on children, activists told the DCNF. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/17\/nbc-critical-race-theory-loudoun-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/17\/nbc-critical-race-theory-loudoun-county\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOXTHNuL-oj_9j1lPaUvaIe8WFOg\">(RELATED: A Parent-Led Rebellion Against Critical Race Theory Is Storming School Boards Across The Country)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, the left is pushing it in our schools, through radical sex ed curricula which is increasingly being targeted at children&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/red-alert-politics\/radical-california-curriculum-wants-to-start-teaching-kindergartners-about-transgenderism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/red-alert-politics\/radical-california-curriculum-wants-to-start-teaching-kindergartners-about-transgenderism&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342919000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJQ06xFQUN73QdmmjbDmMVzZpegw\">as young as kindergarten-age<\/a>,\u201d Schilling said. \u201cEven more nefariously, many schools also have policies that direct teachers and administrators to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/b339ee3eb623849659184af9fff49d7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/b339ee3eb623849659184af9fff49d7b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342919000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE9XwYCOwVNQEYAk2_oKwOCHViWWA\">hide information from parents<\/a>&nbsp;if their children begin to identify as transgender in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd as we\u2019ve seen&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/politics-policy\/education\/va-department-education-says-schools-should-work-eliminate-all-gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/justthenews.com\/politics-policy\/education\/va-department-education-says-schools-should-work-eliminate-all-gender&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342919000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNP0dKeGatNROpaR4NxEbagS_PMw\">most recently in Virginia<\/a>,\u201d he said, \u201cschool districts are increasingly allowing students to access facilities and participate in programs based on their self-identified gender, opening the door for biological boys to use girls\u2019 private spaces and compete on girls\u2019 sports teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Progressive comprehensive sex education programs examining both sexuality and gender ideology have increasingly come under fire from parents and family advocacy groups nationwide, including in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjABegQIBBAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F07%2F08%2Fcalifornia-sexual-education%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Ic01wYWSEMVuxqP8C9d0t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D2%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjABegQIBBAB%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdailycaller.com%252F2019%252F07%252F08%252Fcalifornia-sexual-education%252F%26usg%3DAOvVaw0Ic01wYWSEMVuxqP8C9d0t&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWLGSLEPqJtoO9DPIig0BMZbgGbQ\">California<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjACegQIAhAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F11%2F09%2Faustin-sex-education-texas%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FNweVWdRiTcJ1g6dsmP0F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D3%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjACegQIAhAB%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdailycaller.com%252F2019%252F11%252F09%252Faustin-sex-education-texas%252F%26usg%3DAOvVaw3FNweVWdRiTcJ1g6dsmP0F&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxG8v_TZaXN-kvrBy7TTUwpqTLbw\">Texas<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=6&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjAFegQIBxAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F05%2F04%2Fstepman-colorado-sex%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw1GIkC-rHJGvuX5jegWOEE_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D6%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjAFegQIBxAB%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdailycaller.com%252F2019%252F05%252F04%252Fstepman-colorado-sex%252F%26usg%3DAOvVaw1GIkC-rHJGvuX5jegWOEE_&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJk4LCwkg5rrSqRBap5Zma3K_Low\">Colorado<\/a><wbr \/>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=10&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjAJegQIAxAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2019%2F08%2F16%2Fmaryland-lgbtq-public-schools%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw33s9gRUTIU4i-B3uVRyFUN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D10%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjFisi2gsjnAhXHHjQIHfnNBU0QFjAJegQIAxAB%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdailycaller.com%252F2019%252F08%252F16%252Fmaryland-lgbtq-public-schools%252F%26usg%3DAOvVaw33s9gRUTIU4i-B3uVRyFUN&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFuQyBb5SaIiaCGFV6GVvKipU5LUw\">Maryland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While some educators insist they are merely teaching children how to be safe, others are much more frank about dismantling children\u2019s traditional understandings of sex and gender. