Articles, Posts and Podcasts Regarding Transgender Membership
Compiled by Rebecca Rothnie
7/26/2023 | Newsweek | Daughters of the American Revolution Members Quit Over Transgender Fears by Maura Zurick: https://www.newsweek.com/daughters-american-revolution-must-accept-transgender-members-1815641
7/26/2023 | The Daily Signal | Daughters of the American Revolution Revolt Against Inclusion of Biological Men by Mary Margaret Olohan: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/07/26/daughters-american-revolution-faces-revolt-resignations-new-policy-admitting-biological-men/ and https://www.wnd.com/2023/07/daughters-american-revolution-faces-revolt-resignations-admitting-biological-men/
8/18/2023 | The Federalist | DAR Patriots Fight To Defend Historic Women’s Society From Men Pretending To Be Ladies by Judy Lindsay: https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/18/dar-patriots-fight-to-defend-historic-womens-society-from-men-pretending-to-be-ladies/
9/23/2023 | The Western Journal | Daughters of the American Revolution Causes Revolt by Allowing Transgender Members by Dwight Stone: https://www.westernjournal.com/daughters-american-revolution-causes-revolt-allowing-transgender-members/
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10/11/2023 | Cowboy State Daily | Cheyenne DAR Members Fight National Organization For Allowing Transgender Women by Leo Wolfson: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/10/11/cheyenne-chapter-at-center-of-national-dar-transgender-controversy/
10/12/2023 | The Federalist | Men Who Identify As Women Are Now Eligible For Membership In Daughters Of The American Revolution by Rebeka Zeljko: https://thefederalist.com/2023/10/12/men-who-identify-as-women-are-now-eligible-for-membership-in-daughters-of-the-american-revolution/
10/31/2023 | Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus | Gruenhagen: Biological men in the Daughters of the American Revolution? by Senator Glenn Gruenhagen: https://www.mnsenaterepublicans.com/gruenhagen-biological-men-in-the-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-2/
1/8/2024 | Washingtonian | When the DAR Said Trans Women Were Allowed, Controversy Ensued by Hunter Spears: https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/01/08/when-the-dar-said-trans-women-were-allowed-controversy-ensued/
2/6/2024 | The Federalist | Men Are Quietly Erasing America’s True Daughters Of The Revolution by Ashley McClure: https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/06/men-are-quietly-erasing-americas-true-daughters-of-the-revolution/
2/7/2024 | Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) – Allowing biological men into the @TodaysDAR violates the original purpose of its creation: https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1755373376305275382
3/5/2024 | Independent Women’s Forum | The Daughters of the American Revolution Now Allows Biological Men to Join—and She’s Resigning Because of It by Whitney Munro: https://www.iwf.org/stand-with-women/dale-jacobi/
3/11/2024 | The Federalist | Women Flee Daughters Of The American Revolution After It Admits Men by Jordan Boyd: https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/11/women-flee-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-after-it-admits-men/
3/14/2024 | Daily Mail UK | Daughters of American Revolution in turmoil as members QUIT over ‘secret’ rule change that now allows transgender men to join by Rachel Bowman: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13198793/daughters-american-revolution-members-quit-transgender-men.html
3/14/2024 | The Talk Station | Daughters of the American Revolution – Regent Linda Mitchell Phelps is interviewed: https://omny.fm/shows/the-talk-station/daughters-of-the-america-revolution?fbclid=IwY2xjawICVbdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHReQ2Fa-0A6503r-VqyhkIqUy8cFFXTie2YiEDoqScnj7vUIzRjSKtrmSw_aem_447GEMOPSNO-aiqf7L109A
