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brilliant read about how american exceptionalism is the very thing that will bring american downfall

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‘Girl Scouts but Indoctrination’: A Christian Extremist Alternative American Heritage Girls and Trail Life USA teach kids in all 50 states that homosexuality is sinful and that anything outside the gender binary is immoral.

Learn more about American Heritage Girls and Trail Life USA in my story for @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social 👀

American Heritage Girls even self-published an e-book called “A Raising Godly Girls Guide to Gender and Identity,” aimed at supporting parents whose children are experiencing gender dysphoria.

The book promotes anti-LGBTQ resources including conversion therapy.

Fernando Salinas-Quiroz says “LGBTQ-exclusive policies don’t just harm the kids they shut out—they send a loud, damaging message to the kids inside, too...

These policies are not accidents—they are deliberate projects to maintain a binary, heteronormative, Christian nationalist order.”

American Heritage Girls' membership explicitly forbids trans girls from joining, saying that “All biological girls of any color, race, national origin and socioeconomic status … are invited to be members.”

John Stemberger, who was previously chairman of the board at Trail Life said in 2024 that, by including gay youth, the Boy Scouts of America are "allow[ing] openly gay boys to decide who [they're] gonna unilaterally sleep with…

This absolutely creates a radical increase of boy-on-boy contact."

American Heritage Girls and Trail Life USA, its sister organization for boys, teach kids that homosexuality is sinful and that anything outside the gender binary is wrong.

Ever since she was little, Kenzie knew she was queer. She also remembers dragging her feet as her mom sent her off to American Heritage Girls, a Christian extremist alternative to the Girl Scouts.

“I describe it as Girl Scouts but indoctrination," she told me.

hi Liz, i would love to chat--i've dropped you an email

did you go to american heritage girls or trail life usa? DM me #journorequest

DM me with your scouting stories if you’re trans and forced into the wrong gender troop 🫶🏻

the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this

Come forward if you had any bad experience as a trans person in any scouting group, actually! I need your stories for piece I’m writing #journorequest

i am also looking for anyone who is queer or trans or both and went to trail life usa, a sister organization to american heritage girls. again, you can be anonymous is you would like #journorequest

hi, please feel free to message me here or email me tomsayers[.]co[@]pm[.]me

reach out here, signal tomatoslayers.115 or tomsayers[.]co[@]pm[.]me

hi, i'm looking for someone who is queer or trans or both and went to american heritage girls when you were younger for a story about the strict gender roles they force upon children. i'd love to hear your story & you can remain anonymous #journorequest

the piece was produced by the esteemed @tashwalker.bsky.social and looks back into our trans histories whilst holding space for what we are fighting for when it comes to trans rights today, a world that should hold space for trans people to not just survive but thrive 🏳️‍⚧️💞

The Sound of Trans Freedom Content Warning: Please note this piece includes stories of transphobia and explicit language. The Sound of Trans Freedom, produced by Tash Walker for Aunt Nell, is an audio journey of four trans so

also last week my sound art was part of @auntnellproduction.bsky.social's new project, The Sound of Trans Freedom which explores the archive of Press for Change, a formative lobbying group that brought about the Gender Recognition Act in the United Kingdom

Listen now 🎧🔊

‘Absolutely Not’: Rep. Moulton’s Trans Primary Opponent Defies Dems on Trans Rights, Palestine and more, in Exclusive Interview Bethany Andres-Beck is directly challenging an anti-trans incumbent in a deep blue Massachusetts seat, and hopes to channel grassroots energy against party leadership to show that voters support trans...

ICYMI last week I sat down with Rep. Seth Moulton's new competitor @beth4ma.bsky.social for @transnews.network in MA to talk grassroots campaigns, Dem support for trans rights and Palestine, and the fact that America could have nice things

from the river to sea, palestine will be free

The Sweeping Anti-Trans Bills Moving Through Congress No One’s Talking About Republicans are jamming in dozens of anti-trans measures across a series of government funding bills. Few Democrats have spoken out against them. The failure of Democrats, the press and Gay Inc organi...

Several anti-trans bills with sweeping implications are moving through Congress rapidly, with provisions that would fully ban gender affirming care for undocumented immigrants, federal workers, and more.

Written by @thefreeradical.org, edited by @madycast.com & @davidforbes.bsky.social

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