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/07\/07\/sex-education-aclu-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/07\/07\/sex-education-aclu-video\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmQy1qJU-t6SjFILby5w-Yy5v30A\">(RELATED: ACLU Told CA Teachers To Help Students Obtain Abortions Without Parental Notification, Video Reveals)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our jobs as educators is to welcome students\u2019 perspectives into the classroom,\u201d LGBTQ educational consultant Paul Emerich France <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/supporting-lgbtq-students-elementary-school\">wrote in a 2019 op-ed<\/a>. \u201cBut we can also dismantle ways of thinking that reinforce the gender dichotomy and heteronormativity, and we must create safe spaces for children to explore their identities and empathize with those who are different from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizations like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) argue that children should be taught progressive sex education because \u201cfar too many LGBTQ youth are sitting in classrooms where their teachers and textbooks fail to appropriately address their identities, behaviors and experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowhere is this absence more clear, and potentially more damaging, than in sex education,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/a-call-to-action-lgbtq-youth-need-inclusive-sex-education\">the HRC said<\/a>. \u201cSex education can be one of the few sources of reliable information on sexuality and sexual health for youth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the nation\u2019s largest abortion provider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/learn\/for-educators\/what-sex-education\">boasts of being<\/a> \u201cthe nation\u2019s largest provider of sex education,\u201d noting that \u201cevidence-based\u201d sex education \u201cdelivered by trained professionals\u201d is both \u201cextremely effective and widely supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s really why it\u2019s so important because a lot of us have shame, stigma, maybe just general discomfort around sexual health, our own sexuality, how do we talk about it,\u201d Planned Parenthood\u2019s director of education for St. Louis and Southwest Missouri, Michelle Linschoten, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-st-louis-region-southwest-missouri\/blog\/why-sex-education-is-important-podcast\">said in August 2020<\/a>. \u201cAnd so, education is so important to empower us to know ourselves, know what we want and understand and respect each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In early July, the New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/08\/new-york-times-academics-porn-masturbation-students-first-grade\/\">quoted<\/a> multiple academics defending a former Dalton teacher Justine Ang Fonte who taught a \u201cpornography literacy\u201d course to New York high schoolers, which allegedly touched on \u201cincest-themed\u201d porn, consensual or \u201cvanilla\u201d porn, \u201cbarely legal\u201d porn, \u201ckink and BDSM\u201d porn, \u201cwaterboard electro\u201d torture porn, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Fonte said she never used the actual word \u201cmasturbation\u201d in class, though the cartoon discussed how it feels good to touch one\u2019s genitals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI equip them with a way that they can exercise body agency and consent, by knowing exactly what those parts are, what they are called, and how to take care of them,\u201d Fonte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/07\/style\/sex-educator-methods-defense.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told the Times<\/a>. \u201cThat was paired with lessons around, what are the different ways to say \u2018no\u2019? And what\u2019s the difference between a secret and a surprise? And why you should never have a secret between a grown-up and you. Because it\u2019s never your responsibility as a child to hold a secret or information of a grown-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parents also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/29\/dalton-parents-enraged-over-masturbation-videos-for-1st-graders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/29\/dalton-parents-enraged-over-masturbation-videos-for-1st-graders\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFE4D2nfJKHFv-3_ico20Tr2x1Evw\">condemned<\/a> a cartoon video that Fonte showed first graders last fall. The narrator in the cartoon told juvenile audiences, \u201cIt\u2019s OK to touch yourself and see how different body parts feel, but it\u2019s best to only do it in private.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LGBTQ And Transgender Content In Kid\u2019s Television<\/h3>\n<p>An&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/queer-women-transgender-nonbinary-kids-animation-cartoons-2021-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.insider.com\/queer-women-transgender-nonbinary-kids-animation-cartoons-2021-6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFXyeU7PneK6tDhOjNMfENk0FYYVg\">examination by Business Insider<\/a> found that children\u2019s shows are increasingly including nonbinary and transgender characters. The publication noted that this is not a coincidence: these shows are created by queer, trans, and nonbinary show runners.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the top 10 animated kids shows with LGBTQ characters, Business Insider reported, LGBTQ creators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-kids-database-2021-06?page=explore-database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.insider.com\/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-kids-database-2021-06?page%3Dexplore-database&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1zGaUz3Kt9odhocye32FbyeRA2g\">account for 65%<\/a> of this representation. These shows not only include nonbinary or transgender characters but also explain gender theory to children. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/22\/drag-queen-story-hour-adams-morgan-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/22\/drag-queen-story-hour-adams-morgan-dc\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626192729622000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlhWG0F2gN6CUhKoeiD7QwlkokVQ\">(RELATED: DC Parents Bring Children As Young As 9 Months To Adams Morgan Drag Queen Story Hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular children\u2019s network Nickelodeon&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGS3Vi8LklgfeK6PcmoHm9WYZR7Nw\">featured<\/a> a singing drag queen discussing the colors of the LGBTQ pride flag to kids, explaining that the&nbsp; light blue, pink and white colors \u201crepresent transgender people\u201d while the black and brown colors \u201crepresent the queer and trans people of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.6\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did you know the history behind