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DEE SNIDER Says It's 'Very Frustrating' When People Assume He Supports All Politicians Who Use 'We're Not Gonna Take It' At Campaign Rallies |  25 янв 2023 : |
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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Gets His Own FUNKO Pop! Figure |  27 окт 2022 : |
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DEE SNIDER Says He 'Cannot Legally Or Morally Stop' Far-Right Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate From Using 'We're Not Gonna Take It' |  30 июл 2022 : |
DEE SNIDER Blasts Retroactive Censorship: 'You Can't Change The Past' |  12 июл 2022 : |
DEE SNIDER Says He Never Used A Teleprompter: 'I Didn't Kill A Lot Of My Brain Cells With Drink And Drugs' |  12 июл 2022 : |
DEE SNIDER Doesn't Think He Will Record Music Anymore |  26 май 2022 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: 'I Don't Think I'll Do Any More Shows' |  28 мар 2022 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: 'Grunge Cured Hair Metal' |  7 мар 2022 : |
Watch: DEE SNIDER Performs At ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER's 'Arnold Sports Festival' |  6 мар 2022 : |
DEE SNIDER Rips RANDI ZUCKERBERG's 'Dogs**t' Version Of 'We're Not Gonna Take It' |  25 фев 2022 : |
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DEE SNIDER Defends GREAT WHITE Over Deadly Concert Fire: 'They Would Never, Ever Intentionally Hurt Any Of Their Fans' |  24 янв 2022 : |
Watch DEE SNIDER Perform TWISTED SISTER Classics At Florida's ROKISLAND FEST |  12 янв 2022 : |
DEE SNIDER Endorses Former 'American Idol' Contestant CLAY AIKEN In Second Bid For Congress |  7 дек 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER To MICHAEL SWEET: 'I'm Pro-Choice And Stand For Women's Rights' |  18 ноя 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Believes That 'Cancel Culture' Is A Form Of Censorship |  25 окт 2021 : |
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DEE SNIDER – Leave A Scar Hits Billboard Top 20 |  12 авг 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Says 'Rock Stars' Are Missing From Today's Music Scene, But The Passion Has 'Never Been Purer' |  9 авг 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Dismisses GENE SIMMONS's 'Rock Is Dead' Comment As 'Bulls**t' |  5 авг 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Has No Interest In Going Into Politics: Politicians 'Are Terrible People' |  1 авг 2021 : |
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DEE SNIDER Blames DISNEY For His COVID-19 Diagnosis |  25 июл 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Announces Streaming Concert Event |  22 июл 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Says 'Censorship Has Always Existed': 'It's Never Gone Away' |  12 июл 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Talks New Solo Album - "I Have Discovered The Fountain Of Youth; It Is Getting Harder And Heavier As You Get Older" |  7 июл 2021 : |
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DEE SNIDER: 'I Want A Vaccine Passport In The Worst F**king Way' |  24 июн 2021 : |
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DEE SNIDER Rips 'Piece Of S**t' JON SCHAFFER: He Is 'An Embarrassment To The Metal Community' |  31 май 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER: 'Leave A Scar' Album Details Revealed; 'I Gotta Rock (Again)' Music Video Available |  11 май 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER's Limited-Capacity Concert In Patchogue To Be Filmed For Future Release |  5 апр 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER's New Solo Album 'Leave A Scar' Gets Official Release Date |  25 мар 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER And SEBASTIAN BACH Urge Gun Control Reform After Colorado Shooting Massacre |  12 мар 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER's New Solo Album To Include 'Duet' With CANNIBAL CORPSE's GEORGE 'CORPSEGRINDER' FISHER |  5 мар 2021 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To Release 'Leave A Scar' Solo Album In July |  1 мар 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Sings 'Love Hurts' In New Video From Creators Of 'Rock Me Amadeus' |  24 фев 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Says 'Arrogant' and 'Elitist' ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Looks Down On Heavy Metal Bands |  12 фев 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Completes Recording Vocals For New Solo Album |  28 янв 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Is Recording 13 Songs For New Solo Album |  26 янв 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Completes Demos For New Solo Album, Prepares To Record Final Vocals |  18 янв 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER On His Next Solo Album: 'Creative Juices Are Flowing And Inspiration Is There' |  13 янв 2021 : |
