Harassed by Pride Mob for Speaking the Truth

Opinion

By etiquette expert Kelley A Yates

4-4-25, Fernandina Beach— I am a mother and the founder of Lady Etiquette and keep my pulse on society. I have stood up against the pretend pronouns right from the beginning of this demonic gender ideology fad that is having disastrous consequences in polite society. I moved to Amelia Island in 2018 because it seemed like a charming place to live. I was optimistic and excited when I moved to Fernandina Beach and fell in love with the Hallmark movie setting. That was until I discovered the city-approved Pride events to be hosted in Teddy Bear Park, and I was shocked. I was appalled that a sexually deviant lifestyle was being hosted in the children’s park.

I decided to go to the City Commission to voice serious concerns regarding Pride groomers in a children’s park. At the first meeting of the new city commissioners, I sat in the Chamber stunned as Commissioner Joyce Tuten set the tone for her radical left-wing agenda and read out a perverted trans proclamation. Like most ladies and gentlemen, I was angry and insulted that this sexist Pride proclamation was read in our city chamber. A backward proclamation that celebrates unstable men who treat women like a cheap costume. Women face and act out a sexual fetish in Teddy Bear Park, which discriminates against women.

Showing solidarity Director of Take Stock in Children stood to give reverence to the perverted trans proclamation while I sat in the Commission chamber in shock

Hence, I was pretty fired up when I spoke about Pride events being hosted in the children’s park, and I was greeted with anger and catcalls from the Pride mob. I realized that when people in a polite society speak up against Pride, they get bullied. As a child, my mother always told me to stand up to bullies, and this only emboldened me to go back and keep speaking the truth.

The last time I spoke, Pride minions organized a protest, and they turned their backs and stomped their feet like toddlers having a temper tantrum, all while I gave evidence to show Pride breaking Florida obscenity law. That’s the way this irrational group operates. They want to censor and turn their back on the truth. I pointed out a man that was wearing a Dog Gimp mask and a transvestite at a Pride event in Fernandina Beach Teddy bear park.

This photograph was taken from the News leader that were promoting Pride as family friendly! The Pride event was hosted Teddy Bear Park with transvestites and men wearing a BDSM dog fetish mask. Which violates Florida obscenity law. For the protection of minors link here.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2020/Chapter847

The fact that these people are acting out a sexual fetish in a children’s park is disgraceful and violates Florida obscenity law. I pointed out targeting and luring children with Pride scholarship, books and candy. A hostile woman who to my horror even invaded my personal space, taking photographs of me in a bid to intimidate me into not speaking. I noted a Pride flag on her phone.

Hostile woman with Pride flag on her phone invaded my personal space and gave photographs to the News Leader and Observer who together concocted a disparaging and deceptive story about me

To make matters worse, as I tried to walk away, I was confronted with local far left liberal activist Sheila Cocchi, who recently staged a sham town hall meeting where she knew full well that Congressman Bean could not attend all to make Bean look bad. Sheila tried to taunt me, boasting about the harassment mail that was sent to my Family home by Fernandina Beach Pride, all in an attempt to intimidate and censor me: her first cousin, director of Take Stock in Children Robin Cocchi Lentz even got out of their seat full of rage and followed after me as I tried to exit, shouting that’s not classy; that’s nasty! Officer Walter had to put his hand up at Lentz so I could exit through the door. Another officer followed me outside with white hair and a mustache and stated, “Well, you have had your say,” Which I thought was odd.

It’s a family affair Cocchi cousins and local activists accused me of hate speech and discrimination for wanting to protect children from Pride paraphilia

I walked to my car in shock that this unhinged woman was the former mayor of Fernandina Beach who, for almost two decades, has worked in children’s spaces and the same woman who took out a lawsuit to put inappropriate books back in the school that the parents had deemed obscene. I was also recently informed by a volunteer at Take Stocks that Lentz had made plans for Take Stock in Children to sponsor Pride, and people in the nonprofit organization had rejected her radical proposal.

