Parental rights activist sounds alarm about in-school clinics that medicalize kids without parents' knowledge



Dozens of public schools across Maine have opened in-school HealthReach Community Health Centers that offer students birth control, vaccines, mental health care, and possibly sex-change drugs.

Some parents have taken issue with the federally funded medicalization of their children's schools, especially since Maine law allows clinics to administer certain drugs and services to kids without parental consent — an opportunity that has already been exploited.

HealthReach assistant director of operations Diandra Staples admitted in October that just last year, seven out of 181 students kept their parents in the dark about services rendered at the clinics, reported WGME-TV. "They'll probably remain confidential for their safety or because they may not have support at home," said Staples.

Alvin Lui, president of the parental rights advocacy group Courage Is a Habit, is sounding the alarm that following months of controversy and debate, a Maine school board "snuck" in a vote for Dec. 5 to install one such federally qualified health center in its district.

"They have to submit their agenda within 5 business days. They waited until Thanksgiving Eve hoping no one would be paying attention through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend," Lui told Blaze News. "If by chance a few parents realize it Tuesday or Wednesday, it would be too late to alert the community. That is what this MSAD 11 school board was counting on."

The "possible approval to host a Health Clinic at Gardiner Area High School in the 2025-2026 school year" is on the agenda for the Maine School Administrative District No. 11 board's Thursday meeting, where Staples is scheduled to give a presentation.

'All will happen immediately, without parental consent.'

"We were fortunate that amazing on-the-ground parents we work with were monitoring, knowing how unethical this school board is," added Lui.

When asked about the admitted instances of "confidential" student visits and whether parents will increasingly be kept in the dark about their kids' medicalization, Lui said, "They are doing the, 'It's not happening, it's not happening that much, but it's good it's happening a lot,' line of dishonest manipulation. The reason they gave for the seven children they had to treat without parental consent (parents are 'unsafe and abusive') will be the same reason they give for the next 70 children, the next 700, and eventually all children whose parents do not agree with transgender ideology and/or birth control."

"This is the same blueprint they used for keeping transgender secrets in schools and the Transgender Trafficking Bills we've been fighting," added Lu, referencing legislation like Maine's LD 227.

Although Courage Is a Habit and other parental rights activists were successful in defeating an earlier version, Gov. Janet Mills ratified Democratic state Rep. Anne Perry's LD 227 in April. LD 227 — which Lui previously referred to as the "Transgender Trafficker Protection Act" — prohibits "interference" with abortions or sex-change mutilations, protects medical practitioners from lawsuits, and conceals the known whereabouts of interstate child runaways from their parents, among other things.

Michelle Tucker, a newly elected member of the school board who has spoken out against state-mandated policies for transvestic students, noted in October, "They are children, and maybe they're not mature enough to make these decisions without parental support."

Lui suggested that whereas parents might be willing to push back against various medical interventions at school, "Children of any age will be paired with an affirm-only counselor or therapist to put them on the transgender path. Children will be given binders and tucking for transgender reasons. Girls will be able to obtain any and all types of birth control. All will happen immediately, without parental consent."

"Ultimately, all medical decisions will be made within school grounds, without parental consent, and all that will be needed is someone at the clinic to deem the parents 'unsafe and abusive,'" added Lui.

Blaze News reached out to the MSAD 11 superintendent's office as well as to HealthReach for comment but did not receive responses by deadline.

When the idea for the clinic at the Gardiner Area High School was first floated, Lindsay Hammes, spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement to the Kennebec Journal, "The school-based health centers enhance educational outcomes for students by limiting missed instructional time for external appointments, reducing absenteeism from chronic conditions, and decreasing disciplinary actions among students needing behavioral or medical support."

Ahead of the vote Thursday, Courage Is a Habit created an online form that community members can use in the final hours before the vote to deluge the board with emails expressing their concerns about the initiative.

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'Wokeness is on its deathbed': Walmart kicking DEI, LGBT activism to the curb



Normalcy advocate Robby Starbuck and other conservatives keen to depoliticize corporate America have gone online to celebrate a massive victory in the war on woke this week: Walmart, which employs roughly 1.6 million workers nationwide, is scrapping its divisive DEI initiatives and curbing both its customer-facing and worker-facing LGBT activism.

