The Transgender Campaign, Part 5
The success of the decades long campaign to normalize transgenderism is quite extraordinary. When folks finally wake up and understand that gender ideology promotes the drugging and mutilation of minors, perhaps our society will thoroughly analyze how it was accomplished.
While we wait for this to happen, however, we must sort this out ourselves so we can take effective action. What strategies have convinced so many, including our preeminent medical institutions, to believe the following:
- Gender dysphoria is no longer a mental condition requiring psychological treatment.
- Anyone can be any gender on any given day.
- All kids should be taught they can be “born in the wrong body” and change their gender at will.
- Kids can actually become the opposite sex with social affirmation, drugs and/or surgery.
- Parents who disagree with a child’s transition should be ignored.
- There are many genders and the number grows daily.
- The skyrocketing number of transgender kids has nothing to do with the promotion of gender ideology in schools and social media.
One strategy outlined in “Through the Looking Glass” is the manipulation of language. For example, ten years ago did anyone say “gender assigned at birth”? When folks mindlessly repeat this phrase, they are really saying “I agree that gender is a social construct and not determined by biology”.
As we learned in “Snowballs”, blinding people with their own compassion is also highly effective. Folks certainly have compassion for children who suffer from gender dysphoria but when we give our own pronouns in solidarity with these kids, we offer our tacit agreement that human beings can change their sex. We signal our support for “gender affirming care” which is a pathway to medicalization, sterilization and serious health problems with no guarantee of an improved emotional outcome.
We also learned in the “Marketeers” that the debates over women’s sports, locker rooms and prisons are the perfect chaff to deflect our attention from the actual tenets of gender ideology. While society rages over the consequences, gender ideology has been quietly and methodically pushed into every facet of our society.
Another powerful strategy used to manipulate people and hide the ugly reality of the transgender campaign is to label inconvenient beliefs as biases. Mirriam Webster defines bias as “a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment: prejudice.”
For example, I believe that humans are binary, one’s gender is determined by biology, that a very small number of people suffer from gender incongruence, that men and women have an infinite number of personality traits that often overlap, and we should bust stereotypes not the reality of our biology. According to the current orthodoxy, my beliefs are considered biases suggesting I am prejudiced against transgender people or, simply, transphobic. Nonsense. There is absolutely nothing “unreasoned” about my belief that humans are and always have been binary nor do I hold prejudice for those who suffer from gender dysphoria.
Because people abhor being labeled prejudiced or transphobic, their belief structure wobbles as they are confronted with gender ideology and the vast power of the transgender lobby. They accept rather than question. Alternatively many are afraid to speak out. They fear being canceled, fired or kicked out of school. This phenomenon is occurring at every level of our society. The marketeers have done a marvelous job silencing debate and dissent.
Meanwhile the marketeers’ media lapdogs are vicious labelers who attempt to delegitimize those who disagree with the narrative. Mainstream publications are afraid of that wrath and do not publish dissenting opinions which relegates important work to the fringe. The media also keeps a lid on the consequences of saturating schools and social media with gender ideology. As a result, many people remain blissfully unaware of the exponential increase in the number of “gender diverse” kids; the explosion of gender clinics that prescribe puberty blockers to minors; the cadre of social media influencers waiting to tell your daughter she was “born in the wrong body” because she is a tomboy and the growing number of surgeons who will perform “top”, “bottom” and “eunuch” surgery.
The silence and inaction of the manipulated, fearful and uninformed have allowed gender ideology to infect every institution in our society.
And then there are the true believers. That is their right. The broader question is why do the rest of us have to replace our beliefs with theirs? We don’t. The gender narrative is an idea, not a confirmed theory based on science. It is therefore more akin to a “religion” and should be treated as such. Teachers are not allowed to teach religion in public schools, why should they be allowed to teach gender religion? It is a belief based on an idea not a fact.
It is productive to take a quick step back and examine where the idea came from. John Money, who introduced gender as a social construct, is often credited with being the “father” of modern-day gender ideology. He is also called a pedophile due to his sexual experiments on twin boys in the 1960s. Regardless of Money’s proclamation that his experiments proved that gender is learned not inherent, it was a dismal failure. The twin who was raised as a girl committed suicide and the other twin died of an overdose. Most have probably never heard of John Money. No surprise there. Pedophiles and perverts generally do not make great figureheads when the manipulation of millions is the goal.
How did we get from John Money’s sexual experiments on twins in the 1960s to the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) recommending “chest masculinizing surgery” of teenage girls in 2022? Dr. Quentin Van Meter who worked at John Hopkins with Money provides an excellent historical overview in this 2017 speech. He does not address the huge money that pushed transgenderism mainstream. This article by Jennifer Bilek aids in that portion of the history. Since 2017, gender ideology has only become more entrenched. This is especially true since 2020 when the Biden administration began to legislate biology out of existence.
Why? This is not a grassroots movement. A coordinated well-funded progressive coalition has pushed the idea of “gender diversity” on society. While I cannot provide a definitive answer to “why”, the fact that the marketeers have had to use fraud and force belies their initial stated goal – to educate kids so they don’t bully those with gender dysphoria. If it were not so sad, it would be laughable. To keep kids from bullying other kids with gender issues, we had to teach the rest they too could be “born in the wrong body”? How gullible are we?
Perhaps we can examine a handful of consequences to determine the goals.
- This movement has divided society on yet another fault line.
- Detaching our youth from reality seems certain to destabilize them mentally.
- “Gender affirming care” can lead to a lifetime on drugs supplied by Big Pharma.
