{"id":152668,"date":"2025-10-23T03:44:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=152668"},"modified":"2025-10-23T03:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:44:45","slug":"right-of-reply-defending-civilization-protecting-children-rejecting-extremism-of-lgbtqia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/10\/23\/right-of-reply-defending-civilization-protecting-children-rejecting-extremism-of-lgbtqia\/","title":{"rendered":"Right of Reply: Defending Civilization, Protecting Children \u2013\u00a0Rejecting Extremism of LGBTQIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Sri Lanka must ponder: living privately is one thing; legalizing confusion and unnatural sexual behavior is another. Civilization has been built on the natural order of man and woman, family, and procreation. Religions, laws, and cultural norms across time have consistently condemned acts that undermine this foundation. Societies endure and prosper when natural family structures are respected; they falter when unnatural sexual behavior is normalized. LGBTQIA ideology\u2014backed by foreign funding and driven by ideology and profit\u2014sought to overturn biology, target children, undermine families, interfere with religion, and punish dissent, all under the guise of inclusion\u201d while camouflaging its impositions as love\u201d or progress.\u201d Today, the global experiment has collapsed: corporations are retreating, media and entertainment giants are losing profits, and victims are coming forward with their horror stories. The collapse of the trend confirms what Sri Lanka\u2019s laws, religions, and cultural wisdom long warned\u2014that such behavior brings no lasting benefit to individuals, society, or future generations, and that resisting this ideology protects civilization, family, and children.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent media pieces\u2014Gamini Akmeemana\u2019s reflection on corporal punishment and LGBTQ issues, and Giselle Gunawardena\u2019s commentary on the Watawala tea advertisement\u2014attempt to portray caution or concern as backward or intolerant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 In Love With the Good Old Cane \u2013 Gamini Akmeemana<\/a>
\u2022 Watawala Tea Advertisement \u2013 Giselle Gunawardena<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They conflate private behaviors with ideological imposition, misrepresenting concern for children, family, and society as backward thinking. The true issue is defending civilization, protecting children, and preserving the natural order\u2014not promoting temporary lust or foreign-funded ideological experiments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private Freedom vs Public Coercion<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Society does not interfere with private decisions among adults \u2013 moral or immoral. It becomes a concern when immoral acts are promoted publicly or used to influence children.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The argument of consenting adults\u201d cannot justify repealing laws designed to protect minors and uphold public morality. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ongoing calls to remove Penal Code Sections 365 and 365A which include explicit  provisions safeguarding children reveal the true agenda of the LGBTQIA movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These laws exist for a reason: to preserve the natural order of family, protect childhood innocence, and ensure the continuation of civilization. Far from being archaic, the laws were strengthened in 1995 and 2006, reflecting an enduring societal need to defend children and family structures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private choices among adults should remain private, these private acts should not be promoted for children to experiment same. However, current efforts through NGOs, social media, youth workshops, and events actively promote experimentation among minors. The interference of diplomats and NGO lobbying politicians to push this agenda has only worsened the situation. This ideological indoctrination is profoundly harmful to children\u2019s physical, mental, and moral development and directly undermines the very foundations of a stable and healthy society.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it must draw the line when a movement seeks to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Rewrite laws to normalize unnatural sexual behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Enforce pronouns or ideological speech by law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Override parental authority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Indoctrinate children in schools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Distort science for political ends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Legally recognize confusion and fantasy as fact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Silence critics under the pretext of hate speech\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freedom ends where it infringes upon the rights of children, families, and society. Civilization depends on this natural boundary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal choices of a handful cannot undermine civilizational continuance. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Lessons<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worldwide, TQIA overreach has shown damaging consequences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      UK<\/strong> \u2013 Tavistock Clinic: minors given puberty blockers and irreversible surgeries without adequate consent. Sweden & Finland halted puberty blockers after long-term health risks were identified.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      USA<\/strong> \u2013 Parents threatened with loss of custody for not affirming transitions; teachers and doctors punished for using biological pronouns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Detransitioners<\/strong> \u2013 teenagers and young adults suffering lifelong physical and mental consequences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Language manipulation<\/strong> \u2013 over 80 genders and neo-pronouns replacing biological reality in law and public policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These outcomes confirm that unnatural sexual ideologies are socially engineered, harmful, and culturally destructive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LGBTQIA Is Not Natural<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, transgender identification was extremely rare: 0.002%\u20130.01% globally, mostly adults, medically diagnosed. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2022, activism and media campaigns drove spikes in Western youth: 3.3% of U.S. teenagers claimed transgender or nonbinary identities. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real medical conditions do not surge 1000% in a decade\u2014only ideologies do.