Easterseals

Easterseals, originally known as the National Society for Crippled Children, was founded in 1919 to provide medical assistance,  therapy, and support to children with disabilities.  Since then, it has expanded its services to disabled adults as well. Easterseals describes its mission as follows:

“Through our national network of affiliates, Easterseals provides essential services and on-the-ground supports to more than 1.5 million people each year — from early childhood programs for the critical first five years, to autism services, to medical rehabilitation and employment programs, to veterans’ services, and more. Our public education, policy, and advocacy initiatives positively shape perceptions and address the urgent and evolving needs of the one in four Americans living with disabilities today. Together, we’re empowering people with disabilities, families and communities to be full and equal participants in society.”

Unfortunately, our investigation of Easterseals activities, websites, and social media shows that Easterseals is fully on board with the homosexualist and transgender agenda, tarnishing the good work that it does for disabled children and rendering it unfit for Catholic donations.

The leadership of an organization sets the tone for everything the organization does.  Beginning with the head of Easterseals’ board of directors, it is easy to see why the entire organization is so committed to the LGBT agenda.  Genny Winter is the current chair of Easterseals’ board, and according to her bio on the Easterseals website, she is a former Executive Advisory Board member for the Shell USA LBGT Network.

The Shell website states that “The first LGBT Network was established at Shell in the US in 1997 and was soon followed by networks around the world, including in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, India and as recently as 2015 in South Africa.”  Among other things, the Shell LGBT website page states that “Shell is a corporate partner of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for LGBT Americans.”  Because Easterseals finds no issue with mentioning Winter’s connection to the Shell USA LGBT Network, this is a strong indication of the organization’s willingness to go along with the LGBT agenda.  Given this, the evidence to follow should come as no surprise.

First, Easterseals has a page on its website titled “The Intersection Between Disability and LGBTQ+ Identities.”  This description can be found at the top of the page:

“At Easterseals, we believe in celebrating the rich tapestry of identities within the disability and LGBTQ+ communities. We’re taking our commitment to inclusivity further by sharing authentic perspectives from disabled LGBTQ+ voices. From podcast conversations with LGBTQ+ disability advocates to thought-provoking blog posts by disabled LGBTQ+ writers, we invite you to join us in amplifying these firsthand experiences, stories, and resources.”

Also, Easterseals has an open partnership with equalpride, as seen on Easterseals LGBTQ+ page.  Easterseals describes equalpride as; “one of the largest media companies advancing LGBTQ+ equality and supporting LGBTQ+ youth.”

Furthermore, Mark Berryhill is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of equalpride, as well as a member of Easterseals Board of Directors.  Mark Berryhill is a homosexual, who is “married” to his “husband”, and publicly attends and speaks at various LGBT events.

For the past 10 years, Easterseals has run the “Easterseals Disability Film Challenge“, which “gives filmmakers—with and without disabilities—the opportunity to collaborate to tell unique stories that showcase disability in its many forms.”  However, in recent years, Easterseals has used this film challenge to promote homosexualism.

For instance, in 2023, Easterseals promoted the “EDFC Celebrates Pride Month Youtube Playlist” on its website.  This playlist contains ten videos from previous film challenges that focus on “showcasing some of the films that highlight both disability and LGBTQ+ representation.”  Some of the films on this playlist include the hypersexualization of young people and can be considered as grooming toward the LGBT lifestyle:

• A short film included in the playlist, titled “The First Step“, is “the story of a non-binary wheelchair user named Mar and an able-bodied girl named Sol meeting in person for the very first time. As these two folks prepare to meet and develop their growing love for each other, worlds collide as they navigate the trials and tribulations of living in an ableist world.”
  

• Another short film included in the playlist, titled “Rain in my Head“, is “A deeply intimate and poignant depiction of the lives of Sarah and Marie, two deaf individuals who share a queer relationship. The film sensitively explores the intricate dynamics of their daily lives as they navigate mental health challenges and their relationship while finding solace in their smoking ritual in the garage.”
  

• Further lesbian promotion can be seen in a short film included in the playlist, titled “See What You Love.” This is “a story following two teenage girls as they go from friends to lovers under unlikely circumstances.”
  

Also, Easterseals continued the promotion of LGBT activism in several blog posts on the subject of LGBT “Pride” on its own website.

On June 12th, 2023, Easterseals published a blog post titled “Tomorrow Will Be Better: On Queer Pride as a Disabled Person“.  An excerpt from said article:

“Pride is disability justice; disability justice is Pride. It’s in the cooperation between the Black Panthers, disability rights organizers, and nondisabled allies during the 504 Sit Ins. It’s ASL interpretation at drag shows. It’s plastic straws and free condoms and ramps without asking. It’s queer-inclusive, accessible sex education in schools so kids like I was don’t have to grow up without basic vocabulary to describe our existence. It’s continuing to fight for marriage equality so that disabled people can marry our partners without losing the healthcare and financial support we need to stay alive and remain in the community. A parade once a year is certainly a fun visual signifier of how far we have come, but Pride invites us to imagine and demand so much more.”

On June 5th, 2023, Easterseals published a blog post titled “Taking Pride In Being Different: Reflecting on Being Non-Binary and Autistic.”  Written by Liz Johnson, a “queer & disabled writer, filmmaker, and multimedia artist”.  Excerpts from the article state:

“I remember feeling like, as much as I experimented with clothing, I wasn’t getting the gender euphoria I wanted. The absolute joy I got when people saw me as my full self in other facets just wasn’t clicking when it came to my gender. Long curly hair, a girlish nickname, and she/her pronouns just weren’t feeling suited to me – like a sweater I could admire on somebody else but fit me all wrong.”

“A deep dive through the internet, combing through explanatory breakdowns of queer theory, to expansive lists of gender identity labels, left me to land on simply identifying as the label I felt suited me best – non-binary. I had friends who were having a lot of the same feelings. When I shared this identity with them first at seventeen – asking them to use my new name, use gender neutral pronouns – it was a safe way for me to confirm that being non-binary feels like home to me.”

On June 20th, 2023,  Easterseals published a blog post titled “Queer, Old and Crippled: One Person’s Life.”  The article was written by Bill Gordon and details his life as someone who has “always, always, been queer.”  Excerpts include details of homosexual sex between young people:

“My parents invited the young driver of a cattle truck stranded by the storm to stay in our home.  Everyone thought I was asleep that night, but I saw the man naked when he was bathing in our round, metal tub. The feeling that swept through my 3- or 4-year-old self remains with me to this day. Even though I didn’t have the words to express what I felt, I intuitively understood that I was different and that I had a secret I had to keep.”

“On the side, I started an affair with a neighbor boy. Our passion outweighed our fear of getting caught, so it was disappointing when he suddenly decided he didn’t want to do “it” anymore. No surprise, really: in my early teens I had already concluded that a life as a homosexual would be one of furtive sexual encounters, loneliness, and a constant effort to hide one’s true feelings.”

Due to Easterseals’ pervasive, perverted promotion of homosexualism, especially to young people, we are marking Easterseals as NOT SAFE for Catholic donations.