Was 'Heavy Metal' Originally A Derogatory Term? DEE SNIDER And SEBASTIAN BACH Can't Seem To Agree |  19 ноя 2020 : |
Watch Official Music Video For DEE SNIDER And LZZY HALE's New Version Of 'The Magic Of Christmas Day' |  14 ноя 2020 : |
Hear DEE SNIDER And LZZY HALE's New Version Of 'The Magic Of Christmas Day' |  22 окт 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Testifies In Case Against Australian Politician Over Re-Written Version Of TWISTED SISTER's 'We're Not Gonna Take It' |  16 окт 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is Working 'Full Steam Ahead' On New Metal Solo Album |  14 окт 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: Republicans Are 'Shameless Liars Who Think That Victory At All Cost Is Acceptable' |  7 окт 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Slams Florida Anti-Maskers For Using 'We're Not Gonna Take It' For Their 'Moronic Cause': 'Selfish A**holes' |  28 сен 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is 'Hugely Disappointed' In ALICE COOPER Over 'Abuse Of Power' Comments |  25 сен 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says 'It's An Insult' To His Korean War Vet Father To See DONALD TRUMP 'Buddying Up' To KIM JONG-UN |  13 сен 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Defends His 'Aggressive And Intense' Approach With 'Idiot TRUMP Followers': 'I'm Trying To Lead By Example' |  10 сен 2020 : |
35 Years Later, TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Looks Back On Historic PMRC Hearings |  5 сен 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is 'Already Writing Material' For Next Studio Album |  4 сен 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER: Why So Many Americans Believe In Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories |  30 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER - "I Don't See Recording Any New Music Until 2022" |  28 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Defends His Right To Speak Out On Political Issues: 'We Should Be Allowed To Express Ourselves' |  26 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Finally Gets His Wish: A 'Pop! Rocks' Figure From FUNKO |  18 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is Recording Christmas Song With TARJA TURUNEN |  12 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says 'Life's Too Short' To Worry About 'Hair Metal' Tag: 'I'm The Original Hair Farmer' |  6 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Blasts TRUMP's Coronavirus Response: He 'Failed To Bring The Country Together Over Something Really Important' |  30 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Unveils Music Video For Live Version Of 'For The Love Of Metal' |  22 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER On Death Of 'Hair Metal' In Early 1990s: 'It Became Too Commercialized' |  20 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Recalls His Initial Reaction To METALLICA Back In 1984 - "This Band Has A Lot Of Heart But They're Not Going Anywhere..." |  16 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says 'It's Bulls**t' When Bands Come Back After Announcing 'Farewell' Tours |  10 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says People All Over The Globe Think DONALD TRUMP Is 'A F**king Joke' |  30 июн 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER: 'The Live Music Industry Is Screwed For The Time Being' |  23 июн 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Reveals First Thing He Bought When He Struck It Rich |  19 июн 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Releases Music Video For Live Version Of 'I Am The Hurricane' |  14 июн 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says His Upcoming Horror Movie 'My Enemy's Enemy' Will Be 'Powerfully Disturbing' |  8 июн 2020 : |
