Twisted Sister & Kiss frontmen say “encouraging” trans kids is a “dangerous fad”

Paul Stanley, the frontman and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Kiss, thinks that parents who affirm their trans kids’ gender identity are encouraging a “dangerous fad.”

The shock rocker — whose band is known for wearing theatrical make-up, wild hair, and tight, sparkling leather outfits— made his thoughts known on Sunday in a mostly incoherent statement that seemed to come out of nowhere. It echoed anti-trans talking points and misinformation.

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“There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though some sort of game and then parents in some cases allow it,” Stanley wrote in a missive posted to Twitter under the header “My Thoughts On What I’m Seeing.”

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“There ARE individuals who as adults may decide reassignment is their needed choice,” Stanley continued, magnanimously conceding that trans people do, in fact, exist, “but turning this into a game or parents normalizing it as some sort of natural alternative or believing that because a little boy likes to play dress up in his sister’s clothes or a girl in her brother’s, we should lead them steps further down a path that’s far from the innocence of what they are doing.”

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“With many children who have no real sense of sexuality or sexual experiences caught up in the ‘fun’ of using pronouns and saying what they identify as, some adults mistakenly confuse teaching acceptance with normalizing and encouraging a situation that has been a struggle for those truly affected and have turned it into a sad and dangerous fad,” he concluded.

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— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) April 30, 2023

On Monday, Dee Snider of hair metal band Twisted Sister — also known in the 1980s for their big hair, glam make-up, and outrageous stage outfits — weighed in as well, retweeting Stanley’s post.

“You know what? There was a time where I ‘felt pretty’ too,” Snider wrote. “Glad my parents didn’t jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive.”

You know what? There was a time where I "felt pretty" too. Glad my parents didn't jump to any rash conclusions! Well said, @PaulStanleyLive https://t.co/G80uNyzD7M

— Dee Snider