Because 'Moms for Hate' Just Doesn't Have the Same Ring | Opinion
newsweek.comMoms for Liberty chapter in California, recently accosted several drag queens in the lobby of a hotel while she was on vacation in Hawaii.
In a video of the encounter that went viral, Bourne angrily confronted the drag queens, asked for their names, interrogated them about their personal appearance, expressed concern that they might influence her son to wear make-up and "grow fake boobs," and asked hotel staff to call the police.This Moms for Liberty chair wanted to call the police because there were men wearing dresses in a hotel lobby.
While her animated objection to the presence of gender non-conformity has been ridiculed online as "unhinged," Bourne's behavior is consistent with the underlying principles of Moms for Liberty.Moms for Liberty is a right-wing "parental rights" organization that wants to restrict instruction about gender and sexuality in American public schools.
They particularly object to policies that affirm (or, as they say, "groom") transgender identities. While they assert that "there is no right way for a child to be a boy or a girl," the theoretical foundation of their anti-trans activism suggests otherwise.