"This is the biggest win yet for our movement to end wokeness in corporate America," said Starbuck, who has successfully pressured a number of other American companies, including Ford, Harley-Davidson, Tractor Supply, Jack Daniel's, and John Deere, to abandon their race-obsessive policies, embrace of gender ideology, and other alienating leftist commitments.

"This won't just have a massive effect for their employees who will have a neutral workplace without feeling that divisive issues are being injected but it will also extend to their many suppliers," continued Starbuck. "Companies like Amazon and Target should be very nervous that their top competitor dropped woke policies first. I think Target specifically will suffer serious sales problems as a result and Walmart will benefit."

Following "productive conversations" with Walmart executives, Starbuck announced Monday that Walmart committed to ending its participation in the LGBT activist group Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, a "national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees" used strategically to crush dissent and maximize conformity.

Walmart once again secured a perfect score on the index last year by engaging in LGBT activism and outreach and by providing sex-change guidelines; at least one additional transvestite "inclusive policy or practice for its employees"; and LGBT training elements and an "intersectionality" training session.

'The landscape of corporate America is quickly shifting to sanity and neutrality.'

Starbuck noted that Walmart has also committed to: identifying and removing "inappropriate sexual and/or transgender products marketed to children"; reviewing all funding for LGBT events to ensure that kids are not targeted with inappropriate sexualized content; letting its Center for Racial Equity initiative expire; ensuring that supplier diversity programs are not discriminating on the basis of race; eliminating the term "LatinX" from official communications; discontinuing "racial equity training"; and ditching the use of the term DEI.

The company has confirmed its change of course, telling the Guardian in a statement:

Our purpose, to help people save money and live better, has been at our core since our founding 62 years ago and continues to guide us today. We can deliver on it because we are willing to change alongside our associates and customers who represent all of America. We've been on a journey and know we aren't perfect, but every decision comes from a place of wanting to foster a sense of belonging, to open doors to opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman told CNBC that the company will no longer permit third-party sellers to sell various LGBT-themed items on the Walmart website, especially products, such as harmful chest binders, that target confused children.

Chest binders are pieces of compression clothing that flatten a woman's chest to make her more "male-presenting." They reportedly can cause breathing difficulties, chronic back pain, headaches, skin infections, broken ribs, and malformations of the spine. According to a 2021 study in the journal Pediatrics, 97% of those who use them suffer health problems as a result.

While Walmart is taking steps to shield children from LGBT propaganda and deformative apparel, it will continue to award grants and funding to LGBT events such as Pride parades.

Blakeman also confirmed that the company will no longer share data with the HRC and will wind down its Center for Racial Equity.

"Our campaigns are now so effective that we're getting the biggest companies on earth to change their policies without me even posting a story outlining their woke policies," wrote Starbuck. "Companies can clearly see that America wants normalcy back. The era of wokeness is dying right in front of our eyes. The landscape of corporate America is quickly shifting to sanity and neutrality. We are now the trend, not the anomaly."

'Keep up the pressure.'

Starbuck was deluged with congratulatory messages and thanks for helping Walmart find its way back to common sense.

"Great!" wrote Elon Musk.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, recently nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as American ambassador to Israel, tweeted, "Standing ovation for @robbystarbuck who is perhaps the most influential person in America restoring our culture & country to sanity! He is [fire emoji]! And thanks to @Walmart for focusing on the core business of retail. It's a gift to the customers & shareholders."

Andy Puzder, the former CEO of Hardee's, similarly thanked Starbuck and noted, "The list of actions Walmart is taking to walk away from DEI is impressive! The #1 US employer’s labor policies will once again be based on qualifications, merit and character not sex or skin color. A true win for US workers of every race & both sexes!"

"Wokeness is on its deathbed," tweeted All-American swim star Riley Gaines.

Starbuck appeared to agree with the sentiment, noting elsewhere, "Wokeness is on life support. We just have to keep up the pressure."