3/14/2024 | The Times [London] | Historic US women’s group provokes anger by allowing trans members by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson: https://www.thetimes.com/world/article/historic-us-womens-group-daughters-american-revolution-trans-row-dd0gfr2p2
3/22/2024 | Independent Women’s Forum | Daughters of the American Revolution Members Continue to Drop After Leadership Allows Males to Join by Ashley McClure: https://www.iwf.org/2024/03/22/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-members-continue-to-drop-after-leadership-allows-males-to-join/
5/30/2024 | Washington Examiner | Daughters of the American Revolution members rage against transgender inclusion by Jenny Goldsberry: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/3023037/daughters-american-revolution-rage-transgender-inclusion/
6/23/2024 | Fox News | Former Daughter of the American Revolution criticizes admission of trans members in historic organization by Kendall Tietz: https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-daughter-american-revolution-criticizes-admission-trans-members-historic-organization
9/23/2024 | Michael Knowles – 1/ Sexually confused men are invading yet another women’s group… Series of 14 posts: https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1838267625962405922
9/24/2024 | Megyn Kelly – Men pretending to be women are coming for the Daughters of the American Revolution now: https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1838566266719650066
9/24/2024 | The Daily Wire | Michael Knowles Exposes Transgender Attempt To Infiltrate Daughters Of American Revolution by Katie Jerkovich: https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-knowles-exposes-transgender-attempt-to-infiltrate-daughters-of-american-revolution
9/25/2024 | The Michael Knowles Show | Video – Men who think they are women are joining the Daughters of the American Revolution: https://x.com/MKnowlesShow/status/1838996211829027004
9/27/2024 | The Hill | Video – Daughters Of the American Revolution to admit transgender members? Michael Knowles interview by “Rising”: https://thehill.com/video/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-to-admit-transgender-members-michael-knowles-interview/10081569/
9/27/2024 | Washington Examiner | Daughters of the American Revolution fight to protect their space by Jeremiah Poff: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3165860/daughters-american-revolution-fight-protect-space/
9/30/2024 | Gaines for Girls with Riley Gaines | Are the Daughters of the American Revolution Allowing Men to Join? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-the-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-allowing/id1696360492?i=1000671257481
10/3/2024 | Lee Elci Show – Fox News 94.9 | Lee Elci interviews Donna Brandelli, former DAR regent, in CT: transcribed by Melissa Moore: Donna Brandelli Interview.pdf https://1drv.ms/b/c/49c8b130c8242109/EcYuHbRFmt9NnMoECGkHWBUBbswv8ZrGay57Ow_feXM6og?e=b8feDI
1/16/2025 | Center for American Liberty – BREAKING: We’re proud to support Texas’ Martha Laird Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to preserve women-only membership by banning men—including trans-identifying men: https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1879950152783561180
1/16/2025 | Fox News | Texas Daughters of the American Revolution chapter challenges premise it must admit transgender members by Kendall Tietz: https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas-daughters-american-revolution-chapter-challenges-premise-must-admit-transgender-members?fbclid=IwY2xjawICRilleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaAbyOLCB-4DZB9DJ2RbG5R0yS-oqAVGziazGlnAQFgD7_47iUXaFM4beQ_aem_u9rOOpqtsc2sNj3hvTJp-A
1/16/2025 | The Daily Wire | Daughters Of The American Revolution Chapter Is Fighting To Keep Men Out by Katie Jerkovich: https://www.dailywire.com/news/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-chapter-is-fighting-to-keep-men-out?
