Transgender Movement Uses Victim Rhetoric at the Massachusetts State House

 

Transgender movement re-packaging their “victim” rhetoric to fight against new laws to protect children

“Transgender Day of Visibility” celebrated at Massachusetts State House with speeches by powerful politicians and activists condemning “attacks”

Claims their “right” to push agenda into schools and society overrules parents and social dissent

A big question: Are conservatives bold enough to push back?

April 5, 2025

 Not surprisingly, the "Transgender Day of Visibility" attracted a lot of press to the Massachusetts State House on March 31. [All photos by MassResistance except where noted.]

The transgender movement and their allies are angry that their agenda across the country is losing ground. Their full-court strategy – reiterated on this past Monday’s “Transgender Day of Visibility” – is to claim as loudly as possible that they are being attacked.

 One of the "militant" posts advertising the event.

Americans have had enough of the transgender agenda, particularly targeting children. We’re all familiar with the trans outrages, including:

• Radical gender ideology in nearly every grade
• Transgender-themed library books and other material
• Secret transgender “counseling” of confused children
• Organized school events (GLSEN, GSA, etc.) in schools pushing “gender” propaganda
• Children encouraged to wear opposite-sex clothes to school
• Schools hiding name and “gender” changes from parents
• Boys playing girls’ sports and using girls’ showers and restrooms
• Ghoulish irreversible hormone treatments and medical “sex-change” surgeries on minors

Recently, several states have passed laws (or have filed this bills term) to ban many of these outrages. And President Trump’s executive orders forbid “gender ideology,” boys in girls’ sports, and related propaganda in the schools receiving federal aid.

In addition, the Trump administration is derailing the transgender agenda across the federal government: in the military, in government documents (such as passports), in prisons, and in the massive NGO funding. His executive orders specifically state that there are only “two genders.”

To oppose any such pushback, the LGBT movement has declared March 31 of every year to be “International Transgender Day of Visibility.”

This year there was a special “Transgender Visibility” press event at the Massachusetts State House – where some of the earliest radical transgender legislation was passed (though MassResistance stalled much of it for years). And naturally, MassResistance was there to cover it.

 It was more like a press conference than a "rally." It appears that they purposely scheduled the event for a relatively small area of the State House so it would look crowded!

 The left-wing press ate it up!

As “transgenderism” becomes less popular as a legitimate cause across the country, the far-left cabal of Massachusetts politicians is more on board than ever. Boston recently declared itself a “sanctuary city for transgender individuals.” Even the Republican lawmakers pretty much march lockstep with the LGBT agenda.

Doubling down on their message of victimization

The big problem, of course, is that trans activists can’t escape their own groupthink and credibly defend any of the horrible things (listed above) that are enraging people across the country.

So this year, the only response they could concoct was to double down on their routine narrative - and claim they are still the “victims.”

Thus, at the March 31 Massachusetts State House event they ranted that the current political climate is “increasingly dangerous for transgender and nonbinary people across the country” and seeks to "criminalize any trans existence." They declared that they are being personally attacked – and being “erased” from society. This also fits their call to be “out and proud” everywhere and be accepted as normal.

The main speakers were the Senate President Karen Spilka, Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, and anti-parent “gay” State Senator Julian Cyr, a vocal member of the Legislature’s obnoxious “LGBTQ+ caucus” – along with other prominent “transgender” supporters.

Spilka told the group that whatever happens across the country, "You will always have a home in Massachusetts. We see you, we celebrate you, we stand with you, and we will always fight for you."

 Senate President Karen Spilka speaks to the event. [Photo: State House News Service]

Spilka reiterated her stand to quash all pro-family legislation before it can be voted on. She said that there are over 400 “anti-LGBTQ bills” filed in legislatures around the country this year, including a few filed in Massachusetts. "But let me be clear, not a single bill that attacks the hard-won rights of this community will make it through the doors of the Massachusetts Senate."