The Bud Light boycott demonstrated the vulnerability of corporate giants to conservative boycotts. While the threat of a repeat performance may be enough to prompt companies to act, some organizations may also be responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 29, 2023, decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard/UNC banning race-based college admission. The high court held that it is unconstitutional under the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause and a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for colleges and universities to factor race into the admissions process.

While some legal experts have indicated that the decision has no direct legal impact on private employers, it has nevertheless paved the way for numerous lawsuits and federal civil rights complaints targeting companies' DEI initiatives, such as the complaint America First Legal filed in September with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the kitchenware retailer Williams Sonoma.

Just weeks after the Supreme Court ruling, the attorneys general of 13 states wrote a letter reminding Fortune 100 CEOs of their obligations as employers under federal and sate law to "refrain from discriminating on the basis of race, whether under the label of 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' or otherwise."

It appears that companies that depoliticize their offerings will not only maximize their market reach but possibly also minimize their legal liability in the face of increasing effective backlash.

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'Democracy is hijacked': Anti-oil activists take credit for spray-painting US Embassy in London over Trump victory, 'fascism'



Anti-oil activists allegedly vandalized the United States Embassy in London in the early hours of the morning after Donald Trump was elected president.

The activists, posting a video around 5:25 a.m. Eastern Time, said they were inspired to desecrate the building because they are fighting against big governments that they believe are controlled by oil companies.

"US Embassy painted orange as we reject fascism," the group wrote on its social media pages.

Quickly placing blame on Trump, the group called Just Stop Oil added climate change alarmism into its claim that the world is quickly spiraling into "fascism."

"This morning the world wakes to find it has slipped further into fascism as well as climate breakdown. Trump's win puts the lives of ordinary people at risk, everywhere," the group began.

"The only real winner of today's election is the corporate power that controls the major parties in both the US and UK."

The group went on to claim that Western political systems have been bought out by "big oil" despite the world facing the "biggest challenge of our time."

That challenge being climate change, of course.

'Democracy is hijacked by corporate interests and billionaires.'

The group suggested acts of civil disobedience in order to minimize the effects of "climate breakdown" and the "social collapse that follows."

"As long as democracy is hijacked by corporate interests and billionaires, it will fail to deliver the change people are crying out for. This will always leave the door open for fake populists like Trump to exploit the disaffection many feel," the statement continued.

Just Stop Oil also called for "ordinary people" to organize and create change because no "political leaders" are going to save the planet.

US Embassy in LondonPhoto by Guy Smallman/Getty Images

The activists also advocated for the disruption of "business-as-usual," which in the past has amounted to blocking roadways, interrupting sporting events, and vandalizing artwork.

In fact, two members of the activist group were recently sentenced for throwing soup on a priceless painting. In 2022, Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer threw tomato soup at "Sunflowers," a Vincent van Gogh painting from 1888.

Just Stop Oil's orange-paint protests have failed to garner public support no matter how often they are carried out. In fact, working-class people have countered the protesters with significant resistance in recent years.

Fed-up commuters have dragged protesters out of the streets by their hair and even off the top of trains to prevent further delays in their travel.

The U.S. Embassy in London was opened in 2018 and is the largest American embassy in Western Europe.

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Colorado school district requires kids to suffer LGBT propaganda against parents' wishes



A Colorado school district recently updated its "LGBTQ+ tool kit," revealing what additional steps educators and staff are taking to indoctrinate those young Americans within its reach, particularly on the topics of sexuality and gender.

The document, which appears on various DPS school sites and was recently detailed in a Daily Caller report, indicates that students in Denver Public Schools will be unable to avoid LGBT propaganda; that their parents cannot effectively opt them out of content on-theme; and that parental consent will be sidestepped on various issues.

Denver Public Schools' tool kit details the district's various schemes and policies hatched with the stated purpose of supporting its non-straight and gender dysphoric students, staff, and families. The district has over 200 schools and 4,780 teachers, roughly 90,000 students, and 10,177 employees.

'There is no opt-out for LGBTQ+ topics.'

The tool kit notes that "age-appropriate LGBTQ+ topics are considered a part of DPS's commitment to equity and inclusion, just as all other topics related to equity and inclusion (for example, immigration, racism, ableism, etc.)."

