How LGBTQ Education Is Gaining in Public Schools, Pre-K on Up

New Article by John Murawski in RealClearInvestigtions
Publishing Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019

Starting in kindergarten and in some cases pre-K, public school kids across the country are increasingly being taught about gender fluidity and gay and transgender historical figures, John Murawski reports for RealClearInvestigations:

• This year alone, four states - New Jersey, Illinois, Colorado and Oregon - enacted policies requiring public schools to include the contributions of LGBTQ people.
• At a recent "Equity Week" in suburban Chicago, pre-K and kindergarten kids read "I Am Jazz," a picture book about a transgender girl, and "My Princess Boy," about a gender-nonconforming boy who likes to dress in girls' clothing.
• First-graders made transgender flags and practiced using gender-neutral pronouns, while second-graders were introduced to concepts like "gay," "lesbian" and "non-binary."
• Second- and third-graders deconstructed the Cinderella fairy tale for gender bias and rewrote it in a non-biased way.
• Fourth- and fifth-graders looked at masculinity, femininity and androgyny in advertising. By the end of this lesson, the teaching materials say, "students will notice which aspects of their identity match certain gender norms and start to discuss ‘breaking the binary.'"
• Advocates say the reforms offer a more truthful version of history while promoting inclusive schools.
• Critics say some of the material amounts to state indoctrination of the very young.
• Attorney General William Barr warns of threats to religious liberty.

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