Thank you, President Trump!
There is always some sort of spicy situation going on with Trump that dominates the headlines. Lately it has been Epstein, and all the documents Tulsi Gabbard is releasing. Often, however, there is an under-the-radar story that is easy to miss, but of great significance. Such is Trump’s July 22 withdrawal of the US from UNESCO.
In announcing the withdrawal, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement that the decision to withdraw from UNESCO was based on the agency’s perceived support for “divisive social and cultural causes,” claiming that its focus on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is part of a “globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy.”
Had it not been for three personal experiences of mine over the past five years, it may have gone completely over my head.
If you recall the early days of the Trump presidency, as Elon Musk and DOGE began taking a look under the hood of the US Government, the focus soon went to USAID. We have since learned that under the guise of extremely altruistic programs, the US Government was actually establishing a presence in other countries to undertake many unsavory clandestine operations through certain non-profit organizations, or NGOs (Non-governmental organizations.) Essentially, USAID, funds various NGOs to engage in activities that would be illegal for the US Government to undertake directly.
That is exactly the way the massive UN organization UNESCO operates. UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Sounds great, right? Well, I have encountered UNESCO three times during recent years, and what I have learned alarmed me.
It was during Covid, as children all across the country were attending virtual classes, that parents began discovering that CRT (Critical Race Theory) was being promoted in our schools. As if that were not bad enough, it was also disclosed that our children were being indoctrinated on issues of sexuality. This included gender dysphoria and transsexualism. I soon discovered that what was just becoming obvious to us in 2020, actually stemmed back to 2009, with a UNESCO publication on Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
UNESCO began developing its international sexuality education manual in 2009. The first major publication was the “International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education,” released in June of that year, followed by an updated technical guidance document in December 2009. These manuals were in partnership with other UN agencies including UNAIDS, UNFPA, WHO, and UNICEF, and aimed to provide evidence-informed approaches for effective sexuality education programs globally. The 2009 guidance established the first comprehensive international standard for sexuality education.
Many parts of the guide sound wonderful, but a thorough reading of it all is alarming, and you will recognize many aspects of it from troubling articles you have read about things going on in our US schools. If you are wondering why the whole world seemed to go crazy at the same time on sexuality issues regarding children, it is because it had been an insidious, well-orchestrated initiative by UNESCO, in the works for years.
Two years after reading this handbook for using our school curriculum to sexualize our children, I went with my husband on his “bucket list” trip to East Africa. It was April 2022. We went to see the animals. I came away with two friendships that will last my lifetime. One was a young Maasai mother, and the other was an extremely impressive young Maasai father. He was our safari guide, and he loved to tell about his culture and talk US politics. We invited him to join us for dinner each evening for hours of fascinating conversation on both topics.
The reason I will not mention their names is because it may be compromising to them. The threat to their communities in Tanzania is still ongoing. Two months after we were there, under the guise of a conservation policy espoused by UNESCO, their Maasai communities were subjected to a huge land grab. Even worse, it was to establish a reserve for trophy hunting. (i.e. pay $50,000 to shoot an elephant, for instance.) The young man fought this by posting on social media to try to bring awareness to what was happening to his people – the indigenous Maasai people of Arusha, Tanzania. Two weeks after the birth of his first son, he was falsely imprisoned for five months. (I was contacted by his brother and some friends, and we all contributed to make sure he was adequately fed throughout.) I was able to follow online and see him, growing thinner and thinner with during several hearings and continuances. The charges against the entire group were dropped after five months – just long enough for the grab to be complete.
Land rights controversies in Tanzania—especially involving the Maasai Indigenous people—are closely linked to the expansion of conservation areas such as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These actions, frequently described as “land grabs,” are reportedly driven by a mix of conservation objectives, tourism interests, and foreign investment, resulting in the large-scale displacement of local communities, primarily the Maasai.
The following article explains:
Back home in South Carolina, in early 2024, I followed the “Help Not Harm” bill (H.4624) banning sex change procedures and surgeries on minors. Before the bill passed (thank goodness!) I attended and later wrote an article about a hearing before the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on which my senator, Billy Garrett sits. All of the people who advocated for these procedures on children and teenagers, kept referring to the “standard of care” set by WPATH. Turns out WPATH is another NGO associated with UNESCO.1 During the past year, further research on these transgender procedures on children has almost totally discredited WPATH.
UNESCO is just one of many agencies and entities that our elected officials have allowed to direct our lives and our children’s lives in ways we do not desire. I am grateful to President Trump for recognizing the insidious agenda of UNESCO and getting us the heck out of it!
- WPATH’s guidelines—the Standards of Care—are widely referenced globally, and some of their approaches have influenced major international organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO). While UNESCO does not set medical guidelines, its materials on comprehensive sexuality education reference the importance of evidence-based and inclusive approaches, often aligning with principles found in WPATH’s advocacy (such as access to care and respect for diverse gender identities) ↩︎