State Democrats passed legislation in 2019 requiring the inclusion of content about the accomplishments of non-straight people in Colorado's Social Studies Standards and curriculum. The DPS' kit intimated, however, that the district need not stop at inserting LGBT content into history, civics, and social studies classes; that it could go further and push such propaganda "in all areas."

While parents can still opt their children out of sex-ed specific classes — which, per policy, refrain from discussing an abstinence-only approach to avoiding disease and pregnancy — the DPS indicated in its tool kit that such withdrawal would not spare students from "all discussions of gender, family, and/or sexual diversity at school."

"There is no opt-out for LGBTQ+ topics," stated the tool kit, which the Daily Caller reported was updated in July.

Although the district appears keen to tailor curricula and policy to a minority of non-straight community members, its tool kit noted, "DPS cannot tailor individual lessons, content, or classrooms because a family, student, or staff may have different values."

Having previously noted that LGBT propaganda falls under the umbrella of "equity and inclusion," the tool kit makes expressly clear; "Parent permission is not required to teach about topics of equity and inclusion."

DPS appears keen to sidestep parents in other ways as well.

In the case of children who are confused about their sexuality and "gender identity," the tool kit stresses: "Do not out the student to anyone."

"Do not share information about a student's transition without their express, documented consent," adds the tool kit.

Extra to helping students conceal their confusion, DPS will gladly use a "student's self-asserted name and/or pronouns at school" without parental/guardian notification or permission. The district will also allow students to change their name and pronouns in district record systems without either parental permission or legal documentation.

When confronted with a gender dysphoric student, the tool kit recommends partnering the student with a staff member "supportive of LGBTQ+ topics" to think through a "Gender Support Plan."

The kit suggests further how educators and school staff members are to usurp parental authority and adopt a familial role when it appears parents may not be onboard with promoting a child's confusion:

The educator or administrator should ask whether the student's family is accepting to avoid inadvertently putting the student at risk of more significant harm by discussing it with the student's family. Based on that information, the school and student should determine how to proceed through the collaborative process of figuring out how the school can support the student and balance the student's need to be affirmed at school with the reality that the student does not have that support at home.

The tool kit also details how transvestic students can choose to use the restrooms and locker rooms that best indulge their delusion and that they are allowed to go on overnight trips, alll the while having their real biological sexes kept a secret from other students and their parents.

The Daily Caller indicated that DPS could not be reached for comment.

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After Tractor Supply victory, a normalcy advocate is taking John Deere to task over its woke capture



The Tennessee-based retail chain Tractor Supply Co., established in 1938, fell captive to DEI and other systems ostensibly crafted to maximize corporate compliance with leftist ideology.

As Carmel Richardson recently noted in Compact magazine, the company not only required its employees to undergo compulsory "LGBTQIA+ training" but funded sex-change mutilations through its health plan and sponsored so-called "family-friendly" transvestite performances.

Having undoubtedly gleaned insights into corporations' low tolerance for consumer backlash from the Bud Light saga, conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck and others campaigned to test Tractor Supply's commitment to race-obsessive policies, gender ideology, and an altogether alienating radical worldview.

Realizing that such commitments were unpopular with its customer base, Tractor Supply quickly abandoned its woke posturing, announcing on June 27 that it had taken "this feedback to heart."

The company revealed that it would no longer submit data to the mammoth LGBT activist group known as the Human Rights Campaign; would eliminate "DEI roles and retire [its] current DEI goals"; withdraw its carbon emission goals; and refocus its team member engagement groups on mentoring, networking, and supporting the business.

While this singular battle against woke was won in short order, the broader war rages on.

Starbuck shared a video to X on Tuesday, indicating that the next battle would be aimed at liberating John Deere. Deere & Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as DE — a stock that has taken a tumble in recent months.

The conservative filmmaker noted that John Deere "has been one of the most beloved brands by conservative farmers but recently on CEO John May's watch, they've gone woke."

Starbuck cited the company's sponsorship of pride events for children, its expectation that employees state their "preferred pronouns" -- "such as he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them/theirs" -- in all communications, and its commitment to DEI policies as three of several signs of the company's ideological capture.

According to the company's code of business conduct, employees are expected to support diversity, equity, and inclusion and complete "required diversity awareness training to better understand [their] responsibilities in this area."