Wacken TV 2015 Footage Of DEE SNIDER With ROCK MEETS CLASSIC Performing TWISTED SISTER's "I Wanna Rock" Posted |  19 май 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER To Release 'For The Love Of Metal Live!' In July; New Song 'Prove Me Wrong' Now Available |  13 май 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is Already Working On His Second Novel |  21 апр 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER's Live DVD/CD From 'For The Love Of Metal' Tour To Arrive This Summer |  15 апр 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is 'Extremely Disappointed' With DONALD TRUMP's Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic: 'Many Deaths Could Have Been Prevented' |  6 апр 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Finishing Final Draft Of His First Fiction Novel |  29 мар 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says His Daughter Has Returned From Peru After Being Stranded Amid COVID-19 Outbreak |  27 мар 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says TRUMP Has Handled Coronavirus Pandemic 'Horribly And Embarrassingly' |  20 мар 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says His Daughter Is One Of Several Hundred Americans Stranded In Peru After Country Shut Its Borders |  5 мар 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Says There Are 'No Plans' For TWISTED SISTER To Perform Again |  28 янв 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Is Working On Live DVD/CD From 'For The Love Of Metal' Tour |  27 сен 2019 : |
DEE SNIDER Slams NFL For Ignoring 'Heavy Music' When Choosing SUPER BOWL Halftime Show Performers |  13 сен 2019 : |
DEE SNIDER Is 'Taking A Break' From Concert Performing, Says He Isn't Sure If And When He Will Return |  13 авг 2019 : |
Video: DEE SNIDER Performs At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR |  29 май 2019 : |
Video Premiere: DEE SNIDER's 'Tomorrow's No Concern' |  22 апр 2019 : |
DEE SNIDER Says You Have To Be A 'Narcissist' And An 'Egomaniac' In Order To Be A Great Frontman |  1 апр 2019 : |
Watch DEE SNIDER Perform In São Paulo, Brazil |  18 мар 2019 : |
Video Premiere: DEE SNIDER's 'Lies Are a Business' |  4 фев 2019 : |
Video: DEE SNIDER Performs Solo Material, TWISTED SISTER Classics In Sydney |  11 янв 2019 : |
DEE SNIDER On Current State Of Heavy Metal: 'I See That The Passion Is Still There' |  9 дек 2018 : |
Video Premiere: DEE SNIDER's 'For The Love Of Metal' |  7 дек 2018 : |
Video: DEE SNIDER Performs In Tampere, Finland |  28 сен 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER To Release 'Sick Mutha F**kers - Live In The USA' Next Month |  15 сен 2018 : |
Video Premiere: DEE SNIDER's 'American Made' |  21 июл 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER: Lyric Video For New Song 'I Am The Hurricane' |  10 июл 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER Premiers "Become The Storm" Music Video |  8 июл 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER Performs New Song 'For The Love Of Metal' At Spain's ROCK FEST (Video) |  4 июл 2018 : |
Watch DEE SNIDER Perform His New Single, 'Become The Storm', In Tel Aviv |  2 июл 2018 : |
Listen To DEE SNIDER's Song 'Become The Storm' From 'For The Love Of Metal' Solo Album |  3 июн 2018 : |
Watch DEE SNIDER's Lyric Video For 'Tomorrow's No Concern' From 'For The Love Of Metal' Solo Album |  17 май 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER's 'For The Love Of Metal': Track Listing, Cover Artwork Unveiled |  8 май 2018 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman DEE SNIDER Signs Worldwide Deal With Napalm Records; For The Love Of Metal Album Due This Summer |  12 апр 2018 : |
Watch DEE SNIDER Sing TWISTED SISTER's 'We're Not Gonna Take It' In Epic Concert 'Rocktopia' |  28 мар 2018 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman DEE SNIDER Returns To Broadway In Epic Concert 'Rocktopia' |  16 фев 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER: Pro-Shot Footage Of HARD ROCK HELL XI Performance |  5 фев 2018 : |
DEE SNIDER Completes Recording JAMEY JASTA-Produced Solo Album |  6 ноя 2017 : |
DEE SNIDER Says TWISTED SISTER Won't 'Insult' Fans By Coming Back From Retirement |  25 сен 2017 : |
