WITHOUT CONSENT Part 1: Connecticut Pastor, Youth Director, Secretly Steer Kids Toward Gender Transition, Defying Parents
Key Points
Key Quotes: Tony Ferraiolo, Director of Youth and Family Program at Healthcare Advocates International and Life Coach (TonyFerraiolo.com):
"Do you have a binder? Do you bind your chest? ‘Cause we give away free binders. They’re supposed to be for 18 plus because legally that’s what we have to do. But we can always give one to Reverend Miller and see what he does with it. Whatever he does with it is none of my business. You know what I’m saying?"
“I’m here now in your life to protect you and to help you move forward.”
“Between me and you, and this is not being recorded… I can’t know that they [the parents] don’t know….get what I’m saying wink wink, nod, nod? I have helped thousands of kids.”
“He needs to move forward with this transition.” -----
Key Quotes: Reverend Aaron Miller, Miller Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford, Connecticut:
“Can you have Justin measure the circumference around his body – his chest at the nipples? Then I can get the [breast] binder from Tony and we can meet.”
“I don’t know if he’s developing yet… the timing of this is really, really important.”
When you become who you are, really who you are authentically, there is a joy that I can’t describe to you.”
Project Veritas today releases explosive undercover footage exposing a network of transgender activists in Connecticut led by Reverend Aaron Miller, senior pastor of Metropolitan Community Church, and Tony Ferraiolo, Director of Youth and Family Program at Healthcare Advocates International. The investigation, sparked by a mother’s tip after her daughter’s troubling interaction with Miller, uncovers secret support groups, covert distribution of breast binders, and discussions about puberty blockers and top surgery for a 12-year-old female child, “Justin,” who seeks to transition to a boy against parental wishes.
Over several months, a Project Veritas journalist and an actor posing as a 12-year-old experiencing gender dysphoria engaged in virtual and in-person meetings with Miller and Ferraiolo to probe how far these transgender activists would go to guide minors toward gender transitions without parental knowledge or consent.
Exclusive video footage shows Miller and Ferraiolo inviting “Justin,” a 12-year-old female, to secret youth groups led by Ferraiolo in Middletown and New Haven, Connecticut, despite knowing her parents oppose the transition. Miller assures secrecy, stating, “…they’ll never know.”
Ferraiolo, a biological woman who transitioned to male in 2005 and claims on his website to have trained and life-coached 75,000 people, reveals the support groups’ hidden locations, saying, “Between me and you, and this is not being recorded… I can’t know that they [the parents] don’t know… get what I’m saying wink wink, nod, nod?”
He outlines a plan to bypass parents: “Just bring him, and if they ask where you’re taking him, ‘I’m taking him to the park, I’m taking him wherever…’”
Ferraiolo also discusses medical interventions with the child, asking, “The first thing you would want are blockers, right? Puberty blockers... How about top surgery? Have you thought about top surgery?” and insists to our journalist, “He [Justin] needs to move forward with this [gender] transition.”
In the video Ferraiolo offers a breast binder to “Justin,” stating, “Do you have a binder? Do you bind your chest? ‘Cause we give away free binders. They’re supposed to be for 18+ because legally that’s what we have to do. But we can always give one to Reverend Miller and see what he does with it. Whatever he does with it is none of my business. You know what I’m saying?”
Breast binders, which compress chest tissue for a masculine appearance, cause serious risks for minors, including pain, breathing problems, and damaged breast tissue, according to research.
Healthcare Advocates International’s website, where Ferraiolo serves as Director of Youth and Family Program, states, “We provide free chest binders to the transgender and nonbinary communities,” but specifies they are for those 18+. The binder provided to “Justin” matches the brand and style on the website, suggesting Ferraiolo violated his employer’s 18+ policy by supplying it to a minor under 18.
Reverend Miller facilitated the exchange, texting a Project Veritas journalist: “Can you have Justin measure the circumference around his body – his chest at the nipples? Then I can get the [breast] binder from Tony and we can meet.”
Miller goes on to encourage the minor’s transition, stating, “So I just want you to know Justin, I was born female… and when you become who you are, really who you are authentically, there is a joy that I can’t describe to you.”
Ferraiolo likewise assures Justin, “I’m here in your life to help you and protect you… trust me, I’ve helped thousands of kids.”
This investigation reveals a brazen scheme to erode parental rights and steer vulnerable children toward irreversible choices without oversight. Project Veritas is actively pursuing further leads and calls on parents affected by rogue transgender activists to contact our tipline at veritastips@projectveritas.com.
Part Two will unmask the profound harm caused by this transgender activist network to Connecticut families, including a mother falsely accused of abuse after her daughter, grappling with gender dysphoria, met with Reverend Aaron Miller. Stay tuned for more shocking revelations.
Neither Reverend Miller nor Mr. Ferraiolo responded to requests for comment.
Pattie McKnight, Executive Director, Health Care Advocates International responded to Project Veritas' report: "HCAI has never authorized or condoned Mr. Ferraiolo providing binders to anyone under the age of 18 without parental consent. We will be looking into this matter to ensure binders purchased by HCAI are not being used by Mr. Ferraiolo in his private business. HCAI respects the important role of parents and guardians and works to educate families to ensure all individuals are supported.”
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