Association labelled ‘far right’ sees publication as attack on Portugal’s children
A second book launch was invaded by protestors under the banner of Habeas Corpus yesterday, defending what they claim was “an action against the promotion of child mutilation” in Portugal.
The launch, in a cultural centre in Idanha-a-Nova, was of the book by Ana Rita Almeida, entitled “Mama, I want to be a boy!”
Video clips of the incident have been posted over social media.
The upshot of the invasion was that – as in the incident that made the news in June – police were called and the author removed for her own safety.
The book launch was effectively cancelled – which is exactly what Habeas Corpus wanted. The association later posted various images of the incident, with the words: “Mission accomplished, Idanha-a-Nova. Leave children in peace”.
Another post put up said: “They can run but they cannot hide (…) I hope they have realised that we will go wherever we have to to avoid their destruction of children’s lives”.
Taken on a ‘knee jerk level’ this was most definitely an attack on the right to freedom of expression – which is why there has already been a petition to this effect, signed by 1,800 people, delivered to President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
But taken on a much deeper level, questions now are being asked as to who/ what is behind the recent almost unquestioning acceptance that children can decide their own gender at seemingly increasingly younger ages.
As Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has said, whatever doubts children may have about their gender are usually sorted by the natural process of puberty. But, if ‘chemcial interventions’ have taken place beforehand (via the use of puberty blockers, etc.) this natural process is high-jacked.
Elsewhere, researchers have warned this is a situation of ‘follow the money’ – find out who is benefiting most from what has been an explosion of gender dysphoria – and make up your own mind. Is this, for example, a way of reducing populations?
Whatever the truth, groups like Habeas Corpus – led by controversial former magistrate Rui Fonseca e Castro who rose to national notoriety during the Covid years – seem intent on picketing any event that somehow ‘normalises’ children’s changing of sex.
Yesterday’s invasion saw supporters shouting “Enough!”; “Leave children in peace!” and quite a lot more in between.
Social media posts have referred to adults buying into the issue of gender dysphoria as “terrorists”. Authors like Ana Rita Almeida, and Mariana Jones (the author of “Pedro likes Afonso”, whose book launch in June was stormed) will argue that their efforts are much more geared towards education, inclusion and acceptance.