Video: DEE SNIDER Performs In Ridgefield, Connecticut |  7 дек 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER Shows Support For Protesters At Standing Rock In 'So What' Video |  23 ноя 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER: Why I Voted For HILLARY CLINTON Over My Friend DONALD TRUMP |  8 ноя 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER on DONALD TRUMP's Immigration Policy: 'That's Not What America Is' |  4 окт 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER - "I Can't Do It Forever" |  28 сен 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER Releases Official Lyric Video For Title Track Of 'We Are The Ones' Solo Album |  21 сен 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER Performs New Version Of TWISTED SISTER's 'We're Not Gonna Take It' On 'Mancow Morning Show' (Video) |  26 авг 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman DEE SNIDER On Upcoming Solo Release - “Most Of My Heavy Metal Fans Are Gonna Hate It”; More Album Details Revealed |  22 авг 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Helping CRISS ANGEL's Charity With New Version Of “We’re Not Gonna Take It” |  29 июл 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To Release 'We Are The Ones' Solo Album In October |  14 мар 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER Doesn't 'Get' How 'Murderer' VINCE NEIL 'Didn't Do Any Serious Jail Time' |  22 янв 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Signs Deal For 'Now' Solo Album, Promises 'Contemporary' Sound |  16 янв 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER On New Solo Album Now - "No More Head Banging" |  24 дек 2015 : |
Video: DEE SNIDER Teams Up With Pop Singer TAYLOR DAYNE For 'Silent Night' Performance |  17 дек 2015 : |
DEE SNIDER On DONALD TRUMP: It's Becoming Difficult To Ignore Sentiments And Ideologies He Is Provoking In American People |  19 ноя 2015 : |
Video: TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Performs 'We're Not Gonna Take It' With BARENAKED LADIES |  22 окт 2015 : |
UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING Acquires Worldwide Rights To DEE SNIDER's TWISTED SISTER Catalogue |  10 сен 2015 : |
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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Releases First All-New New Single In More Than Two Decades |  7 май 2015 : |
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DEE SNIDER Says A.J. PERO's 'Irresponsible Behavior' Led To His Death |  27 мар 2015 : |
DEE SNIDER 'Apologizes' To DOUG ALDRICH, Slams KISS |  12 фев 2015 : |
Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH To DEE SNIDER: 'You Are A Total Jackass' |  1 фев 2015 : |
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DEE SNIDER's 'Rock & Roll Christmas Tale': Video Highlights |  17 окт 2014 : |
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DEE SNIDER Performs Broadway Classics, TWISTED SISTER Hits For Radio Contest Winners (Video) |  1 май 2012 : |
DEE SNIDER: 'Mack The Knife' Video Released |  29 апр 2012 : |
DEE SNIDER: Three Songs From 'Broadway' Album Now Available For Streaming |  13 апр 2012 : |
DEE SNIDER Slams AXL ROSE For Skipping GUNS N' ROSES ROCK HALL Induction |  6 апр 2012 : |
DEE SNIDER: Another Song From 'Broadway' Album Available For Streaming |  3 мар 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman's 'Dee Does Broadway' Album To Drop In May; Single Due In April |  19 окт 2011 : |
BIFF BYFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH To Guest On DEE SNIDER\'s \'Dee Does Broadway\' Album |  2 фев 2011 : |
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21 июн 2023

DEE SNIDER On 'Cancel Culture': 'You Don't Have To Cave, You Don't Have To Apologize If You Did Nothing Wrong'
 Dee Snider spoke to Fox News Digital about refusing to "fold" to cancel culture after the TWISTED SISTER singer voiced his support for Paul Stanley's controversial comments criticizing gender-affirming healthcare for children.
San Francisco Pride, which is scheduled to take place June 24-25, was about to announce TWISTED SISTER's 1980s classic "We're Not Gonna Take It" as the official anthem of its 2023 celebration and Snider had been set to perform. However, those plans quickly came to an end after Snider shared his support for the KISS frontman's views that "normalizing" sex reassignment for children is a "sad and dangerous fad."
"You don't have to cave, you don't have to apologize if you did nothing wrong," Snider told Fox News Digital on Saturday (June 17). "If you did something wrong, you know? If you did something wrong, you raped a woman, yeah, you gotta do more than apologize, but at the same time, that's not something you stand strong about. But if you have a position and a belief and people come at you for it, everybody is folding."
