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   To many Americans, gay pride month is about giving due recognition   
   to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons and queers   
   (LGBTQ). These are Americans who have been marginalized because of   
   their status and are seeking an end to it. To be sure, there is near   
   unanimity that bullying of any kind is unacceptable and that unjust   
   discrimination should not be tolerated. Beyond that, the issue gets   
   thorny, though there is a reluctance on the part of elites to admit   
   it.   
      
   Today more than ever before, gay activists have succeeded in gaining   
   the support of a large swath of government officials and an even   
   bigger slice of corporate America. It is not an exaggeration to say   
   that these key decision-makers see no reason to tap the brakes on   
   any issue of importance to the LGBTQ community. To that extent, the   
   gay rights movement has been a stunning success.   
      
   The Biden administration is leading the way, offering full-throated   
   support to gay pride month. For example, the U.S. Embassy to the   
   Vatican is flying a gay rainbow flag, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi   
   is front and center celebrating the "beauty, bravery, and vibrancy"   
   of this movement.   
      
   Similarly, corporate America has signed on to gay pride month in a   
   way that is startling. The biggest banks, department stores,   
   airlines, professional sports teams, liquor and beer companies,   
   hotel chains, TV networks, newspapers, tech companies, and   
   pharmaceutical houses are all on board without reservation. There's   
   the rub—without reservation.   
      
   It is one thing to recognize the equal dignity of all Americans—this   
   is a staple of Catholic teachings—independent of their sexual   
   orientation; it is quite another to endorse everything associated   
   with the gay pride agenda.   
      
   For example, why is it necessary for those elites who want to show   
   respect for LGBTQ people to remain silent about the child abuse that   
   is taking place in the name of gay pride? To be specific, anyone who   
   sanctions sex transitioning for minors is promoting child abuse,   
   whether it is intentional or not. Most teens who express a desire to   
   transition will change their mind if given time. Moreover, hormone   
   blockers are irreversible and the next step is sex reassignment   
   surgery. From what we know, the results, in terms of wellbeing, are   
   not auspicious.   
      
   Another issue that must be addressed is a close look at who the   
   founders of the gay rights movement were and what they stood for.   
   Their profile is not inspiring.   
      
   Harry Hay is regarded by many as the founder of the gay rights   
   movement. He not only endorsed adults having sex with minors; he   
   said the young men would love it.   
      
   "If the parents and friends of gays are truly friends of gays," he   
   said, "they would know from their gay kids that the relationship   
   with an older man is precisely what thirteen, fourteen, and   
   fifteen-year-old kids need more than anything else in the world."   
      
   He was also a supporter of NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love   
   Association), the gay pedophile group.   
      
   Brenda Howard is responsible for the first gay pride march held in   
   1970. Known as the "Mother of Pride," the bisexual was a devotee of   
   sadomasochism, bondage, and polyamorous relationships. Gilbert Baker   
   created the rainbow flag. He was an anti-Catholic bigot drag queen   
   who went by the name "Busty Ross," a play on Betsy Ross.   
      
   Allen Ginsburg is known as among the first intellectuals associated   
   with the modern gay rights movement. He was a strong defender of   
   NAMBLA, the organization committed to normalizing child molestation.   
   Larry Kramer founded ACT-UP, some of whose members crashed St.   
   Patrick's Cathedral during a Sunday Mass and spat the Eucharist on   
   the floor; he was also a NAMBLA advocate. Harvey Milk, the famous   
   San Francisco activist and politician, was heralded by President   
   Obama. According to the gay author Randy Shilts, who wrote a book   
   about him, Milk also had sex with minors.   
      
   Last year, statues of iconic Americans were destroyed by urban   
   anarchists. Every effort was made to eradicate historic figures from   
   American history texts and annual celebrations in their name came   
   under fierce attack. The elites, almost without exception, stood by   
   and watched; some applauded.   
      
   If these Americans are worthy of being scrubbed from our history,   
   why should those who founded the gay rights movement not be excised   
   as well?   
      
   Make no mistake about it, the Catholic League is opposed to   
   censoring American history, regardless of the profile of those who   
   shaped it. Ditto for those who crafted the gay pride movement. Even   
   seriously flawed persons are capable of making notable public   
   achievements. And judging those who lived long ago by today's   
   standards smacks of ethnocentrism.   
      
      
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