'John Deere seems to have forgotten who their customers are.'

Last year, Human Rights Campaign gave John Deere a score of 95 out of possible 100. According to the LGBT lobby group, Deere & Co.

  • provides "four LGBTQ+ internal training elements (including an intersectionality training)";
  • provides at "least one LGBTQ+ inclusive data collection effort";
  • provides "Gender Transition Guidelines and ata least one additional transgender inclusive policy or practice for its employees";
  • has "either an LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group or an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Diversity Council";
  • has at least five distinct "LGBTQ+ efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ+ Community";
  • follows "an LGBTQ+ Supplier Non-Discrimination policy ... and an LGBTQ+ inclusive philanthropic giving guideline"; and
  • has an employment non-discrimination policy that "includes sexual orientation and gender identity for all operations."

Besides the company's apparent efforts to pander to LGBT activists, Starbuck took issue with John Deere's apparent de-prioritization of American workers, noting that "Deere also just announced layoffs in the US and that they plan to shift large segments of production away from the US to Mexico."

The company is planning to fire roughly 600 employees across three American factories amidst a shift of production to a facility in Ramos, Mexico, reported CNN.

As of Aug. 30, around 310 American employees will lose their jobs at two Iowa-based John Deere plants in Dubuque and Davenport. Another 280 workers will be laid off from a factory in East Moline, Illinois.

Extra to canning American workers and chasing after LGBT activists' approval, the company appears immune to the pleading of groups like the National Legal and Policy Center, which has criticized in recent months John Deere's pursuit of so-called "green" policies, which appear to be at odds with the very industries it serves.

"To put it mildly," wrote Starbuck, "John Deere seems to have forgotten who their customers are. Having a farm myself, I'm disgusted that a once great American brand is now taking this turn to seemingly embrace leftist policies that are diametrically opposed to the values of most farmers."

"What's unknown is whether CEO John May is knowingly forcing these policies or if it's gotten out of control and he's out of the loop on how bad it is," continued Starbuck. "His response to this story will be very revealing as to his culpability in the implementation of woke policies."

In his video, Starbuck provided potential customers who might want to speak out with the company's email and corporate service number, noting that his intent is not destruction but rather to "inform consumers about the values major companies are adopting so they can make choices about what they're willing to support."

"When we use our voices and wallets to vote our values, we can change the world and we can restore great American companies to a culture of sanity, meritocracy and culture war neutrality OR we can inspire competitors to step up to the plate to fight for our business," added Starbuck.

As with his previous video criticizing Tractor Supply, Starbuck's latest critique appears to have gone viral, netting well over 4 million views just on X.

Blaze News has reached out to John Deere for comment and will update this article in the event of a reply.

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Canadian government baffled as alleged hate groups are 'increasingly racially/ethnically diverse'



Canada's federal police agency admitted that groups they have identified as "hate groups" have become increasingly racially diverse.

In a 2024 report called "Hate Crimes and Incidents in Canada," the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (FBI equivalent) sought out to identify the source of hate crimes and explain the reasons behind them.

It defined hate groups as any organization that can be characterized by its promotion of "a hate-based orientation or purpose."

The report predominantly blamed populist politics for a rise in overall mean-spirited behavior, pinpointing 2016 as the first instance of a spike in hate crimes.

"The first pronounced spike in hate crimes began in 2016 and coincided with the rise of populist politics and inflammatory rhetoric directed toward immigrant, racialized, and religious minority groups," the report claimed.

The report also blamed COVID-19 for "rising social polarization" and, alongside a rise in "populist politics," stated that "xenophobia and racist rhetoric" portrayed members of racialized and religious minorities as threats to community safety and national security.

'The Canadian governments and its agencies can only pick on groups that don't have sway over political parties.'

In attempt to answer why people join hate groups, the RCMP said it was because members seek a sense of identity, meaning, and personal significance. While the government report claimed that research has shown hate groups to be "overwhelmingly white and male," it also said in the same breath that the groups are increasingly diverse.

"People who join hate groups come from all socioeconomic backgrounds, professions, and, perhaps surprisingly, they appear to be increasingly racially/ethnically diverse."