Snider also brought up the fact that drag icon RuPaul supposedly caved in to pressure from some in the LGBTQ community earlier this year. Dee said: "The same time my thing was going, RuPaul was apologizing 'cause he said he wouldn't have trans women on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'. And he apologized and took it back cause they freaked out."
The singer said that he was confused by RuPaul's decision to apologize, saying: "Well what's wrong with that statement? it's called the 'Drag Race'. Dressing in drag is men dressing as women — now we're accepting that you're a woman, so a woman dressing as a woman? That's not a trick."
Circling back to the KISS frontman's apology, Dee said: "People are so quick to apologize when they've done nothing wrong. And Paul immediately apologized and he didn't say anything wrong. You know, and he took back his words, and I won't do it."
"I wasn't kidding when I wrote, 'We're Not Gonna Take It'. I wasn't kidding. I'm that guy and I will always be that guy."
Earlier this month, Snider told "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about the cancelation of his planned performance at San Francisco Pride: "They tried to cancel me because I didn't see one hundred percent eye-to-eye with the community that wanted me to be the grand marshal of their parade, with the community that I've stood with and fought for for decades," he continued.
"As a parent, I disagreed with children's ability to make cognizant decisions at the age of five, six and seven. I have four children, and I soon will have — any minute, by the way — my fifth grandchild, and in my learned opinion, they are not capable. And they were, like, 'canceled' — not just the show, but they went after me and called me transphobic.
"I'm a hell of a writer," Snider added. "You've read my book. You know my speech in Washington. I broke out the pen, which is mightier than the sword, and I posted it on Facebook… You can go [to my Facebook page] and see what I said, although it was pretty covered in the media. And whereas Paul Stanley apologized, I'm not apologizing. Not when I did nothing wrong. I'm the first to apologize when I screw up. And I just laid it out. And [there were] a couple of peeps here and there, 'Dee's whining.'
"You're not canceling me. You're not shutting me up. And the big point was that community — the LGBTQIA+ community, and whatever letters we're adding — they need the support of not just the people who agree with them one hundred percent, they need the support of the middle, and that's where most of us are. [They need] the people of the middle to accept them and recognize their rights and who they are. But that does not mean we have to — I use the word 'fealty' — fealty and bow down to every little thing they say. Who agrees with every single detail of what anybody says? So I just pushed back on it. Everybody backed off. They were shocked. 'Cause most people just apologize or curl up in a fetal position.
"I wasn't kidding when I wrote 'We're Not Gonna Take It'… You're gonna go after the guy who wrote 'We're Not Gonna Take It'?" Snider said. "And they were gonna use my song, too, as their battle cry. Why? Because it's that defiant. And I have lived by my words. There's nothing that's changed with me. I'm not saying I haven't grown and improved — my wife says, 'You're always trying to be better'; I am, and I'm a better man — but my basic belief system has never changed, and I still stand and believe in everything I've always stood [for] and believed [in]. So don't come after me. I'm the worst person to come after, 'cause I'll come back after you."
When San Francisco Pride announced the cancelation of Snider's performance, it said in a statement, "Ultimately SF Pride and Dee have mutually agreed to part ways," and added that Stanley's tweet was "transphobic." It also said that the organization was "heartbroken and angry."
On May 5, Snider released the following statement via social media: "So, I hear I'm transphobic. Really?
"Why did the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade invite me, Dee Snider to be a Grand Marshal in their parade and sing 'We're Not Gonna Take It' on the center stage at what could possibly be the most important LGBTQIA+ gathering in the organization's long history. To quote Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle's senior political writer, '... Dee Snider [is] a longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights...'
"I have ALWAYS stood with the community and its important causes. I was honored to accept the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade's invitation and I even gave my blessing for 'We're Not Gonna Take It' to be used as this year's battle cry ['Queer Not Gonna Take It!')."
"Is that transphobic?
"I was not aware the Transgender community expects fealty and total agreement with all their beliefs and any variation or deviation is considered 'transphobic.'
"So, my lifetime of supporting the Transgender community's right to identify as they want and honoring whatever changes they may make in how they present themselves to the world isn't enough? Why not?
