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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Lee, who was just a mom minding her own beeswax, like,

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<v Speaker 1>not trying to cause a problem, just you know, going

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<v Speaker 1>about life, and things started to She started to find

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<v Speaker 1>out things about stuff that was being kept from parents

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<v Speaker 1>by the school district and sort of the infiltration of

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<v Speaker 1>gender ideology to our kids, and it made Aaronly a

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<v Speaker 1>warrior for kids. And Aaron joins me now to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about you know, Aaron, I feel like saying, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you doing now?

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<v Speaker 2>Erin?

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<v Speaker 1>Because there's always something new, isn't there?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having me many I'm down a rabbit hole

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<v Speaker 2>that has no end with what's going on in the

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<v Speaker 2>public school district.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, for me, it started with a personal story.

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<v Speaker 2>I was minding my own business like most parents, and

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<v Speaker 2>they came from my little girl, my twelve year old

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<v Speaker 2>daughter in a secret gender and sex club that they

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<v Speaker 2>told her was an art club where they brought in

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<v Speaker 2>outside predators from our community who still harass my daughter

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<v Speaker 2>today three years later, and taught her things like if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not comfortable in your body, that means you're trands

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<v Speaker 2>and if you don't know who you're sexually attracted to,

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<v Speaker 2>that means you're queer.

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<v Speaker 3>They taught her about Pollyamory how.

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<v Speaker 2>To access puberty blockers, and reiterated over and over that

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<v Speaker 2>parents aren't safe and we're one of the lucky families

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<v Speaker 2>that found out this was happening and was able to

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<v Speaker 2>help our daughter through the confusion, although it took about

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<v Speaker 2>a year to heal her from what they had done

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<v Speaker 2>to her. But that woke me up and as I

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<v Speaker 2>started to pay attention. Like I said, it's a rabbit

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<v Speaker 2>hole that has no end. I mean, there are very

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<v Speaker 2>bad things happening in our public schools. And so now

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<v Speaker 2>I'm founding the alarm and fighting back with law fair

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, by exposing other family stories who've been

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<v Speaker 2>through what we have, because it's a very pervasive issue.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's shocking to me when I hear stories like

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<v Speaker 1>the one of your daughter. I am still shocked because

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<v Speaker 1>I know so many public school teachers, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>that for the ones that I know and the ones

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<v Speaker 1>that I've interacted with throughout my daughter's career, these are

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<v Speaker 1>people who went into teaching because they love kids, they

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<v Speaker 1>liked being if, they like helping children and things of

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<v Speaker 1>that nature. And to see the speed with which some

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<v Speaker 1>of those people with a helping heart have just turned

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<v Speaker 1>to inserting themselves in between students and parents. Is alarming

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<v Speaker 1>to me, and I'm not sure how you put that

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<v Speaker 1>genie back in the bottle.

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<v Speaker 2>A lesser known fact about me, my undergrad is elementary education,

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<v Speaker 2>and I spent two years as a teacher. And when

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<v Speaker 2>this incident happened with my daughter, I should also mention

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<v Speaker 2>I was a liberal voter. I was a moderate, but

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<v Speaker 2>I voted for Polus, I voted for Biden. And then

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<v Speaker 2>this thing happened, and it became personal, and I started

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<v Speaker 2>to really dig into this ideology, and I firmly believe

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<v Speaker 2>that we've pandered to human kindness.

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<v Speaker 3>That yes, most teachers are good people, but just as

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<v Speaker 3>I was taught.

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<v Speaker 2>At university, that this is the right kind thing to do,

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<v Speaker 2>that if a child tells you their identity, you embrace it.

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<v Speaker 3>If they ask you to keep it a secret, you

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<v Speaker 3>keep secrets. This is what our.

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<v Speaker 2>Teachers are being taught when they're going to school to

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<v Speaker 2>become teachers.

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<v Speaker 3>And most of them are not bad people.

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<v Speaker 2>They're good people stuck in a very very broken system

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<v Speaker 2>from the top down.