1/16/2025 | Center for American Liberty – @realDailyWire @michaeljknowles previously revealed how a group of daughters were “channeling their rebellious spirit of their forebears”: https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1880084803258839440
1/17/2025 | Center for American Liberty – The Daughters of the American Revolution national leadership is misleading rank-and-file members about their rights. Our memo shows that (@mark_trammell): https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1880349034738799059
1/18/2025 | Townhall | Daughters of the American Revolution Began Allowing ‘Trans’ Members. One Chapter Is Pushing Back by Madeline Leesman: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/01/18/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-n2650662?fbclid=IwY2xjawICR1tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWyradKnC_6aK10qR8RwetzalwmVW4kL7fWb6CgGJVZuPzs7oAI5PEE39w_aem_dAW6EaCY3IHhyJGcdSJ1iA#google_vignette
1/18/2025 | Washington Examiner | Daughters of the American Revolution calls to cement biological female membership by Jenny Goldsberry: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/3289787/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-calls-to-cement-biological-female-membership/#google_vignette
2/6/2025 | Michael Knowles – UPDATE: Last year I called attention to the radical trans-identifying men who are attempting to invade the Daughters of the American Revolution… Series of 7 posts: https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576702194258365
2/ Pro-trans ideologues at the DAR argued that the organization could lose its 501(c)3 status were it to “discriminate”:
https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576703804866840
3/ But after we shed some light on the insanity, members of the DAR nationwide endorsed a bylaw amendment…:
https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576705805787276
4/ Many of you reached out to the DAR members organizing this pushback to join their cause, and my friend @pnjaban offered to provide the leading chapter with support…:
https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576707386736965
5/ Harmeet and her team at the @Liberty_Ctr took the time to write a 16-page legal analysis addressing the 501(c)3 concern…:
https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576710104649832
6/ There is no reason, legally or morally, that the DAR should include men such as the ex-husband of @AskATranswidow…:
https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576712851914821
7/ The DAR Board knows the kind of men gaining access. They know they can legally exclude them…: https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1887576714672328811
2/6/2025 | The Daily Wire | Daughters of the American Revolution Board To Vote To Keep Trans-Identifying Men Out by Katie Jerkovich: https://www.dailywire.com/news/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-board-to-vote-to-keep-trans-identifying-men-out?fbclid=IwY2xjawIY2s1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbhcWp9_3IkLM0sELd9gzAg6AyzaTFCBHyGF8SfyY8chl9sBr55RyG7k0w_aem_zAjyALlWZl7S-DXWA25IOg
2/7/2025 | Center for American Liberty – This vote is TOMORROW – share with your friends and family. This is so important! https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1887886318522483122
2/7/2025 | Center for American Liberty – Poll: Should men be allowed into the Daughters of the American Revolution? https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1888001205173174372
2/7/2025 | Fresh Off The Press | Amendment Vote on Transgender Men Exclusion Ignites Debate and Change in DAR: https://www.freshoffthepress.org/amendment-vote-on-transgender-men-exclusion-ignites-debate-and-change-in-dar/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIY1RNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVCM8w_pnWwMQRlgbkkOsAkYeehykLzay7rJUJY97YMxztxblDXJyM9DPg_aem_QycMnW-a2FLZWhx4C_CfwQ
2/8/2025 | TPUSA | Daughters of the American Revolution to Vote on Banning Trans-Identifying Males from Membership by Morgonn McMichael: https://www.tpusa.com/live/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-to-vote-on-banning-trans-idenitfying-males-from-membership
2/8/2025 | The Daily Wire | Daughters Of The American Revolution Board Rejects Proposal To Keep Trans-Identifying Men Out by Katie Jerkovich: https://www.dailywire.com/news/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-board-rejects-proposal-to-keep-trans-identifying-men-out?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro&fbclid=IwY2xjawIY165leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSrzZkHXl6iWB7o2UfERJEEV5yWodaSLFidNzJGESZuR–DyIwq25WgkVg_aem_vTkRH5o8eILAqudWDJcToQ
2/8/2025 | Center for American Liberty – Our response to the Daughters of the American Revolution vote today : https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1888357956934373514