Independent Turkish-Canadian reporter Abdusselam Bezirgan told Blaze News the Canadian government typically labels any group that has grievances with the ruling party as a "hate group."

"What RCMP classifies as hate groups are often composed of individuals who have natural grievances regarding the politics of the country which affects them negatively one way or the other. The common ground is that they're not politically correct and they arrive at conclusions based on what they believe to be the truth."

"The Canadian governments and its agencies can only pick on groups that don't have sway over political parties," he continued.

"Groups that do have influence over liberals or conservatives will never face any scrutiny including from the media, intelligence agencies, or the RCMP," Bezirgan added.

The government report went on to state that "online hate speech" had a massive 600% surge between November 2015-2016, suggesting again that populist politics "normalized" incendiary online rhetoric.

The report considered it difficult to claim how many hate groups actually exist in Canada, citing that they "start up, fracture and fold all the time." Instead, the report relied on outside research that supported its narrative.

Using its selected sources, the RCMP estimated the existence of 70-300 hate groups, alleging a "general consensus" that hate groups were on the rise.

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'This is an established practice': BMW tries to justify why its Middle East social media page doesn't use a rainbow logo



German automaker BMW attempted to explain why its social media page for the Middle East did not switch its logo to the Pride Month, rainbow-themed logo that it sports on its main page.

BMW's low-effort virtue signal of using a multicolored version of its logo is present on the official BMW X page, BMW South Africa, BMW Motorrad USA, and others.

An anonymous X user asked the car company on a post about a new vehicle why it doesn't use the same rainbow logo for its Middle East page.

"How come you don't proudly display your logos pride colors on your middle east posts ???" the user asked.

To its credit, BMW responded:

"This is an established practice at the BMW Group, which also takes into consideration market-specific legal regulations and country-specific cultural aspects."

— (@)

'It is at the discretion of our sales companies and independent distributors to decide if they wish to join centrally initiated communication.'

Surprisingly, the "established practice" didn't make its way to the BMW UK page but managed to be used on the company's museum pages and even on the Japanese page.

Still, by changing its main page's logo, BMW said that this was the company making a "clear stance" about its viewpoint.

"In recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we have decided to take a clear stance and change the logo of our international communication and marketing channels (on behalf of all BMW Group markets and brands) until the end of June."

In recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we have decided to take a clear stance and change the logo of our international communication and marketing channels (on behalf of all BMW Group markets and brands) until the end of June. (1/4)
— BMW (@BMW) June 1, 2024

The move was further justified by BMW claiming that the international pages could be accessed worldwide and as such send an obvious message. Of course, all the other regional pages can be viewed across the world, as well.

"The international channels can be accessed worldwide and thus show the logo change in all markets worldwide," BMW wrote.

For the pages that did not have the logo, BMW also said that independent distributors and their marketing teams are able to opt out of certain campaigns and communications initiatives.

"As is customary with such communication and marketing activities, it is at the discretion of our sales companies and independent distributors to decide if they wish to join centrally initiated communication and marketing campaigns or not."

However, as is customary with such communication and marketing activities, it is at the discretion of our sales companies and independent distributors to decide if they wish to join centrally initiated communication and marketing campaigns or not. (3/4)
— BMW (@BMW) June 1, 2024

The German company's response saw a lot of pushback from both sides of the aisle with some readers replying that they were insulted that BMW chooses to support gay pride only in some regions, while others called out the carmaker for being dishonest.

"As a lesbian, I would prefer you don't pretend to take a moral stance on my human rights that is dependent on market conditions. Just drop the flag and go sell some cars," Ani O'Brien wrote, a woman with 27,000 followers.

"So you're only a supporter of LGBTQ+ human rights if it doesn’t upset the customers in a country that hates [gay] people?" another sizable account responded.

A woman named Lucy Stone described BMW's stance as "opportunistic virtue signaling," while a man named Adam Carter wrote that he would "probably have more respect for BMW if they were just honest and said 'We see the potential to make more money with a rainbow.'"

