Erin Lee
ON THE RECORD · 13 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I think that really speaks volumes to the fact that gender ideology is not a winning issue,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee added that the election results indicate gender ideology is not politically winning.
“They also voted yes on these commonsense child protection measures.”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee said the midterm results show Colorado voters backed both Democrats and child protection measures.
“We walked through a living nightmare,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee described the personal toll on her family after questioning their daughter's gender identity change.
“And then it happened to us personally, and we were attacked by the school district when my daughter came home and declared she was suddenly a boy. We spoke up to the school and they vilified us. They sent in a well child check to check on our kids and assumed we weren't fit parents because we didn't instantly affirm. We were bullied with the suicide myth, ‘Would you rather have a living son or a dead daughter? You have to medicalize your child,’ and we're one of a few success stories,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee alleged the school district attacked and vilified her family after they declined to instantly affirm their daughter's new gender identity.
“I co-founded Protect Kids Colorado because, five-and-a-half years ago, my 12-year-old daughter was secretly transitioned in her sixth-grade classroom,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee said she co-founded the group after her daughter was secretly transitioned at school.
“The voters have spoken,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee characterized the election results as reflecting a broader cultural shift.
“We've come a long way culturally for this to have passed.”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee said the passage of the measures shows cultural progress on the issue.
“Prior to 2021, I was your typical left-leaning Democrat voting, politically disengaged, virtue-signaling mom,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee described herself as a formerly disengaged, left-leaning Democrat before her family's experience.
“It included suicidal ideation and estrangement from people in our lives who didn't agree with us, not affirming her. She asked us to speak up to help other kids, and that's what launched me into sharing our story and it going viral, and really becoming this person that people could come to with their own stories of what they were going through, and I just learned how pervasive gender ideology is.”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee said her daughter experienced suicidal ideation and ultimately asked her to advocate for other families.
“This really was a movement of the people,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee described the campaign as a grassroots effort despite being heavily outspent by opponents.
“Colorado broke ranks where they voted for Democrats,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee said the midterm results show Colorado voters backed both Democrats and child protection measures.
“It took almost a year to get her through this mentality,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee said it took nearly a year for her daughter to move past gender confusion.
“Gender ideology is a house of cards,”
Erin Lee · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Lee argued the Colorado vote could inspire similar efforts in other states.