Thread by @KDansky

A woman wrote me the following in an email. I am putting it here, word for word, without using her name for privacy reasons. 1/15

"I have 15 and 12 y/o girls who are straight but are transgender “allies”, having been embroiled in gender-identity politics at school for years. It's taken time to realize the scope of how powerful this movement is... 2/15

But from the start I’ve felt disturbing flags going up about it. I’ve always been 100% pro civil/equal rights but this movement felt unfamiliar. It felt sneaky & manipulative and there was a distinctly misogynistic vibe to it that aroused suspicion in me... 3/15

The aggressive, hostile language and constant victimization has never felt authentic, just abusive. I’m fully confident now that this is a corrosive movement and a threat to women and girls. The influencers have penetrated the younger generation of kids via social media... 4/15

I fear my kids are afraid to get in the bad graces of the bullies and so they won’t question any of it, thus actively contributing to their own destruction of rights... 5/15

And I feel the same way about the Democrats. They have been utterly careless in their reckless rush to use their platforms and power to enact laws and protections for this group while ignoring the dark consequences of those actions towards other groups. It’s unforgivable... 6/15

It destroys my soul to see how lesbians are being psychologically and sexually abused, female inmates are being raped, female athletes are losing their right to fair competition, and women everywhere are losing their voices and sense of value... 7/15

I’ve been paying attention to the shocking way the mainstream media shamelessly crafts headlines to elicit outrage on behalf of the transgender community. The angle of every single story paints the transgender community as victims who are under attack... 8/15

It’s the most irresponsible reporting I’ve ever seen. They’ve lost their credibility to me over this... 9/15

I’ve also lost trust in organizations like the ACLU, NOW and Planned Parenthood. I really can’t overstate the devastating impact this has had on me, morally, as a woman... 10/15

I wish the Republican Party was a serious alternative but they just aren’t. Therefore, I just won’t be voting at all this year. I’ve never felt so let down... 11/15

Women like you are my heroes right now. Thank you so much for the effort you put into getting your article out there. It made me feel understood, represented, and less isolated. For whatever that’s worth I just wanted to let you know." 12/15

By "your article," she is referring to this. 13/15 thefederalist.com/2021/11/16/dem…

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