Absurdly, these disillusioned trans activists accuse me of hate speech and discrimination. When the reality is the real hate is from a group of nefarious people who tell children they’re born in the wrong body and groom them to become lifelong pharmaceutical patients. The real hate is the low-standard people who perpetuate the idea that it’s OK for unstable, misogynistic men who have a biological advantage to compete in girls’ and women’s sports and invade their private spaces. This is indeed a war on women and children.

Following the meeting, I discovered that the Observer publication doesn’t observe much, and the News Leader had concocted a disparaging and deceptive story about me. There were photographs of me conveniently staged so readers could not see the evidence I took to the Chamber. I realized the photos given to these left-wing papers were from the same woman with the Pride logo on her phone. Pride President Jordan Morris stated she is a reporter. The pathetic protest was orchestrated and staged for a twisted story to suit their narrative.

The News Leader and Observer lack standards of journalistic Integrity. Instead, they interviewed Pride minions and did not even ask me for one public comment. What is more sickening is that these biased newspapers care more about serving their liberal agenda than the safety and welfare of children.

Here are facts the papers did not report since I raised this red flag regarding Pride grooming because the people of Nassau deserve the truth!

Unstable men wearing BDSM dog masks and transvestites are acting out a sexual fetish in front of children in Teddy Bear Park.
Pride violates Florida obscenity law.
I started a petition to reform Pride to make their events ID required in Florida.
Gays Against Groomers endorsed the petition, who also advocate against indoctrination, sexualization, and medicalization of children.
I was harassed by the onslaught of mail sent to my family home, discovered by my little girl
Local hippy Brian Ernest made a vulgar video to incite hate against me for a social media campaign mocking me, speaking in the Commission chamber about child exploitation to raise money for Pride in a bid to intimate and censor me.
I have also received online hate, including alarming threatening messages from Pride President Jordan Morris and other Pride minions, which have been reported to the Police.
I was aggressively confronted when I tried to leave the Commission chamber, with Director of Take Stock in Children Robin Cocchi Lentz accosting me at the entrance.
Commissioner and Fernandina Beach Pride board member Minshew exhibited unprofessional conduct. Pride sent me shockingly almost 50 envelopes in the hope of intimidating and censoring me. I have stated that city commissioners should represent all their constituents, not just Pride minions and the clear conflict of interest.

Above: Brian Ernst

Local hippy Brian Ernest made a vulgar video, and just half of the mail sent to my home

Pride always likes to hide behind the words gay and inclusive when the reality is this is an insult to most gay people who do not want anything to do with these events that prey upon children. I had the good fortune to meet with Gays Against Groomers in December at the American Festival in Phoenix and could not believe how much we had in common. Their message is clear: Pride is not for Kids. Parents take your children home, since some parents do indeed abuse their children. The only way to 100% protect children is to reform and clean up Pride.

If a sex shop and strip club have standards to protect children, why can’t Pride clean up and reform with ID-required entrance to protect children from obscenity taking place?

Pride has zero social standards and has gone too far with grooming children with trans madness. Many people have told me to be careful and say, “These people are unstable and unhinged.” As if I hadn’t already figured that out. I find this attitude very frustrating and not helpful. The problem is when you are quiet about such important social issues that are having such a negative and deleterious impact on children; you are complicit. How can we be the light in the world if we do not walk into the darkness and speak the truth? After all, as Christians, that’s what Jesus told us to do. He said I am the way, the truth, and the life.

Petition to Keep Children Safe from Child Exploitation

https://classyconservatives.org/petition

Mrs. Kelley Ann Yates, aka Lady Etiquette, is the author of The Art of a Feminine Lady and founder and director of Lady Etiquette LLC, Swan Swimwear, and Classy Conservatives. Kelley has been featured on First Coast Living, Newsmax, conservative radio shows, and various conservative podcasts, including The Washington Times.

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