Thread by @michaeljknowles

1/ Sexually confused men are invading yet another women’s group. It's perhaps their most absurd target yet: a group grounded in genetics, the Daughters of the American Revolution. Happily, members are channeling the rebellious spirit of their forebears and fighting back. 🧵

2/ DAR bylaws have always been clear. It’s for the daughters—female descendants—of Revolutionary patriots. As a genealogical organization, DAR takes biological integrity so seriously that only biological descendants—i.e., not adopted family members—are eligible for membership.

3/ A small group of the DAR’s leadership now appears to believe that men can be women. They even contend that such men have always been allowed in the DAR.

4/ According to an internal FAQ document, members are expected to pretend that “transgender women” have always been eligible and that their inclusion took place “organically,” as if implicit in bylaws written before “transgenderism” was even thought to exist.

5/ Concerned DAR members told us that leadership provides confusing answers around the legal obligations of the organization, often citing irrelevant public accommodation laws about "trans women" while simultaneously citing their status as a private member org to exclude men.

6/ When one DAR member posted in an unofficial DAR-focused Facebook group that she had requested copies of these legal opinions, pro-transgender activists promptly attempted to shut down the effort and accuse her of rule-breaking.

7/ Multiple DAR members reached out to the Daily Wire with concerns about being prevented from even criticizing the potential policy change. One cited an alleged policy on “circularization” that she felt discouraged members from alerting media or organizing opposition via email.

8/ Earlier this year, some members attempted to protect their society from men who insist upon invading women’s spaces. They proposed an amendment to the bylaws to clarify the definition of “woman”—a task that would have been unimaginable to the members’ illustrious ancestors.

9/ A select committee of radicalized leadership rejected this proposal.

10/ It’s not as though men don’t have their own equivalent group. The Sons of the American Revolution has been around since 1889. My grandfather was the president of his chapter. My father joined. And I will be a member whenever I take the time to complete my formal application.

11/ But these men don’t want to join the Sons of the American Revolution. They want to pretend they aren’t sons at all. They pretend to be women and demand that women welcome them into a private women’s membership club. It's disordered and immoral.

12/ The actual Daughters aren't giving up their society without a fight. A group of real Daughters are trying again, this time building a larger, grassroots effort to affirm the original intent of the bylaws and prevent men from continuing to invade their genealogical society.

13/ Chapters have until October 1 to protect the DAR from trans infiltration by endorsing a proposal to amend the bylaws. So far, over 50 chapters have indicated their plan to support. Members can reach out to [e-mail] for more information.

14/ If successful, the Board of Management will be forced to respond by February. With the strong objection of a growing number of chapters nationwide, it will only become more difficult for leadership to push this radical agenda. We’ll be watching.