- There is a ton of money to be made in “gender affirming” surgeries.
- The movement creates a growing number of “marginalized” victims making it another head of the “victim/oppressor” hydra.
- Transgender legislation is driving a wedge between parents and children.
- Unabated this movement will disrupt the traditional family structure, a foundational element of society. (Note eliminating the family is a foundational goal of Marxism).
- It sterilizes children who are medicalized early.
- It infringes on women’s rights and privacy.
- While subtle, we cannot underestimate the negative impacts of turning children’s attention inward on a mythical “gender journey” rather than towards the broader world of ideas and big dreams.
Several potential goals come to mind based on the above. Discontentment + Unrest + Destabilization + Greed + Division = Conquer. As horrific as it is that children are being sacrificed in a quest for money and power, I suspect this might be the low hanging fruit. It feels as though there are far deeper motives as well. Is this an effort to dehumanize us?
Regardless of the nefarious motives of the marketeers, there is one thing I am 100% certain of. We have been conned. What easy marks we humans are.
For those who see the dystopian future the transgender campaign promises, silence is not an option. We cannot wait for the lawsuits that are sure to come for change. We must fight the marketeers’ strategies with our own. Here are a few suggestions:
- Refuse to use language designed to change your beliefs such as “gender assigned at birth”.
- Communicate firmly that it is unnecessary to believe gender ideology to offer compassion and assistance to those who suffer from gender dysphoria.
- Who cares if someone calls us transphobic. It’s a lie designed to manipulate. Feel free to speak and stand firmly by your beliefs. Loudly and often. Gender dysphoria is not a normal state to be encouraged as this religion would have us believe.
- Whenever a debate arises about women’s sports steer the conversation to the basic tenets of gender ideology. We are more than happy to support an individual who transitions to seek relief from their emotional anguish but that person will never be the opposite sex. Biology is immutable. Sadly this precludes transgender men from playing in women’s sports. We can’t always get what we want.
- What is happening in your child’s school? How many kids claim to be trans? Are they teaching gender religion? Does the school’s policy require teachers hide a child’s social transition from parents? If so, build your own coalition of parents and demand change. This parent’s story might propel you to action. The San Francisco school board has lost their minds over gender religion as this article describes. Parents must get involved so the drugging of children is not encouraged at a school near you.
- Even if your school is silent on gender religion, social media is not. Be aware of the social media sites your child visits. This parent’s description of what she found on her daughter’s accounts is incredibly disturbing. This child became addicted to trans anime via social media and lost 7 years of his life.
- For those without children in school, it is still essential to educate yourself. Politicians and school board members have played an outsized role in promoting transgenderism. We voted these people into office and now our kids are being indoctrinated. We can vote them out. Research every candidate in depth. For example, how many children will be sterilized unnecessarily because Biden has pushed “gender affirming care” on society. What will be the long term impact of Biden’s proposed amendments to Title IX?
- Spread the word. I recently posted a video shown to school kids in California and a friend said this was a fringe issue and people who focus on it are only doing so “to stir derision in our political system to divide us” aka a right wing talking point. Like so many other folks, he does not realize what is happening. It was a fringe issue when Obama pushed it mainstream in 2008. It isn’t anymore. Who knows where we will be in ten years if reality does not make a comeback. Right now, there are school kids walking on all fours who identify as cats. And worse, schools tolerate it. What’s next?
Stand firm.
DETAILS
- I began the transgender series because, of the con jobs being foisted on society, it seemed the easiest to see. Then I discovered it wasn’t easy to see at all. Most people had no idea of the basic tenets of gender ideology, how it started and how far it had progressed. As much as I read, I did not fully understand the implications of “gender affirming care” until spending hours upon hours researching the subject. My mission then changed to inform and now a call to action. This is the fifth article in the series. Previous articles include background information that will clarify my sense of urgency. Part 1 “Through the Looking Glass”, Part 2 “Snowballs”, Part 3 “The Marketeers”, Part 4 “Comment on Biden Administration’s Proposed Amendment to Title IX”.
- Dr. Quentin Van Meter provides the history of John Money in his 2017 speech. For those who wish to understand the early days of this movement, it is much watch TV. This article summarizes John Money’s experiments on the twin boys referenced above.
- It is important to remember that most western countries are dealing with an increase in those claiming to be transgender or nonbinary. The Netherlands was instrumental in promoting the use of puberty blockers on children. Even they have raised the alarm. Other European countries have banned their use on minors.
- I highly recommend PITT on substack, Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans. One of the more impactful articles is True Believer. Knowing what I now know about this movement, reading this article brought tears to my eyes.
- SEGM, the Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine has excellent reference material. They recently posted this article from the Economist “Questioning Americas Approach to Transgender Healthcare”.
- As more kids decide it’s trendy to be trans “A Dangerous Subculture” on PITT’s substack is a timely read.
- Jennifer Bilek has done an enormous amount of research on the money behind the transgender movement. Her most recent article is “The Billionaire Family Pushing Synthetic Sex Identities (SSI)”. Her earlier 2018 article “Who are the Rich, White, Men Institutionalizing Transgender Ideology” and updated here, is also worthwhile.
- For the scientists, this article defends the binary nature of humans. This interview with Dr. Michele Cretella addresses this topic in laymen’s terms.
- Dr. Miriam Grossman has been warning us about gender ideology for a decade. Hopefully people begin to listen.
- Brenda Lebseck is a teacher and author in California who also has a wealth of information on her site.
- For those who don’t know what “top”, “bottom” and “eunuch” surgery are, here is a surgeon’s center that describes the procedures.
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