Once Maria started getting involved in the school system in Arlington, VA she tried to hear the other side of the story. She would invite pro-transgender parents out to coffee, or just try to ask them questions and really get a better sense of what they were going through and what was gong on. But they all refused. They’d say things like, “Oh, I know who you are” and not even give her the time of day. That piqued her interest because usually if you offer an olive branch to someone, they’ll take it and try to talk to you. Unless, of course, they’re in a cult. Maria discusses with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse why the transgender ideology is a cult and how you can help people who are caught in the transgender cult leave.
Maria Keffler is a co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, which helps individuals, families, churches, and organizations navigate gender ideology. Ms. Keffler is also a co-founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, a watchdog group in Arlington, VA, which works to safeguard parents’ rights and children’s safety in public education. An author, speaker, and teacher with a background in educational psychology, Ms. Keffler has fought to protect children from unethical activism and dangerous policies around sexuality and transgender ideology since 2018. She lives in Arlington, Virginia (USA), with her husband and three teenage children.
Maria Keffler and Erin Brewer were the recipients of the Ruth Institute’s 2022 Activist of the Year award at our Summit for the Survivors of the Sexual Revolution. You can watch some of Maria’s speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi5evONLeyc and the full video on Locals: https://theruthinstitute.locals.com/post/3237993/trans-ideology-maria-keffler-5th-summit-for-survivors
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Advocates Protecting Children: https://www.advocatesprotectingchildren.org/
Marketing to Trans Kids – Retail to Therapy | Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on the Dr. J Show episode 233: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HEfkH7iDag
School Counselors Transing Children | Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on The Dr J Show ep. 194: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmUhh5vp3po
Transgender Medicine and Therapy Failed Her: Chloe Cole on The Dr J Show ep. 196: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWk-fZviGY
Doing a 180 after Transitioning | Daisy Strongin on the Dr. J Show ep 237: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5LZ8lQlxwg
Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
03:13 – Getting involved after learning school are hiding things from parents
06:47 – Advocates Protecting Children
09:49 – Desist, Detrans, & Detox and video podcasts
14:18 – Transgender is a cult identity
20:19 – Stages of development
24:32 – Walking away from the cult
28:32 – Conversations
34:17 – Parents: give yourself a break. This is not your fault.
39:44 – Sample of discussions
42:37 – Making a plan to deprogram you child with love
50:00 – The trans impact on the family
56:30 – Online influences
01:01:00 – Grooming
01:04:28 – Final words
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Jennifer Roback Morse has a Ph.D. in economics and has taught at Yale and George Mason University. She is the author of The Sexual State and Love and Economics – It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.
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