I’d probably have more respect for BMW if they were just honest and said

“We see the potential to make more money with a rainbow”.
— Adam Carter (@adammcarter) June 2, 2024

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Here are all the NFL teams that haven't virtue signaled for Pride Month



While only less than a third of the NFL's teams have made statements in support of pride month 2024, the sizeable number has certainly garnered fans' attention.

June is the month where companies and corporations make statements affirming their commitment to selling rainbow-colored merchandise and supporting the sexuality of a select number of people. Typically, this is backed by an event and/or the changing of one's company logo to the theme of a kaleidoscope.

No sports team, video game publisher, or department store is safe.

That is until 2024.

Viewers have been clamoring for a sports league that allows them to watch without having players, stadiums, and play surfaces constantly shoving political messaging in their face. At least some NFL teams have seemingly started to listen.

Fans noticed that several football squads had seemingly allowed June 1st to come and go without making a desperate appeal. After lists began circulating of what teams were avoiding pride-related statements, fans started watching intently to see which organizations might change their minds.

As such, the number of franchises not participating has whittled down by a couple teams.

'Football is for everyone.'

As of this publication, nine NFL teams have not changed their public facing profile to a pride-themed logo, have not made a recent public social media post supporting pride initiatives or products, and do not have an easily located page promoting specific ideologies or events on their website. If the pages do exist, they aren't easy to find.

The nine teams are as follows: Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tennessee Titans.

This list is not exhaustive, and is subject to change. In fact, a couple teams were late removals from lists that were circulating just 24 hours prior.

This included the Green Bay Packers who made a "football is for everyone" post on June 4th on X, and turned off the comments.

— (@)

The Lions were also spared from lists, but they chose to promote a line of merchandise on June 1st, noting that the team was "#OnePridewithPride."

The Bills are another team that seemingly had a bit of a back and forth with their marketing executives. Early on June 1st the team posted a transgender-pride themed version of their profile logo on Facebook.

Three days later, after much fanfare in the comment section, the Bills changed their profile picture back to the original logo. This of course both upset and pleased certain people.

The franchise however still has a rather thorough pride page on their website, which includes disturbing links to a site promoting transgender ideology to children, and provides a pronoun chart which includes "Hir" and "Zir," which of course are not real.

Only two teams ran the full gamut by changing their logo, making public posts, and dedicating a web page to their cause: The Los Angeles Chargers and the Minnesota Vikings.

They were among the list of four teams proudly sporting a pride version of their emblem, which also included the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.

Honorable mention goes to the Bears, who as part of their celebrations announced a diversity coaching fellowship.

Also, who can forget the Carolina Panthers, who for the third straight year will feature a man posing as a woman on their cheerleading squad.

Fans need be weary though, because like Target — who recently decided that the sale of their protransgender fashion lines needed to be limited — many organizations prefer to play both sides of politics and never truly back off of their stance. Target still backs organizations that support child gender surgeries, and simply pushed their apparel to be available online.

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BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales exposes 'grooming and indoctrination' at the Dallas Pride all-ages event



Saturday marked the beginning of a month — and in some cases, a season — that LGBT activists across the West have devoted to the capital vice, pride. As in past years, the heart of Texas has not gone untouched by this devotion.

Over the weekend, activists once again took to the streets of Dallas to proudly signal their support for all things non-straight.

The Dallas Pride Committee indicated in its guidebook that this year's festivities were dedicated to transvestites who are supposedly "a visible target for extremists — from the halls of Congress to the state legislatures to the streets."

BlazeTV host and Defend Our Kids: Texas executive director Sara Gonzales went to the Dallas Pride Music Festival to get a better sense of the varieties of agitprop and obscenities Texan activists decided to expose minors to this time around.

The guidebook advertised "age-appropriate entertainment" at the Dallas Pride Music Festival's so-called Teen Pride and Family Pride Zone.

'There was no 'adults only' area — all the graphic content I captured was from the main event.'

Teen Pride subjected teens 13 and older to transvestite performers in highly sexualized costumes, "a dedicated area for Trans services and organization," and "empowerment discussions by Trust the Process" — a panel discussion centered on encouraging confused children to disassociate with their respective biological realities.

"The entire festival was billed as 'family friendly,' including the parade in which the announcer called people 'sluts' and made jokes about male genitalia," Gonzales told Blaze News. "There was no 'adults only' area — all the graphic content I captured was from the main event, where children were present and welcomed."