the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag? &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t934BcVMhw\">pic.twitter.com\/t934BcVMhw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nickelodeon (@Nickelodeon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nickelodeon\/status\/1274441024442638339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2020<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.1851851851852\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BLUE\u2019S CLUES PRIDE PARADE?! &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awHZqNt6f5\">pic.twitter.com\/awHZqNt6f5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eugene Lee Yang (@EugeneLeeYang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EugeneLeeYang\/status\/1398716853724217344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nickelodeon\u2019s Nick Jr&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGS3Vi8LklgfeK6PcmoHm9WYZR7Nw\">offered<\/a>&nbsp;an episode of the popular show&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/30\/blues-clues-trans-kids-drag-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/30\/blues-clues-trans-kids-drag-queens\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHRPox0K4ZjA1fx5LyUGlLzJRBXQ\">Blue\u2019s Clues<\/a> in which a drag queen narrated a pride parade, teaching the show\u2019s target audience of kids between 2-10 about pansexual, bisexual, asexual, non-binary and transgender families, including transgender children. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGS3Vi8LklgfeK6PcmoHm9WYZR7Nw\">(RELATED: Gay Pride Month Ushers In Explosion Of LGBTQ Propaganda For Children)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for a pride parade,\u201d the drag queen says, before singing, \u201cFamilies marching one by one\u201d to the tune of \u201cThe ants go marching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis family has two mommies they love each other so proudly, and they all go marching in the big parade,\u201d the animated drag queen sings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Blue&#039;s Clues Pride Parade \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08  Sing-Along Ft. Nina West!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d4vHegf3WPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have featured many types of families in the show over the past nine seasons and we hope this helps to provide kids and fans from all backgrounds an opportunity to identify with our characters and learn from their stories,\u201d Hasbro spokeswoman Julie Duffy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/parenting\/2019\/07\/31\/ltbtq-representation-growing-childrens-television\/1875892001\/\">told USA Today<\/a> in 2019 regarding Hasbro\u2019s&nbsp;\u201cMy Little Pony\u201d episode featuring a lesbian couple.<\/p>\n<p>Zeke Stokes, chief programs officer at the Gay &amp; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), told USA Today that many LGBTQ writers have obtained positions of influence in writing or producing jobs. GLAAD works behind the scenes with such individuals to increase LGBTQ representation in media, Stokes said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019ve said to them all along is that we will lock arms with you and we will make sure that you hear from the families who are being impacted by this in a positive way,\u201d Stokes told USA Today. \u201cNot only have they heard from LGBTQ families but they\u2019ve heard from other families who are like, yeah, my kid has a friend who\u2019s LGBTQ or my friend goes over to his friend\u2019s house and their parents are LGBTQ. This is not just something that impacts LGBTQ families. It\u2019s really something that gets experienced by everyone in society.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Activism On Social Media Platforms<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/snapchat-the-most-popular-social-media-among-us-teens\/\">December 2020 study<\/a> found that <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/digital\/news\/snapchat-shows-diversity-bipoc-lgbtq-1234963125\/\">Snapchat<\/a> is the most popular social media platform for teenagers, followed closely by the video sharing app TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Snapchat recently introduced the \u201cDiscover\u201d feature, a news and entertainment feature which&nbsp; has come under fire for the amount of progressive material the app offers to users. The 24-hour-lasting Discover stories display news and pop culture content that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessofapps.com\/data\/snapchat-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cost advertisers<\/a> around $50,000 a day, according to Wallaroo Media.<\/p>\n<p>The social media app&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/545967\/snapchat-app-dau\/\">boasted<\/a>&nbsp;218 million daily active users worldwide as of the fourth quarter of 2019. Nearly half of those users who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/blog\/snapchat-statistics\">watch<\/a> the Discover feature watch it daily. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/12\/30\/teen-vogue-sex-teenagers-2019\/\">(RELATED: Here\u2019s Some Of The Most Explicit Material Teen Vogue Published In 2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teen Vogue has used the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/snapchat-kids-social-media-woke-lgbt-transgender\/\">Discover<\/a> feature to highlight stories such as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/how-to-get-an-abortion-if-youre-a-teen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Get an Abortion If You\u2019re a Teen<\/a>\u201d as well as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/03\/26\/sexual-exploitation-center-teen-vogue-snapchat-coronavirus-quarantine\/\">How To Sext: The Best Tips And Tricks<\/a>.