Dee Snider Denies Transphobia Accusations and Defends Support for Trans Community.
TL;DR
Dee Snider, the frontman of Twisted Sister, responds after being dropped by SF Pride for supporting a tweet from Paul Stanley of Kiss that was criticized for being anti-trans. Snider denies being transphobic and claims to be a proud moderate who supports LGBTQ+ rights. He believes that children are not ready to decide their gender allocation, but their choices should be supported and accepted by their parents. Snider's full statement can be read on Facebook. Paul Stanley has since claimed that the wording of his initial post was not clear.
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