"I've recently stated I do not believe young children are ready to decide their gender allocation. I believe their choices should be supported and accepted by their parents, but I do not think kids have the mental capabilities to make rational, logical decisions on things of a magnitude that will affect them for the rest of their lives. I do not believe they are mentally developed enough."
"Dr. Jennifer Katzenstein [director of psychology, neuropsychology and social work, and co-director of the Center for Behavioral Health at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital] says, '...it is important for parents to remember that development varies across children, and that one age (such as age 7) is not the end of development, or a 'deadline for developing reasoning skills.' Cognitive development continues into adulthood, and as parents, it is our responsibility to continue to challenge and support our children.'
"Well said. It's just good parenting.
"I am a proud moderate. I drive a Tesla and a Hummer. I have too many guns but strongly support intelligent gun control. I have four children yet fight for a woman's right to choose. I am a motorcycle riding environmentalist. I am a heterosexual who proudly supports LBGTQIA+ rights. To me (and I believe to many of you) none of these things are mutually exclusive.
"The Transgender community needs moderates who support their choices, even if we don't agree with every one of their edicts. For some Transgender people (not all) to accuse supporters, like me, of transphobia is not a good look for their cause.
"Don't reject people who are willing to march, sing and stand with you just because we don't perfectly see eye-to-eye. We are still your allies.
"I, Dee Snider, will continue to support the Transgender community and their right to choose even if they reject me and moving forward, I am open to educating myself so I can be a better ally.
"Sincerely, Dee Snider, your cisgender, crossdressing ally."
In late April, Stanley took to his Twitter to weigh in on kids' gender identities and the parents who are "normalizing and even encouraging participation" in embracing them, calling it a "sad and dangerous fad."
The 71-year-old rocker made his comments as politicians in several states have attempted to restrict trans Americans' ability to seek gender-affirming medical treatments. In some states, such as Georgia and Tennessee, bans for minors have already been enacted in the first quarter of 2023.
On April 30, Paul shared the following statement: "My Thoughts On What I'm Seeing
"There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though some sort of game and then parents in some cases allow it.
"There ARE individuals who as adults may decide reassignment is their needed choice but turning this into a game or parents normalizing it as some sort of natural alternative or believing that because a little boy likes to play dress up in his sister's clothes or a girl in her brother's, we should lead them steps further down a path that's far from the innocence of what they are doing.
"With many children who have no real sense of sexuality or sexual experiences caught up in the 'fun' of using pronouns and saying what they identify as, some adults mistakenly confuse teaching acceptance with normalizing and encouraging a situation that has been a struggle for those truly affected and have turned it into a sad and dangerous fad."
Among the people who reacted positively to Stanley's statement was Snider, who has been a longtime ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
"You know what? There was a time where I 'felt pretty' too," Snider tweeted to Stanley. "Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions!"
Snider continued: "Parents need to be less reactionary; Right and Left. No need to steer the child in either direction. Let the kid figure it out for themselves knowing their family is supportive. I had a vet/cop hardass dad who, while he shook his head A LOT…let me do my thing."
When a fan questioned Snider's comments, the singer said: "I guess I'll just need to turn in my LGBTQIA+ membership card…oh wait! I'm gonna need it in a big way TBA," apparently referring to the then-still-unannounced San Francisco Pride performance.
In 2021, about 42,000 children and teens across the United States received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, nearly triple the number in 2017, according to data Komodo compiled for Reuters. Gender dysphoria is defined as the distress caused by a discrepancy between a person's gender identity and the one assigned to them at birth.
Transgender is a broad term for people whose "gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth," according to the American Psychological Association (APA).
According to a recent survey from The Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation, 78% of transgender adults in the United States say living with a gender different from the one assigned to them at birth has made them more satisfied with their lives.
In April, outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent shared a tweet in which he denounced the existence of transgender people and told people they could "debate" him if they disagreed.
"There is no such thing as transgender. You cannot change your gender. Comfortably numb is actually uncomfortably dumb. Debate me but bring your bib," he wrote.
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