Milo Marquez felt his stomach sink when he saw what was printed on a political postcard mailed to his mother earlier this month.
“JOE BIDEN Y SUS ALIADOS DE IZQUIERDA ESTÁN ADOCTRINANDO A SUS HIJOS,” it said in large bold type.
Translated, it read “Joe Biden and his political allies are indoctrinating your children.”
Stock photo images of children inside doctor’s offices covered part of the card. Paragraphs of text accused Democrats of “pushing” gender-affirming care on all children by blocking puberty with hormone supplements and removing genitalia.
“It’s very vile and disturbing and definitely misinformation being pushed on our Spanish-speaking community,” said Marquez, director at the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy and Research Organization, or CLLARO.
Marquez and other prominent advocates are now speaking out against the postcards and a series of similar radio spots airing on local Spanish-language radio stations.
They say the ads have been targeted at predominantly Latino neighborhoods in an attempt to scare voters by promoting incomplete and false information about health care for transgender youth. Residents of the Denver metro area and as far north as Weld County have reported receiving them.
The group funding the ads, Washington, D.C.-based America First Legal Foundation, is a private nonprofit. It was founded by Stephen Miller, a top advisor to Donald Trump on immigration during his time in the White House.
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