Dem earmarks fund groups handing out transgender devices to youth,

Several new Democrat earmarks in this year’s congressional budget request are raising eyebrows among conservative groups.

The 1,000 page budget — released around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday — includes earmarks that would go toward controversial LGBTQ+ facilities and a late-term abortion clinic. Another request includes a multimillion-dollar proposal for what critics dub “gun confiscation” research. 

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s nonprofit organization, Americans Advancing Freedom, told Fox News Digital in a statement Thursday that “Congress can’t pass this legislation in its current form until these egregious earmarks are weeded out.” 

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“Releasing bill text in the middle of the night is how our government gets locked into funding gaffs and binders for confused kids,” AAF policy director John Shelton said. “American taxpayers are funding centers that encourage children to transition without their parents’ knowledge.” 

According to appropriations documents, Wisconsin Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin requested $400,000 request for a facility called Briarpatch Youth Services. One of the group’s programs is called “Teens Like Us LGBTQIA2s+” for ages 13-18 and a “Gender Affirming Clothing Program” that provides minors with clothing that matches their gender identity. It also organizes a “pride prom” for kids as young as 12, and connects LGBTQ youth without parental knowledge.

“Youth do NOT need parent/guardian permission to join Teens Like Us. We understand not all youth are at a point in their lives where they can safely and confidently ‘come out,’” the website says. 

Another request from New Jersey Democrat Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez would send $400,000 to the state’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, the Garden State Equality Education Fund, Inc. 

The group…