2/9/2025 | Ben Shapiro – Wow: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DCK4RNvMm/
2/9/2025 | Women System | Daughters Of The American Revolution Board Rejects Proposal To Keep Trans-Identifying Men Out: https://www.womensystems.com/2025/02/daughters-of-american-revolution-board.html?m=0&fbclid=IwY2xjawIY1x1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUxXdltwQTwQWfKzISIe2Bqgr6yQU3_BZJh82wdmdP8T1nGh9UPshZAmJw_aem_hsvFYQ2CLgAwAwAH075aEg
2/10/2025 | Center for American Liberty – It’s official. Daughters of American Revolution board rejects ban on men. Devastating for women but the fight continues…: https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1889005055220781153
2/10/2025 | NEWSMAX | Chris Salcedo interviews Laura McDonald of the Martha Laird Chapter, Texas; short clip posted by the Center for American Liberty: https://x.com/Liberty_Ctr/status/1889081935118647570;
full clip available at https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMn4yxDsk/
2/10/2025 | The Federalist | Daughters Of The American Revolution Doubles Down On Letting Men Infiltrate Its Ranks Against Members’ Wishes by Jordan Boyd: https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/10/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-doubles-down-on-letting-men-infiltrate-its-ranks-against-members-wishes/
2/10/2025 | The Washington Stand | DAR Organization ‘Founded by Women, for Women’ Rejects Proposal to Remove Trans-Identifying Men by Sarah Holliday: https://washingtonstand.com/news/dar-organization-founded-by-women-for-women-rejects-proposal-to-remove-transidentifying-men?fbclid=IwY2xjawIY1LRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHf0uk23_qjlI6Vf0N9kkaQkukXM4Xy-UTkb-N6JgLEfol4xNBWYSO_XjFw_aem_XZKgSlVHpTpU7I86lGuZZw
2/10/2025 | The Washington Times | Daughters of American Revolution board rejects ban on biological males by Valerie Richardson: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/10/daughters-american-revolution-board-rejects-ban-bi/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIY2gdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfotOCtc8cmoMb0_gSF-5w4n3JI03mAZC8G5Wm8XPxcF0bM4R9LL8r182Q_aem_HBWRMqJgA4zkYAcMkc0MCQ
2/11/2025 | Brigitte Gabriel – WOW / The Daughters Of The American Revolution (DAR) Board Rejected a Proposal To Keep Trans People Out of Organization…: https://x.com/ACTBrigitte/status/1889404554283724991
2/12/2025 | Fox News | Daughters of the American Revolution votes to continue to allow transgender members by Kendall Tietz: https://www.foxnews.com/media/daughters-american-revolution-votes-continue-allow-transgender-members?fbclid=IwY2xjawJMGqxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHT31vSp14oZDJ-VnCwugDbvok5fcj_grzjYDDDoiuYKqvwkuBihBwkgu7Q_aem_8wGcKZwB2l1jQjr6TFuZGA
2/12/2025 | TFPP Wire | Daughters for the American Revolution Faces Backlash Over Transgender Membership Policy by Elizabeth Allen: https://tfppwire.com/daughters-for-the-american-revolution-faces-backlash-over-transgender-membership-policy/
2/17/2025 | Fox 5 Washington DC | Jonathan Van Ness and the “Queer Eye” Fab Five ready for epic show at Constitution Hall: https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1594525
3/9/2025 | True Daughters of the American Revolution blog by Jeanne Marie: https://truedaughtersoftherevolution.wordpress.com
3/18/2025 | The Daily Wire | Daughters Of The American Revolution Chapters Plead With Trump To Save Org From Trans Radicals by Katie Jerkovich: https://www.dailywire.com/news/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-chapters-plead-with-trump-to-save-org-from-trans-radicals?fbclid=IwY2xjawJL489leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTdHDRDksQ3FEhVPlH4laxB-MIew09EnY9OvGLzNQ4Eft92x-Lssa1LiiQ_aem_R6w-nUl0G1Z5qhRgYuJC4g
3/20/2025 | The Daily Signal | DAR Chapters Continue Fight to Keep Men Out by Sarah Holliday: https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/03/20/dar-chapters-continue-fight-keep-men-out/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJL4pxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWapb9ooFoD3ZqoUG5woOYhytZnn5wXTcKjkv5tGQE-y9YpCNPLdjUq8zw_aem_Dbbg7W8cPYHqA1dR0MzrIQ
The blogs and column below are written from progressives’ perspectives:
4/5/2018 | A Catalog of Curiosity | “What’s the DAR?” by Tegan Kehoe: https://acatalogofcuriosity.blogspot.com/2018/04/whats-dar.html
12/27/2019 | The Humanist | Dare I Join The Daughters of the American Revolution? by Joan Reisman-Brill: https://thehumanist.com/magazine/january-february-2020/commentary/the-humanist-dilemma-dare-i-join-the-daughters-of-the-american-revolution
8/18/2023 | Wonkette | DAR Ladies Choke Themselves Clutching Pearls Over Hypothetical Trans Women Trying To Join Them by Robyn Pennacchia: https://www.wonkette.com/p/dar-ladies-choke-themselves-clutching