Gonzales shared footage of the supposedly family-friendly festivities on her show, "Sara Gonzales Unfiltered," as well as on X, revealing kids were exposed to various degrees of vulgarity and sexualized exhibitions.

The amplified voice of a speaker at the festival can be heard in the video saying, "Where are my bisexuals? They're not really bisexual. They're just sluts."

Later in the video, an event speaker says to the all-ages crowd, "Oh, Cox Automotive," referencing a DEI-captive company apparently advertised nearby. "Cox. Well, you're in good company. Except for the ladies who are a little grossed out by that."

Gonzales also captured images of children and families ambling by LGBT merchandise and banners emblazoned with the words, "Boo, you whore!"; "Is dick a carb?"; "F*** you"; "over worked & under f***ed"; "you my friends should have been swallowed"; "p***y power"; and "Slut." There was, of course, also LGBT activist apparel targeted at children, including rainbow "Paw Patrol" gear and transvestite flag T-shirts.

'Because it's not family friendly. It's not even adult friendly.'

Gonzales told Blaze News that the "overwhelming majority of children were attending the event with what appeared to be single mothers."

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"You know what's so funny?" Gonzales said on her BlazeTV show. "Every time I go, I'm like, 'I hate going to this.' I feel like I need an exorcism every time I leave. ... I don't understand how they can get away with saying this is 'family-friendly.' I go to the family friendly festivals. I go to them. I have never once seen any of this. None of it. None of it."

"I have never seen flags that say, 'P***y power.' Sorry, edit. Yeah, you're going to have to mute that," continued Gonzales. "You know why? Because it's not family friendly. It's not even adult friendly. I've never been to an all-ages family-friendly festival that has fans with the c-word on it or people dressed like that."

Minnesota state Rep. Walter Hudson (R) said in response to Gonzales' video, "It's 'family friendly' because, like with so many things, they've appropriated the word, changed its definition, and smuggled in the substitute without telling you. To them, 'family' means queer. So, they're just saying queer-friendly. It's that simple."

BlazeTV host Steve Deace responded with an illustration of Carthaginian child sacrifice.

Christin Bentley, Texas state Republican executive committeewoman for Senate District 1, noted, "If you think this is 'family friendly' ... you're a degenerate."

"The LGBT festivals happening across the country this month are just a reminder of how far society has degraded," Gonzales told Blaze News. "What was once unthinkable to bring children to participate in is now celebrated by the left. There is nothing else to call it other than grooming and indoctrination — and quite frankly, child abuse."

Defend Our Kids: Texas, the initiative Gonzales helms, is actively working to stop the sexualization of children in the Lone Star State, "whether it be from drag story hour for toddlers or pornographic literature in school libraries."

Gonzales emphasized that "our children are under attack."

'The quicker they can poison young minds, the more chaos they can create within the family unit.'

"While we were largely successful last session in getting several critical bills passed, there is more work to be done to ensure Texas children are free from the exploitation and sexualization from adults — whether it be parents, teachers, Pride parades, or otherwise."

The BlazeTV host indicated that the Pride-themed campaign underway is "straight out of the Communist Manifesto: a move to destroy the nuclear family."

"The quicker they can poison young minds, the more chaos they can create within the family unit," said Gonzales. "They very much want your children, and they've said as much. It is up to us to be vigilant and stop it."

While the Biden administration and corporations nationwide continue to lean into their respective pride devotions, it appears the general public is fast losing its appetite for the LGBT agenda.

After interviewing over 22,000 American adults for its so-called American Values Atlas last year, the Public Religion Research Institute found that support for LGBT policies had dropped for the first time. PBS News reported that support for homosexual "marriage" dropped by 2 percentage points; support for nondiscrimination protections dropped by 4 points; and opposition to Americans refusing services based on their deeply held religious convictions dropped 5 points.

In Canada, where the Trudeau government celebrates "Pride Season," a recent Ipsos survey indicated there were "precipitous drops" in support for so-called LGBT rights. Support for overt displays of sexual preferences and so-called gender identity dropped by 12% since 2021.

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