Maria Keffler is an American author and activist. She is the co-founder of Arlington Parent Coalition and Partners for Ethical Care. Career Keffler is a former middle and high school teacher. Keffler founded the Arlington Parent Coalition to push back against new regulations in schools which she saw as providing preferential treatment to transgender children. At the 2019 Values Voter Summit, Keffler spoke on behalf of the coalition to challenge proposed policy in Virginia. In particular, Keffler and the Arlington Parent Coalition are concerned about the legal protection of parents' and girls' rights. Following the 2021 release of her book, Desist, Detrans, & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult, Amazon briefly removed the book from its shelves. It was relisted after six days. Books * Year-In-Review: The Entirely True Histories of a Perfectly Wretched Family (2012) * DRAWN Series ** Drawn (2013) ** Deo Volente (2015) ** Daemonia (2016) ** When They Got Married (2017) * 40 Graces for Forgiveness: A Healing Journey (2017) * 100 Basic English Verbs for Beginning & Intermediate ESOL Learners (2018) * Desist, Detrans, & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult (2021) Personal life Keffler lives in Arlington, Virginia and has three children.
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