\u201d The sexting story prompted the National Center for Sexual Exploitation to accuse both Snapchat and Teen Vogue of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/03\/26\/sexual-exploitation-center-teen-vogue-snapchat-coronavirus-quarantine\/\">encouraging child porn<\/a> during quarantine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/02\/11\/snapchat-is-indoctrinating-children-even-more-than-their-teachers-are\/\">The Federalist<\/a> highlighted a variety of examples to this effect: Seventeen Magazine featuring dancer JoJo Siwa, who \u201cJust Revealed The Identity Of Her Girlfriend,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/story.snapchat.com\/p\/596964b6-6caa-4ad4-a018-8185810cc4b0\/2412447067760640\">PinkNews<\/a> featuring \u201cThe Hardest Part About Being A Trans Model,\u201d and an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/story.snapchat.com\/p\/9f7c70a6-f7c6-4586-8ecc-9b78016d7032\">Love Don\u2019t Judge<\/a> called \u201cWe Have Two Bedrooms \u2013 One For Each Of My Lovers\u201d about a woman in a polyamorous relationship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.0344827586207\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cTwin Sisters Become Twin Brothers\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBghP54PfB\">pic.twitter.com\/QBghP54PfB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evita Duffy (@evitaduffy_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/1365383711169126401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Users can watch episodes from <a href=\"https:\/\/story.snapchat.com\/p\/59e758ee-1e07-4cdd-816f-21ac47629982\/1301947043993600\/115575197327360\">My Extraordinary Family<\/a> that have included the titles \u201cI Helped my Dad Transition Into a Woman,\u201d \u201cTrans Parents Won\u2019t Gender Their Kids,\u201d and \u201cWe\u2019re Judged For Letting Both Our Kids Transition.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/03\/26\/sexual-exploitation-center-teen-vogue-snapchat-coronavirus-quarantine\/\">(RELATED: Snapchat And Teen Vogue Encouraging Teens To Create \u2018Child Pornography\u2019 During Quarantine, National Center For Sexual Exploitation Says)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.4518518518519\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cOlivia said she was transgender from the age of four\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ggyPNMBK7t\">pic.twitter.com\/ggyPNMBK7t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evita Duffy (@evitaduffy_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/1365384049221582858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Activism Closer To Home<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easy to be on the lookout for \u2018activists\u2019 who look like activists \u2014 the activist entertainers, celebrities, or protestors,\u201d Catholic Women\u2019s Forum director and Ethics and Public Policy scholar Mary Rice Hasson told the DCNF. \u201cEven the San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Choir, with their \u2018we\u2019re coming for your children\u2019 video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hasson, the author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Get-Out-Now-Should-Public\/dp\/1621576469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Get-Out-Now-Should-Public\/dp\/1621576469&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFhp84pX4ywC7opQ6TZTxFs_5Orw\">Get Out Now:&nbsp;<span id=\"m_-2009147083410789662gmail-productTitle\">Why You Should Pull Your Child from Public School Before It\u2019s Too Late<\/span><\/a>,\u201d warned that parents need to be even more wary of \u201cthe activists within your natural circle of trust\u201d such as your child\u2019s pediatrician, teacher, speech therapist, music teacher, coach, counselor, friend, youth minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t take much to influence kids, especially if the person is already trusted,\u201d Hasson said.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/30\/washington-post-ben-shapiro-gay-pride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/30\/washington-post-ben-shapiro-gay-pride\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626178342920000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFu9SAsuiU16gDGpTiA5F1YZfl3Rg\">(RELATED: \u2018You Should Be In Prison\u2019: Critics Slam WaPo Article Encouraging \u2018Kink Culture\u2019 For Children)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hasson, a mother of seven, offered examples of activism in a youth group leader, a beloved teacher, and a family pediatrician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s standard practice for pediatricians to ask Mom to step outside the room so the doc can have a few minutes alone with the child,\u201d Hasson said. \u201cThe American Academy of Pediatrics encourages physicians to ask children about their gender identity and whether they \u2018like boys or girls or both\u2026?\u2019 That\u2019s activism in a white coat, designed to normalize harmful behaviors and treat false ideas as fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A youth group leader may be instructed to ask kids for their gender identity or pronouns, Hasson said, or that youth group leader may share \u201ctoo much information\u201d about her own sexual identity. A teacher dedicated to being an \u201cally\u201d to transgender children may call a male child a girl or muse \u201cout loud about the \u2018bravery\u2019 of the latest trans celebrity,\u201d Hasson explained, adding, \u201cShe\u2019s an activist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGender ideology is a worldview, a belief system,\u201d Hasson said. \u201cThose who become true believers, and make it their mission to convert others, will be activists. There\u2019s no middle ground here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU and the HRC did not respond to requests for comment for this story.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive leftists have been pushing highly sexualized LGBTQ and transgender activism on children for some time, conservative advocates told the Daily Caller News Foundation, employing social media, television, the classroom, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1896077,"comment_status":"close","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":[],"class_list":["post-609065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"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\/609065","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=609065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1896077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}