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<v Speaker 1>So does that have to I'm glad you brought up

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<v Speaker 1>the colleges, the education colleges, they tend to be the

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<v Speaker 1>most liberal slash progressive. In any university setting. You're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have a disproportionate number of women, and you will

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<v Speaker 1>have a very politically active sort of person that is

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<v Speaker 1>now going through the schools of education. Is that where

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<v Speaker 1>we need to start? And how do you even address that?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, as I dug in, we didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>here overnight. Our education system has been infiltrated for decades,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, we need to look at the university system.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a huge advocate for not putting your kids in

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<v Speaker 2>traditional government schools. I mean, clearly my rights were violated,

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<v Speaker 2>my child was harmed, and then I was vilified for

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<v Speaker 2>speaking up about it. And like I said, as I

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<v Speaker 2>dug in, I realized it's a very broken system.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I tell parents, start with the fact that sixty.

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<v Speaker 2>Percent of Colorado kids cannot read or do math YEP

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<v Speaker 2>at grade level. And we wonder why because we're focusing

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<v Speaker 2>on mental health and social emotional learning and comprehensive sex

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<v Speaker 2>ed and all these other areas that aren't helping them

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<v Speaker 2>be successful academically. So that should have been my first

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<v Speaker 2>red flag as a parent. That most kids are not

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<v Speaker 2>even meeting grade level.

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<v Speaker 3>For basic studies. It's an issue.

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<v Speaker 1>I might have a fifteen year old daughter and she's

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<v Speaker 1>in a public high school and she loves it and

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<v Speaker 1>she's doing really well there, but all of her friends

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<v Speaker 1>sit around, they sit around, when they talk, they sit

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<v Speaker 1>around and diagnose everybody else's mental disorders, Like we have

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<v Speaker 1>focused on mental health, where they think any bump in

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<v Speaker 1>the road is a diagnosis. You know what I'm saying, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh you're sad, that's a diagnosis. Oh you're angry, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a diagnosis. Oh that person is a jerk. There's a diagnosis.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm thinking, what if we've done to these kids

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<v Speaker 1>erin We weren't thinking about that stuff when we were kids,

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<v Speaker 1>and now it's all these kids are talking about. It's crazy, and.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just at the individual school level. So last

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<v Speaker 2>year I fought against a bill ten oh three that

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<v Speaker 2>is now law that mandates mental health screenings for all.

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<v Speaker 3>Six through twelfth graders. The results go to the school,

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<v Speaker 3>not the parents, and.

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<v Speaker 2>If a child is deemed high risk, they get sent

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<v Speaker 2>to the state's mental health counseling program. I matter where

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<v Speaker 2>all of the counselors are LGBTQ affirming and sex work

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<v Speaker 2>positive as I found out when I took the assessment

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<v Speaker 2>myself and was deemed high risk, which tells me everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>deemed high risk.

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<v Speaker 3>So were these directives.

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<v Speaker 2>Are being pushed down from the state level that's now

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<v Speaker 2>mandatory in all schools. And I don't know if you've

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<v Speaker 2>looked at the first grade curriculum that's now part of

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<v Speaker 2>the new social studies stances, but we're teaching first.

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<v Speaker 3>Graders about Harvey Milk and sex work.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, well, what's interesting and when the sex work thing

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<v Speaker 1>is the one that got me in the first grade standards, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Because anybody that's ever had a first grader in their

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<v Speaker 1>life knows that when you say something like and they

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<v Speaker 1>know that trans Because the portion of the first grade

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<v Speaker 1>social studies curriculum that we're talking about says that the

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<v Speaker 1>two men who were they were just drag queens. They

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<v Speaker 1>were not transpeople. They were just drag queens. They also

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<v Speaker 1>ran a boy's sex ring out of their apartment because

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<v Speaker 1>they would find these confused gay kids on the street

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<v Speaker 1>and then they would exploit them. And in this first

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<v Speaker 1>grade social studies unit, it says that they would take

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<v Speaker 1>these boys in because trans kids often turned to sex work. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you've ever had a six year old, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what's going to happen. Next, question number one, what's a

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<v Speaker 1>trans kid? Question number two? What sex work? How do

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<v Speaker 1>you explain that to a six year old in an

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<v Speaker 1>age appropriate manner?

