A number of prominent companies sponsor the San Diego LGBT Community Center, which hosts weekly events and provides information to parents on how to get referrals for gender reassignment therapy for children as young as 10.
Each week at the San Diego LGBT Community Center,Exchange meeting“and”gender identity groupThe center serves children ages 10 to 13, where workers can provide parents with information about how to get their child referred for hormone replacement therapy, according to the center's website. It is said that minors will be given “items that affirm their gender.'' Such activities are made possible by a large list of people. corporate sponsor It supports community centers such as Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Apple, Costco, US Bank, beer giant MillerCoors, Walgreens, Qualcomm, and Wells Fargo.
The event, aimed at elementary and middle school students, also includes time to “dispose of sharps” items such as needles and pick up “sexual health supplies.” The San Diego LGBT Community Center's website initially did not state that parental permission was required for hormone replacement therapy referrals. Archive version Web page show. However, the center updated the language after the Daily Caller News Foundation contacted corporate sponsors. (Related: Biden's HHS promotes child gender reassignment while funding research on potential transgender health risks)
According to the San Diego LGBT Community Center's website, “As a corporate partner, you will have access to our full range of marketing and branding opportunities while aligning your brand with the values that make the Center special.” The center would like to thank the many businesses for their “great support.”[ing] LGBTQ community. ”
The companies that sponsor the San Diego LGBT Community Center did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The LGBT Center's Gender Identity Group is described as a “peer-led group for young people who are exploring, questioning, and curious about their gender identity and expression'' for children ages 10 to 13. I am. The event will be held Tuesday from 5-5 p.m. Clinician-led sessions will be held at 6.30pm and 6.30pm.
In addition to groups for children ages 10 to 13, the LGBT Center hosts similar events for children ages 14 to 18. According to Go to that website.
A drag queen high-fives a child at the 2023 WeHo Pride Parade in West Hollywood. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
In addition to corporate sponsorships, tax dollars also support the San Diego LGBT Community Center. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has donated more than $2.5 million to the San Diego LGBT Community Center for various public health programs and federal spending records. show.
Working with the transgender movement has traditionally come at significant costs for companies. It's worth noting that Anheuser-Busch saw a significant drop in sales for its Bud Light brand after the company partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote its beer in a series of videos.
Bud Light lost its spot as America's best-selling beer after a consumer boycott over its partnership with Mulvaney saw sales decline by nearly 30%. Two Anheuser-Busch marketing executives have been placed on leave and no longer work for the brand in the wake of the controversy, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller.
The San Diego LGBT Community Center and HHS did not respond to DCNF's requests for comment.
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