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muslim-majority countries, home to 1.9 billion people, show no comparable rise. Based on Western claims, tens of millions of LGBTQIA individuals should exist, yet clinics, schools, and social surveys report consistently low numbers, even among Muslim communities living in the West. If this were natural, prevalence would be global. Its absence confirms: LGBTQIA is socially engineered, promoted, and politically enforced, not biologically inevitable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corporate Retreat and Cultural Reevaluation<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump\u2019s Executive Order 14168, rescinding DEI mandates, triggered a corporate and societal shift:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Target<\/strong> <\/strong>ceased LGBTQ-focused DEI programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Walmart<\/strong> <\/strong>and<\/strong> <\/strong>Meta<\/strong> <\/strong>scaled back DEI commitments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Netflix<\/strong> <\/strong>lost billions in market value due to subscriber decline and backlash against ideologically driven content.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      For what reasons are a handful of Sri Lankan companies adopting DEI as a corporate HR policy when the LGBTQIA 2021 survey confirmed only 0.03% of the population\u2014roughly 6,600 people\u2014while Sri Lanka\u2019s workforce totals some 8.4 million? Have these companies considered that such programs may contravene the Constitution and Penal Code provisions? It is worth noting that DEI initiatives began being promoted globally in the late 2010s, with LGBTQIA inclusion becoming a central focus around 2018\u20132019, often tied to foreign-funded campaigns and corporate policies influenced by Western ESG and UN lobbying frameworks. In Sri Lanka, their adoption mirrors this global trend rather than reflecting a genuine domestic workforce need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the trend is tumbling and Generation Z is returning to faith and traditional values. Studies show increased religious practice among young men, reflecting a broader societal re-evaluation of meaning and morality.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sri Lanka must draw a clear line<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LGBTQIA agenda seeks entry into Sri Lanka under the guise of progressive education\u201d and human rights\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Foreign-funded NGOs promoting comprehensive sexuality education in schools even demanding it as a loan condition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Undermining parental authority and allowing minors access to medical interventions without consent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Moves to repeal Penal Code Sections 365 and 365A<\/strong>, erasing child protections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Media campaigns normalizing gender identity\u201d for minors while labeling dissent as homophobic\u201d \u2013 the recent controversial ad had nothing to do with promoting tea but promoting an ideology. This was nothing but funded social-engineering.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Political lobbying to legislate ideological compliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private choices should be respected\u2014but society cannot allow foreign-funded ideology to reshape laws, schools, culture, religion, or children\u2019s minds and most of all impact civilizations future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Profit, Coercion, and Civilizational Harm<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LGBTQIA movement has become a lucrative enterprise:<\/strong> confusion drives treatment, treatment drives profit, and profit fuels ideological influence. Children are targeted into lifelong dependency, while societies are manipulated into accepting behaviors that:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Defy natural law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Encourage unnatural sex against the laws of nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Undermine family and civilization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Promote temporary lust, often accompanied by a host of other illicit practices (substance abuse, alcohol, smoking, hard porn, etc.) instead of responsible procreation. Sexual intimacy is a beautiful and natural experience meant to strengthen family bonds and nurture civilization\u2014it should not be distorted into destructive experimentation or commodified lust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Those corporations, NGOs, or individuals who actively promote such ideologies do so primarily for profit or influence, showing little concern for the moral, physical, or psychological harm inflicted upon the victims.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two authors, and all promoters of LGBTQIA ideology, are unlikely to acknowledge that civilization endures because man and woman, family, and children are protected. The LGBTQIA community itself exists only because of men and women giving birth to them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law, culture, and religions of the world\u2014including Penal Code Sections 365 and 365A\u2014exist for a reason: society cannot survive if unnatural sexual behavior is normalized or legalized. Marriage between same-sex individuals produces no children; families cannot be formed; culture collapses under artificial constructs. People are not robots or machines\u2014upholding the natural order is essential for the survival and flourishing of society.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Message should be Clear<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Live privately, without harming others<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Do not impose or legalize unnatural sexual behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Protect children from indoctrination and harm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Uphold science, law, and cultural values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7      Preserve family, religion, and civilization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri Lanka must affirm: civilization, family, and children come first. Private freedom does not justify public coercion, the promotion of confusion, or the destruction of the natural order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri Lanka’s media has a crucial responsibility to protect and shape the lives of children, rather than normalize ideological experiments that threaten their physical, mental, and moral development as well as the continuity of Sri Lanka as a nation.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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