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<v Speaker 3>How do you do that? My daughter in first grade

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to be a unicorn.

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<v Speaker 2>Kids clearly at that age are not capable of comprehending

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<v Speaker 2>these concepts. And I'm a firm believer it's not really

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<v Speaker 2>the public school's business to be teaching any child about

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<v Speaker 2>sex work at any age, but it's certainly not appropriate

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<v Speaker 2>for six and seven year olds. And you know, parents

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<v Speaker 2>like me showed up at the State Board of Ed

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<v Speaker 2>and we tried to push these standards up to fourth grade,

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<v Speaker 2>where it seems more appropriate, But the State Board of

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<v Speaker 2>Ed voted to start them in first grade, which is

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<v Speaker 2>six and seven years old. And this is in his

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<v Speaker 2>history in Civics class. Now, for example, there's a lesson

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<v Speaker 2>about Jared Polis being the first.

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<v Speaker 3>Openly gay governor.

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<v Speaker 2>Why wouldn't we talk about Jared Polis's accomplishments and it's

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<v Speaker 2>okay to talk about its accomplishments, but it's not appropriate

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about his.

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<v Speaker 3>Sexual orientation with six year olds.

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<v Speaker 2>Their brains are just not fully developed in a way

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<v Speaker 2>that can comprehend these subjects the way they're being presented

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<v Speaker 2>now as a state mandate, It's not optional.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, either.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Lee is going to be part of the incredible

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<v Speaker 1>speakers lineup at the Stop the War on Children rally

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<v Speaker 1>put together by Gays Against and so many other organizations

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<v Speaker 1>are now doing these all over the country, and the

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<v Speaker 1>speakers include Aaron. She's going to speak, Janette Cooper is

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<v Speaker 1>going to share her thoughts on gender affirming care in

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<v Speaker 1>the industry behind it. Jennifer Say, who was also on

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<v Speaker 1>this show, is going to be speaking there, along with

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<v Speaker 1>many many other including Lady Maga, who we interviewed last week,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is dynamite. He is just so, so so good.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all happening at ten am. What do you guys

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<v Speaker 1>hope you're participating? Aaron, what is your hope for this rally?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>My hope is that it continues to bring people together.

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<v Speaker 2>I so appreciate you platforming Gays against Groomers. They are

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<v Speaker 2>such an amazing organization who has demonstrated real DEI right,

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<v Speaker 2>where it doesn't matter what side of the political spectrum,

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<v Speaker 2>or your sexual orientation or your religion, we all agree

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<v Speaker 2>that a men aren't women, and that parents shouldn't be

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<v Speaker 2>lied to and children shouldn't be mutilated in the name

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<v Speaker 2>of gender ideology.

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<v Speaker 3>These are not radical concepts.

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<v Speaker 2>And what's so great about GAG and about my organization

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<v Speaker 2>Protect Kids Colorado that I co founded, is that we

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<v Speaker 2>want to bring people together from all different areas and

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<v Speaker 2>backgrounds on these very common sense issues. So my hope

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<v Speaker 2>is that people from all sides of the spectrum will

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<v Speaker 2>come out to this event and see that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're all very different, but we are unified on these issues.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Lee, I appreciate your time today. I appreciate you

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<v Speaker 1>just continuing to relentlessly do what you do because I

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<v Speaker 1>do think that more parents are starting to be aware

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<v Speaker 1>and are awake, but they still need a little more

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<v Speaker 1>courage in some respects. So your organization, this rally Gaze

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<v Speaker 1>against Groomers, I hope, continues to give people the courage

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<v Speaker 1>to stand up and say these things are not real,

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<v Speaker 1>and we cannot allow men in girls' bathrooms and boys

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<v Speaker 1>in girls sports and all of the craziness that is

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be normalized in our society now, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't get it.

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate your time today.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Mandy. All Right, that is Aaron Lee