Jeff Cleghorn was a vocal gay rights advocate from 1997 through 2003, appearing on national TV news. He represented the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), in Washington, D.C., as a Staff Attorney. In this role, Jeff represented hundreds of military personnel in matters relating to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law and the U. S. Defense Department’s treatment of its gay and lesbian personnel. Jeff has unexpectedly come out of retirement. “I’m returning to duty, and I encourage others from battles past to also reactivate to address this crisis being caused by people using our names,” explains Jeff. “First and foremost, we must address the threat of gender ideology targeting and harming children.” Also, like others, Jeff has deep concern about the growing threat of gender ideology and its impact upon LGB and women’s rights, and other child safeguarding matters. Jeff's public comments during a Feb. 12 Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee hearing went viral in support of Senate Bill 88, a law to protect children and parental rights. This is the first episode in a series of upcoming conversations titled "Protect the Kids". The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks.

Jeannette Cooper lives in Chicago and is a mother and co-founder of Partners for Ethical Care, a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness and supporting efforts to abolish the affirmation model of “gender identity.” She has testified across the country in support of bills to protect children from “gender medicine” and works with detransitioners through a project called Transition Justice. However, most of her time is spent supporting thousands of parents through a Facebook group called Parents of Transgender/Non-binary Kids, Teens, and Young Adults. Jeannette lost custody of her daughter in 2019 because of the suicide myth around gender identity. This is the second episode in a series of upcoming conversations titled "Protect the Kids". The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks.

January Littlejohn is a wife and stay-at-home mom to three children in Tallahassee, FL. She has a master's degree in counseling and is also a licensed mental health counselor. Her 13-year-old daughter was socially transitioned by middle school staff in 2020 without her knowledge or consent. In 2021, she and her husband filed a federal lawsuit against the school district for parental rights violations. Most of her free time is devoted to educating parents, school officials, legislators, and mental health professionals on the dangers of gender ideology and the affirmation only approach in medicine. She also helps parents whose children have fallen prey to this ideology find resources and treatment options to support their family. This is the third episode in a series of upcoming conversations titled "Protect the Kids". The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks.

Dr. Van Meter is a Board Certified pediatric endocrinologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia since 1991. He is a Former Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse College of Medicine. Dr. Van Meter was a Principle Investigator in the ABBVIE study on long-acting puberty blockers used in children with precocious puberty. He trained at Johns Hopkins 1978 -1980 during the reign of Professor John Money- one of the most notorious instigators of transsexual ideology. Dr. Van Meter has followed the chronology of the transgender movement in the US since its inception and has been an invited speaker on the subject of the damage done to children with the affirmation pathway having given talks in the UK, Australia, Hungary, and across the United States. He has Provided legal expert testimony in Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, California, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and in British Columbia and Ontario. This is the fourth episode in a series of conversations titled "Protect the Kids" that launched in February 2024. The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks. All recordings and slideshow links are at the Awake IL blog at www.awakeIL.com/blog.

Sara Higdon is a staff writer for The Post Millennial and Human Events, the Digital Marketing Manager for the Free the People organization, the host of the TRANSform to Freedom podcast, and an outspoken fighter against the harms of Queer theory being perpetuated onto children. Sara has had a hand in getting multiple pieces of legislation across the country passed to protect gender questioning children from being medicalized. This is the fifth episode in a series of conversations titled "Protect the Kids" that launched in February 2024. The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks. All recordings and slideshow links are at the Awake IL blog at www.awakeIL.com/blog.

Born male, Christine struggled with body dysphoria as an adolescent growing up the late 70’s & early 80’s. As a suicide survivor turned saved christian, Christine is a transsexual speaking out against gender ideology, gender affirmation, social emotional learning and more. Christine is currently Executive Director of Media & Communications for LGBTS United and advocates to protect children from gender ideology. This is the sixth episode in a dynamic series of conversations titled "Protect the Kids" that launched in February 2024. The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks. All recordings and slideshow links are at the Awake IL blog at www.awakeIL.com/blog.

Nicolas Blooms is an Illinois Detransitioner and ArtSoulogist. While training as a life coach to guide Detransitioners and gender confused individuals, he also co-creates a children’s book series, “You Can’t Steal My Smile” with his friend Kim to empower children to root in their inner resilience. Witness his liberating journey to self-love & remembering his soul by soaking in his graphic novel: “Trans to Detrans: A Soul Solution”. This is the seventh episode in a series of dynamic conversations titled "Protect the Kids" that launched in February 2024. The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks. All recordings and slideshow links are at the Awake IL blog at www.awakeIL.com/blog.

Updates on how HB4876 will NOT proceed in the legislature, school district advocacy, and more!

Brandon M. Showalter is a journalist and podcaster with The Christian Post who has reported extensively on topics of theological interest in the Church; bioethics issues such as euthanasia, assisted suicide, artificial reproductive technology, and surrogacy; and the developments of the "gender identity" movement and transgender ideology. He received his Master of Arts in human rights from The Catholic University of America in 2022 and is a fellow of the John Jay Institute for Faith, Society, & Law. His favorite thing to do in life is to sing. This is the ninth episode in a series of dynamic conversations titled "Protect the Kids" that launched in February 2024. The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks. All recordings and slideshow links are at the Awake IL blog at www.awakeIL.com/blog.

Chris Elston is a father of two girls who decided to take a stand against gender ideology. his message is that Children should be free to be who they are — not indoctrinated to believe they were born in the wrong body. HE has conversations on the street about how Puberty blockers are are the first step in a medical pathway that brings physical harm to children. He talks to people about the devastation of these drugs, and the cross-sex hormones which almost always follow. His phrase “children are not born into the wrong body” has carried around the world. while politicians refuse to listen, and media refuse to report, Chris is having conversations across North America, one person at a time. This is the tenth episode in a series of dynamic conversations titled "Protect the Kids" that launched in February 2024 after Rep. Anne Stava Murray filed #HB4876. The aim is to wake people up and empower others to take a stand for children NOW. Please join us on the livestream and share with your networks. All recordings and slideshow links are at the Awake IL blog at www.awakeIL.com/blog.