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Dee Snider pushes back on being labeled ‘transphobe’ while fellow rocker caves: ‘I’m not gonna take it’

June 15, 2023 | | Print Article

Former “Twisted Sister” frontman Dee Snider is refusing to be branded as a “transphobe” for standing against puberty blockers and gender medical surgery on minors, asserting that he is an ally of the LGBTQ community even though they have attempted to cancel him.

Snider gave an exclusive interview to Fox News Digital to discuss the issue. The outspoken rocker contended that allowing children to make life-altering medical decisions is a sign that “irresponsible parenting is the norm in society.”

Using his signature song lyric, he declared he’s “not gonna take it” when leftists label him a “transphobe” because he doesn’t support the mutilation of children.

The rock legend claims he’s “100%” an “ally” for the LGBTQ community even though he disagrees with them on the issue. He urged Americans to “push back” against cancel culture that wants to silence them if they don’t toe the line with their beliefs.

(Video Credit: Fox News)

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Snider stirred anger on the left earlier this year when he took a stance against gender reassignment surgeries for minors.

He supported legendary KISS member Paul Stanley’s condemnation of the procedure. The KISS co-founder stated that the notion of “gender-affirming care” was a “sad and dangerous fad.”

Snider ignited a firestorm by tweeting, “You know what? There was a time where I ‘felt pretty’ too. Glad my parents didn’t jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive.”

Stanley would eventually attempt to walk back his comments after massive blowback. A subsequent tweet asserted, “While my thoughts were clear, my words were not.”

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By comparison, Snider is refusing to back down in the least.

He tweeted, “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 harda** dad who, while he shook his head A LOT…let me do my thing.”

The LGBTQ organization behind the San Francisco Pride event denounced the rocker and announced he would not be invited to perform his legendary song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” at the 2023 SF Pride festival because of his stance on gender surgeries for minors.

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Snider blasted the organization on Facebook writing, “I was not aware the Transgender community expects fealty and total agreement with all their beliefs and any variation or deviation is considered ‘transphobic.’”

“I’ve recently stated I do not believe young children are ready to decide their gender allocation,” he commented. “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.”

Fox News Digital asked Snider what he thought about society promoting gender reassignment among children.

“I think irresponsible parenting is the norm these days rather than the exception. I’m amazed sometimes at just the missteps, and there are things that seem so obvious, and yet some parents just don’t seem to get it,” Snider responded.

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“We’re all making mistakes here but as a parent, there are certain things that you come to know, and one thing you come to know is that your kids don’t know everything when they’re in elementary school,” he added. “They don’t know everything when they’re in junior high school. They don’t know everything when they’re in high school.”

“Certainly, the younger you are, the less ability you have to make really the smartest decisions, lifetime decisions,” Snider continued. “In my Facebook post, I quoted Johns Hopkins University child psychiatrists, you know, it’s a known thing… So, I think that people are giving too much credit to their children.”

Snider is adamant in his support for the LGBTQ community but he disagrees with its stance on providing gender surgeries for kids.

“My response with what happened to SF Pride was more of saying, ‘I’m not going to – I didn’t do anything wrong,” he contended.

“No, I’m not going to do [that], just because you’ve decided that I am this. I am going to push back… And my end statement on Facebook with the SF Pride thing was, I am still an ally. I am still with you. I will still stand with you. I will still march with you,” Snider said.

The rock legend stood firm and stated, “I am not going to accept – I’m not gonna take it – I’m not going to accept that you said I’m this or that and that I’m transphobic, I’m going to push back on that.”

Snider appears to be against both the “extreme right and left” wings in the country. He claims to be part of the “vast middle” politically and says they are bullied for expressing a view that falls outside each extreme.

“If you’re willing to accept any negotiation or any compromise, you’re in the middle, because [with] the extreme right and left there is no compromise,” he asserted. “Look what happened to me. You know, I said one thing I disagreed with, and I’m transphobic.”

“Because I disagreed with one point out of your thousands of points? I said one I didn’t agree with, and I’m transphobic?” he reiterated.

“So I was sending a message out to that vast middle, saying, ‘Don’t accept any of this from any of them! Push back! We are the true majority, we are the vast majority, and we need to have the bigger voice. Don’t let the loudest voices in the room be the bullying minority,” Snider concluded.

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