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Target partners with org pushing for kids' genders to be secretly changed in schools without parental consent
'We... continue to support their mission,' Target Corporation said about GLSEN
By
Hannah Grossman | Fox News
The 'Outnumbered' panel discussed why Target took action after its Pride section stirred controversy with LGBTQ+ merchandise.
Target
Corporation is partnering with a K-12 education group for which focuses
on getting districts to adopt policies that will keep parents in the
dark on their child's in-school gender transition, providing sexually
explicit books to schools for free, and integrating gender ideology at all levels of curriculum in public schools, Fox News Digital uncovered.
"GLSEN leads the movement in creating affirming... and anti-racist spaces for LGBTQIA+
students. We are proud of 10+ years of collaboration with GLSEN and
continue to support their mission," Target said. The retail giant
provides annual donations to GLSEN.
GLSEN calls for gender
ideology to be integrated into all classes, even math. It provides
educators instructions on how they can make math "more inclusive of
trans and non-binary identities" by including "they/them" pronouns in word problems.
In another example, GLSEN recommended that teachers intervene if
students are making graphs about sex and gender to ensure it includes
the ideology supported by GLSEN. "When students are creating their own
surveys, if they want to include data for biological sex, teachers need to be sure they include both intersex and other as choices."
"[A]nd if the students want to include data for gender, a variety of choices need to be included, such as agender, genderfluid, female, male, nonbinary, transman, transwoman, and other," a lesson plan continued.
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GLSEN also spotlighted recommendations from a teacher who discussed incorporating gender ideology into science.
"It
took me three years of teaching middle-school science before feeling
comfortable enough to come out to my students as a trans man. We were
starting a unit focused on how identity impacts the practice of science,
including the ways that specific groups are marginalized by normative
ideas," the teacher said. "In the introduction to the unit, I shared my
personal experience of… the ways that trans people are often erased by
the language used by scientists and medical professionals to describe
bodies, patients, and health practices."
To date, the retail giant
has donated at least $2.1 million to GLSEN, which offers districts and
students guidance on how to hide gender transitions from parents.
For
example, its policy for districts said, "[The local education agency]
shall ensure that all personally identifiable and medical information
relating to transgender and nonbinary students is kept confidential…
Staff or educators shall not disclose any information that may reveal a
student’s gender identity to others, including parents or guardian… This
disclosure must be discussed with the student, prior to any action."
Target promoted GLSEN in physical stores and at its online website. (Fox News Digital | Adobe Stock)
Parents on the left and right have expressed outrage
over school's policies and practices to keep their child's gender
transition a secret. In some cases, schools will actively deceive
parents.
In California, a Christian teacher lost her job after refusing to comply with a district's gender policies, which she said would have required her to lie to parents.
"I
knew immediately, like in my gut, in my heart, in my soul, that there
was a decision I had to make because, you know, these two things were
totally butting heads," said Jessica Tapia, who worked at the Jurupa
Unified School District.
Jessica Tapia says she was discriminated against for her religious beliefs. (Fox News | iStock)
Other
organizations in the U.S. similarly push for a social transitions to be
concealed in public schools, which has been increasingly embraced by
some Democrats.
For example, the defunct Biden Foundation
– whose website is currently 404'd – partnered with Gender Spectrum
which provides districts "gender support plans" to methodically develop a
system of concealment, Fox News Digital previously reported.
Biden Foundation partnered with Gender Spectrum in 2019. (Gender Spectrum | YouTube/Screenshot)
A Colorado school district used the "support plan"
to implement a methodical system in place to keep parents in the dark
on their child's gender transition in schools, according to documents
reviewed by Fox News Digital.
"When a student elects to
transition during the school year, the school should schedule a meeting
with the student and parents/guardians (provided they are involved in
the process), to ascertain their desires and concerns," its instructions
said.
Target has faced backlash for its LGBTQ Pride merchandise, compelling it to move their collection away from the front of some locations after customer "outrage" to avoid a "Bud Light situation."
Many Target locations across the country feature "tuck friendly"
bathing suits for transgender people to mugs that say "gender fluid."
But the retail juggernaut has been criticized by some conservatives for
the displays, with children’s items particularly irking many customers.
Targets Pride Month partner GLSEN also seeks to ensure districts allow biological males to compete in women's sports, which the majority of Americans overwhelmingly do not support.
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University
of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas accepts the winning trophy for the
500 Freestyle finals as second place finisher Emma Weyant and third
place finisher Erica Sullivan watch during the NCAA Swimming and Diving
Championships. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"Students
shall be permitted to participate in all physical education, athletics,
and other extracurricular activities according to their gender
identity. Participation shall not be
conditioned by requiring legal or medical documentation," GLSEN said in its sample district policy.
Full-time school staff can also order sexually explicit books from GLSEN's "Rainbow Library" for their classrooms, which the organization provides free of charge.
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One of the books listed for their 9th-12th grade library is a book titled, "Beyond Magenta."
The book has been criticized as disturbing, described a 6-year-old
child as "sexually mature" who "hated being a kid" and engaged in oral
sex. It also mentioned "perverts" and "pedophiles."
'Beyond Magenta' book about transgender teens has been criticized as disturbing for sexually explicit passages. (Susan Kuklin | iStock)
The
book said, "I was sexually mature. What I mean by sexually mature is
that I knew about sex. From six and up, I used to kiss other guys in my
neighborhood, make out with them, and perform oral sex on them. I liked
it. I used to love oral. And I touched their you-know-whats. We were
really young, but that's what we did... Guys used to hit on me –
perverts – pedophiles. I'd see guys giving me a look, and it kinda
creeped me out. They would touch themselves, saying, 'Come here,
sweetie.' I ran away... By then I hated being a kid, I had a grown-up's
mind and thought I was an adult."
GLSEN also provides elementary teachers with lesson plans on the subject of gender identity and pronouns.
GLSEN, an organization supported by Target, provides lesson for elementary school students on gender identity. (Getty | GLSEN)
"As an intentionally K-12 organization, we understand the importance of beginning conversations about LGBTQ people
and families in elementary school," GLSEN said. "[I]t is critical for
elementary schools to establish a foundation of respect and
understanding for all people."
One lesson on identity for elementary school students discusses pansexuality, fatness and being non-binary.
GLSEN lesson for elementary students discusses being "pansexual," "fat" and "non-binary." (GLSEN | Getty )
"Begin
the lesson by telling students, ‘Today we’ll be talking about
‘identity’ which is a big word that has to do with who we are, and all
the things that make us unique and special. There are lots of different
pieces that fit together to make up our identity,'" GLSEN said.
Target and GLSEN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Fox News' Brian Flood and Jessica Chasmar contributed to this report.
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