Driscoll blustered that "these are the worst threats we've ever seen."

 Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll rants on

 "Out and proud" State Sen. Julian Cyr

Although this event was widely publicized on LGBT websites, only a handful of obvious transgender individuals showed up. The small crowd seemed to be mostly politicians, regular leftist activists, and members of the press. (One might observe that transgenders are so emotionally dysfunctional that they’re less likely to get involved in their own political causes.)

 There were a few obvious transgenders. We were expecting more flamboyance!

 This man has dressed as a woman for decades while helping run various state-supported youth "pride" groups in Massachusetts.

Final thoughts

Since the early 1990s, unlike most of the rest of the country, Massachusetts has been a willing target of the transgender movement. Trans activists have helped lead government-sponsored youth activities, Boston hospitals have pioneered “gender transition” treatments, and schools have been given anti-parent transgender policies. In 2022, Massachusetts passed a law banning lawsuits against clinics  giving “gender affirming” procedures to children.

 As far back as 2008, the transgender movement has openly (and with taxpayer money) infiltrated schools and youth organizations in Massachusetts. This is a scene from the state-sponsored annual Youth Pride event.

A big reason why this movement can be so aggressive is that most conservatives are too cowardly to take them on directly. People will complain about “men in women’s sports” and occasionally offer some medical facts to contradict the trans agenda. But sadly, most parents of schoolchildren are afraid to go further. And that only prolongs the tragedy. Many times, MassResistance has been all alone in boldly speaking the truth and taking action publicly.

What is missing in this movement is a forceful denial of any reality behind “gender identities.” There are only male and female humans. Deal with it.

   

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Sad Day in Torrance: Creepy Pat Endorses Sellout Sharon for Mayor

It's official.

Sell-out Sharon Kalani has completed her course, sold whatever integrity she claimed to have, and has given into the spendthrift, business-as-usual political class which has defined Torrance politics for far too long.

What exactly is her beef with Mayor George Chen? Easy: Jean Adelsman doesn't like him. It's that simple. I thought elected officials were supposed to represent the needs of all residents, not just kowtow to the bitterness of a select few ...

I understand why this is happening. Sell-out Sharon wants to be liked. She doesn't want people to say mean things about her, and she wants to fit in without causing a great deal of conflict.

But leadership is about making choices, and choices are going to have outcomes or take directions which some people simply will not like.

Sell-out Sharon doesn't lead. She follows, she does what she is told, and she gets a pat on the head for her efforts.

She gets lots of kudos and nice remarks from "Take Back Torrance." She cares what a couple of angry liberals think, even though other liberal-leaning voters in the city were furious with Dishonest Jean for pushing a failed recall effort against Councilman Mattucci.

Bitterness is the norm for the political "Establishment" in the city, and this bitterness looks for politicians who are easy to control.

Enter Sharon Kalani. I never thought I would see such a total reversal in moral standing.

And to make matters worse, the city's worst mayor, Pat Furey, has lined up behind her.

Creepy, corrupt, abusive, incompetent former mayor Pat Furey endorses Sharon Kalani.

He also calls her a friend. Who would want to be a friend of his?

These facts alone should turn everyone away from voting for this woman.

Many residents complained to me about "Creepy Pat." He was rude, abusive, dishonest with the Torrance public during his tenure. He brought a lot of conflict to the city. He colluded with a PAC to get elected, and he sold out our Ambulance service to McCormick. He couldn't maintain order in the city council chambers when left-wing activists repeatedly took over the meetings to support black thug Christopher Cowboy Mitchell. He threw residents out of the city council chambers just for speaking their minds, but he would allow hateful black supremacist bigots to shut down the city council meetings. This is leadership that Torrance can trust?

But Pat Furey served two terms, some will counter. Only because two Republicans split the vote in those elections. Creepy Pat never had a majority of the city behind him. It sure looks like Sharon won't have a majority of the city behind her, either, if these are the best endorsements she can muster.