References and suggested readings:

• Hope Pisoni. February 18, 2026. Campus Conservatives See Resurgence in the Aftermath of Charlie Kirk. Uncloseted Media. 
• Hope Pisoni. January 30, 2026. Campus conservatism rebounds in the wake of Charlie Kirk, targeting LGBTQIA+ communities. Gay Times. 
• Strphany Matat. October 28, 2025. DeSantis warns schools, partners with Turning Point USA to create more Florida chapters. Tallahassee Democrat.
• Jaden Edison. December 8, 2025. Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school. Texas Tribune. 
• Robby Korth, Graycen Wheeler, Lionel Ramos, OPMX. September 23, 2025. State superintendent calls for Turning Point USA chapter at every high school in Oklahoma. KGOU.org.
• Uncloseted Media
• Hope Pisoni’s Substack
• Torrey Peters. 2021. Detransition, Baby. One World.
• Nakatani Nio. 2017. Bloom Into You. Seven Seas.

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