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Come along with me on this thread about SOGI123, the sexual orientation and gender identity education given to public school children in my province. I am going to focus on what is taught to children from kindergarten through grade two.
I& #39;m doing this because a BC teacher was just suspended for 15 days for distributing a pamphlet to "stop SOGI 123". Now, to be clear, I take issue with the "GI" i.e. gender identity portion of the education, as well as anything that is weirdly sexualized for 5-7 year old children.
I have two boys who will attend public school in BC. Parents are *not allowed* to opt out of this education. Whether a given teacher uses all of the provided curricula is perhaps up for debate, but I am going to assume it will be. I am beside myself with anger about this junk.
Junk, I should point out, that is lauded as progressive and visionary and inclusive. And all those opposed to it are smeared as alt-right religious bigots. I am a lefty and an atheist. For the record. If this thread reaches parents who haven& #39;t questioned SOGI, please do.
One lesson is about a boy who likes dresses. Ergo the lesson is on how boy is *actually* a girl, not about how boys, too, can like dresses. (Regressive sex stereotype alert.)
Children are told to consider how the boy& #39;s parents are parenting their own child at home. And to discuss how wrong the parents are for not validating their child& #39;s chosen gender. Sounds like the state wants kids to rat on their families for wrong think.
Students get to design a dress for Bailey! But don& #39;t get too creative, kids, please make sure you validate Bailey with bows and ribbons and all the girly stuff. Don& #39;t make any kindergarten hate-art. Always remember that GIRLS wear DRESSES.
Another story about validating children& #39;s gender identity. This time it& #39;s a red crayon that& #39;s actually blue. "How would it make you feel if you felt like an owl on the inside but everyone told you that you were a person?" Umm? Huh? You& #39;re making my point for me: this is crazy.
Children also do a role play where they use different pronouns, including "they". I would rather my children learn that boys and girls can look, dress, and behave/play however they would like, and they will still be boys or girls. Children are not born into the wrong body, ever.
Duplicate image. But look at the last 2 lines, under "What if I don& #39;t FEEL the way I LOOK": "What if a boy wanted to join a dance class or play with barbies? What if a girl wanted to join hockey or play with trucks?" I am so angry at this.
"What if I don& #39;t FEEL the way I LOOK?" followed by a girl wanting to play hockey/play with trucks. Our children are being taught regressive sex stereotypes. In 2020! I was the little girl who played hockey and played with trucks, in the 80s/90s. No one EVER said I was a boy!
I am heartbroken for this generation of children, who are victims of the horseshoe effect: We got so progressive we are now regressing. I am also angry as hell that my provincial gov& #39;t won& #39;t let me opt out of this. I will opt out. You cannot force this on my children.
There& #39;s a progressive, leftist, feminist critique of gender identity being taught to children, in addition to the religious critique that gets news coverage. Our children deserve better than 1950s sex stereotypes. I will gladly chat to other BC parents who have questions. DM me.
