About this episodeBrie Perch, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), alleges that national leadership has a…AI summary
Brie Perch, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), alleges that national leadership has allowed biological men into women's spaces and membership under the guise of transgender inclusion, citing safety concerns for young pages and betrayal of the organization's founding principles. She describes a controversial vote at the Continental Congress where members were locked in for hours to pass a bylaw change, followed by harassment and disciplinary petitions against her for speaking out. The discussion highlights a legislative effort, the DAR Membership Integrity Act, to codify biological female-only membership.
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DAR currently has 190,000 members across 145 chapters, with approximately 3,000 delegates attending the annual Continental Congress.
Allegations include biological men being placed in double-booked hotel rooms with 18-year-old female pages and infiltrating the leadership of the 'Children of the American Revolution' chapter.
The controversy centers on a vote at the Continental Congress where members were locked in a room for up to 12 hours with limited bathroom breaks and no food, while leaders were served food on trays.
DAR leadership, including President General Jenny Storage, has ignored requests for a special meeting to clarify bylaws, despite 130 chapters in 10 states meeting the requirement to call one.
Brie Perch is facing a petition for disciplinary action under Article 19 for 'disturbing harmony,' specifically for sharing a legal brief from attorneys Dylan and Traml arguing against transgender membership.
Harassment tactics against dissenting members include threats of chapter disbandment, glitter genitalia, rotting cheese, and doxxing of addresses (including PO boxes), suggesting internal access to member data.
Congressman Ben Klein introduced the 'Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act' (HR 9701) to amend the federal charter to require biological female membership.
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“Some of the moms got a call from their daughter saying, 'There's a man in my hotel room. I have been booked in a room with another page who is a man.' And it was physically obvious. That is absolute insanity.”
▶ 0:00Brie Perch describing incidents where biological men were placed in hotel rooms with young female pages at DAR national events.
“Less than 3% of the members knew about that vote happening... They locked the doors and they decided that nobody was going to be able to come in and out... There's no food or water being brought in to the members. They're literally sitting there starving and holding their pee for hours on end.”
▶ 26:00Perch describing the conditions during the controversial vote at the Continental Congress to define 'woman' in the bylaws.
“If she's so big on trans people, why doesn't she just create a trance sons and daughters of the American Revolution?”
▶ 18:14Lara Logan questioning why President General Jenny Storage does not create a separate inclusive organization rather than altering the existing women's lineage society.
“The Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act is a common sense legislation that requires the Congressionally Chartered D to return to serving the True Daughters of the American Revolution.”
▶ 57:14Statement from Congressman Ben Klein regarding HR 9701.
Chapters & Sections (33)▼
0:00DAR Admits Biological Men to Chapterschapter3
3:17DAR Lineage Verification Process
5:30Genealogy and Historical Reenactments
7:09DAR Page Anomalies and Slack Investigation
9:58DAR Admits Biological Men to Women's Spaceschapter1
12:40Mothers Report Men in Hotel Rooms
14:58DAR Transgender Membership and Birth Certificate Verificationchapter2
17:03DAR History and Founding Context
20:03DAR Community Service and Outreach
21:49DAR Bylaws Vote and IRS Fraudchapter1
24:26Initial DAR Gender Definition Inquiry
27:21DAR Continental Congress Voting Controversychapter1
29:39Unprecedented Voting Conditions and Member Pressure
32:03DAR Disciplinary Petition and Membership Loyaltychapter2
34:11DAR Disciplinary Petition Details
35:53DAR Disciplinary Process and Membership Loyalty
37:21DAR Trans Policy and Member Backlashchapter3
39:16DAR Legal Defense for Trans Policy
41:02DAR Trans Policy and Safety Concerns
43:06Member Backlash and Voting Process
45:14DAR Leadership Harassment and Intimidation Tacticschapter3
47:53Member Safety Threats and Data Leaks
49:44DAR President Denies Vote and Refuses Special Meeting
51:38DAR Bylaws and Gender Policy Conflict
54:00DAR Leadership Misconduct and Federal Legislationchapter1
56:23DAR Membership Integrity Act
59:11DAR Membership Integrity Act and Biological Realitychapter1
1:01:58Advocacy for DAR Membership Integrity Act
1:04:56DAR Board Corruption and Membership Fightchapter4
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