Washington, D.C., used taxpayer dollars that were earmarked to end gun violence to award a $50,000 grant to an LGBTQ organization instead.
On the grant application, it was indicated that the funds would be used to “End Gun Violence” and place “All Students on Pathways to Success,” according to Townhall.
However, the funds were reportedly used to push transgenderism on children, creating an LGBTQ after-school program on Captial Hill, with age groups divided into “Unicorns” (6-9) and “Rainbows” (10-13), reported Townhall in an in-depth investigation.
SMYAL boasted on its grant application that this program, called “Little SMYALs,” was a one-of-a-kind opportunity for children in those age groups.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs awarded the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) the maximum grant amount for FY2024, per Townhall.
SMYAL submitted a performance review halfway through the fiscal year that touted how the program helped convince an 8-year-old girl to identify as a boy. The group claimed the girl, who changed her identity to “Daniel,” was initially afraid to attend the LGBTQ youth center but eventually was “begging to stay longer,” per the narrative report from the Mayor’s Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs.
SMYAL and the mayor’s office did not respond to The Dallas Express‘ request for comment.
One of the program managers, Taryn “Ty” Kitchen, is a transgender man and a self-described “non-binary educator,” per Townhall. Kitchen claimed to have “overheard Daniel tell his mom off-handedly that he was a boy.”
SMYAL described in the grant report that Kitchen then helped the child with “his desire to come out, use he/him pronouns, and start altering his gender expression by cutting his hair,” per Townhall.
“He also shared his fear that his classmates, teachers, and community might question these decisions,” the report stated, per Townhall. “Ty coached him through these fears, and he left feeling ready to start these conversations with his family.”
The child then “came out” to her class as transgender.
“But Daniel didn’t stop there!” wrote SMYAL with excitement. The report continued: “He went on to do the same with three other classes. By finding the safety and community to truly embody his authentic self, Daniel — as a child under nine years of age — felt empowered to step into a leadership role at his school, and help make it a better, safer place for himself, and other trans kids to follow.”
The Little SMYALs program hosts 60 families free of charge. It includes a weekly virtual meeting and bimonthly in-person events. Specific events include a “Pronouns Party,” “Gender-Expansive Clothing,” and a “Drag-tastic Dress Up” at The Kennedy Center.
The program took participating children to the annual Trans Pride fair, which included events such as “Navigating Top Surgery as a Transmasc Person of Color in an Ongoing Pandemic,” “Sex Work 101,” and “Trans Kink 101,” reported Townhall.
SMYAL boasted in a grant document that it hosted children on its Capitol Pride Parade float, per Townhall.
“Many families shared how meaningful it was to see their child celebrated and cheered for in this space, by such a huge crowd,” the group wrote, per Townhall.
SMYAL spent 70% of the grant funds on wages, Townhall reported. Kitchen received $12,000 through the grant. The taxpayer funds boosted the group’s employee benefits, such as unemployment, paid family leave, medical insurance, and retirement.
Athen White, SMYAL’s youth development and community engagement director, received $8,000 of the grant funds. Per Townhall, she introduced President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Elton John’s 2022 concert on the White House lawn.
“Athen, leaders like you are helping the next generation live an authentic voice,” Biden said in his remarks at the event, reported Townhall. “And I want to thank you very much for introducing me.”
White’s successor, Rebecca York, participated in a virtual White House event on “Transgender Equality.”
SMYAL also received more than $500,000 in grant money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency aimed to combat anti-LGBTQ violence in schools.
