Community Spotlight: Gabrielle Clark

A Texas mom is Affirming Reality

Gabrielle Clark, aka Gabs, is a once-disabled, widowed mother of five from Texas with an incredible story of advocacy.

Equipped with her brilliant mind, big-as-Texas confidence, parenting experience, the motherly protectiveness of a honeybadger, and a take-no-prisoners attitude, Gabs is guiding parents through challenging experiences with their children.

I hope reading about her inspires you to actively participate in problem-solving in your own community or wherever you see a need to Restore Childhood.

I first learned about Gabs two years ago when a video of her circulated on Twitter. I also saw her appear on news networks to discuss fighting against indoctrination in school.

Gabs had filed the first federal lawsuit in America against a government institution for indoctrination.

Her teenage son was asked to record a list of his characteristics and then use those to choose whether he met the criteria for being a privileged oppressor or an oppressed person. In her interviews, Gabs described how teachers attempted to force him to identify as an oppressor because of his very light skin complexion.

Her son refused to participate and was initially penalized and threatened with failing the course and not graduating on time.

Gabs responded by addressing school officials and the local school board for violating her son’s civil rights.

As a result of her advocacy, the school later allowed her son to opt out of the course without penalty. The legal case is resolved, but nondisclosure agreements preclude public discussion of the outcome.

She continued her activism in a local parent group and later started her own organization. She was determined to halt this form of Marxist indoctrination by educators using Critical Race Theory(CRT) in school social-emotional learning curricula.

But, while she was busy putting out the CRT fire, she hadn’t noticed that her teenage daughter was becoming a boy with school-supported indoctrination.

Her daughter, Danaka, had socially transitioned to become a boy with affirmation by school faculty and staff. Danaka was unhappy in her body as a girl and believed she was a boy.

Naturally, Gabs shifted gears away from fighting CRT indoctrination to support Danaka through her gender distress.

With no support available, she developed her own method for desistance to help Danaka transition “back” to being a girl.

Two years later, in a post on Twitter, now X, Gabs gleefully announced that Danaka “no longer identifies as a boy.” She also announced her new gig as a parent coach to help other families dealing with gender distress.

She calls her method “affirming reality”.

I asked the self-described mother with a “G.E.D. but a give’em hell attitude” to explain her work to you. Here is what she said:

What does Affirming Reality mean, and why did you choose this name for your business?

Gabs: Affirming Reality means to observe tangible truths. Our virtual experience has us all believing that anything is possible. That’s a lie. Like so much of our language, the word “affirming” has been hijacked by predators. The word “reality” has been deemed hate speech. But I say no. They’re trying to take biological facts away from us. I called my program Affirming Reality because I’m going to take it back!

Why did you start Affirming Reality? What problem did you see for children, and how do you aim to solve it?

Gabs: I started Affirming Reality because I felt responsible for the knowledge that I gained by desisting my own daughter. I couldn’t live with myself if I kept this knowledge to myself, and other families suffered. I think children are victims of the Information Age. I think they’ve been denied a real childhood. So, I want to give people the necessary tools to make better parenting decisions. So their children will be immune to the constant stimulation of our virtual world.

What type of coaching do you do, and what is your coaching philosophy?

Gabs: I’m a desistance coach. I coach people on how to parent their children into desistance from social transition. My philosophy is to hone your instincts. An authoritative parenting philosophy demands it. Our instincts tell us that there’s something wrong with gender ideology. Using those instincts to guide us is the key.

Who are your clients? Do you have a selection criteria?

Gabs: My clients are all parents of socially transitioned children. I have strict criteria. I assess whether or not I am qualified to handle each family’s needs. After that, I determine whether or not the parents have the fortitude and willingness for success. I don’t take everyone who comes to me. If they aren’t motivated to humble themselves or make the necessary sacrifices, I don’t take them on as clients.

What is your clients' most common initial concern/goal?

Gabs: Behavioral changes, biological acceptance, and personal growth for their children are the goal for most parents initially.

What is your goal with each client, or does it vary?

Gabs: My goal is to empower people to use their own instincts to navigate the perils of parenthood in the digital era. Ultimately, I aspire to repair families to the point of high performance—happy, healthy, and productive.

What is the most challenging relationship dynamic you’ve faced, and how did you help to resolve the issues?

Gabs: The most challenging problem is when parents can’t see where they’re failing. Most parents think that I’m going to tell them how to fix their kids. Most of the time, there’s nothing wrong with their kids. There’s a problem with their parenting. That’s a hard pill to swallow. So we dissect a particular situation, and I point out what their behaviors look like to a child. For example, a dad tried to compartmentalize his life. He couldn’t understand why his kids were so distant. I explained why kids don’t understand that he’s only assigned fatherhood from 4pm to 10pm every other Saturday.

What do you ultimately want to achieve with Affirming Reality?

Gabs: I want to ruin the gender industry in America by making sure no child grows up believing they’re born in the wrong body. 

Do you think more parents should do what you do? Are you looking for help or collaboration?

Gabs: Absolutely! I think some experienced parents with good instincts can learn to coach others. We need more parents to teach others how to do this. We don’t have aunties and grandmas who can mentor future generations about this stuff. We’re it! We’re those aunties, we are those grannies. Coaching has replaced that part of our culture. I’m developing the education model for therapists, counselors, social workers, and other coaches. I’d love to have more people interested in helping with that development. 

Do you foresee a future where Affirming Reality is no longer relevant or necessary?

Gabs: No. I think Affirming Reality should be the standard for child-rearing. The lessons can translate to almost any situation parents may encounter. I think it can be applied, in perpetuity, as the best method of authoritative parenting for tweens, teens, and young adults. It can even be used as a preventative to inoculate children from any harmful influences they may face. 

How can people support you and your work?

Gabs: Spread the word and my website. Donate here and purchase merchandise here. 

If you could give some encouragement to parents who read our substack, what would it be?

Gabs: You are your child’s safest space. You’re the foremost expert on your children. And if your child has been captured by indoctrination, it’s not too late to get them back. There’s help available at AffirmingReality.com.