An organization that promotes transgender education to toddlers is one of several that partnered with the equity department of St. Paul Public Schools in Minnesota as part of the department’s goal to “interrupt systems of marginalization.”
The St. Paul school district’s equity department partnered with AMAZE, a curriculum provider in the state that “offers anti-bias education curriculum, programs, and training for schools,” according to the organization’s website, and includes lesson plans for teaching toddlers about transgender identity.
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“The Equity Department has partnered with elementary schools and AMAZE to further develop culturally responsive classrooms in which every student can learn about themselves and their peers while engaged in curriculum connected to reading and writing standards,” the St. Paul school district’s website says.
Among AMAZE’s available resources is its “PRIDE resources,” which are marketed to children 3 and up and include the books When Aidan became my Brother by Kyle Lukoff and My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis, which the organization says “helps guide conversations with children on gender diversity, including gender identity and expression.”
The partnership, which was first noticed by the parent activist group Parents Defending Education, is not the only one maintained by St. Paul Public Schools that market gay and transgender resources to children.
OutFront Minnesota, which provides free chest binders to transgender individuals under the age of 24, is also a partner with the school district and says its mission is to “decrease intersectional inequity and increase LGBTQ+ inclusivity in classrooms, schools, districts, and youth organizations.”
In a statement provided to the Washington Examiner, Parents Defending Education Director of Outreach Erika Sanzi said the district is “pushing ideologically driven content and resources on students and families.”
“It is one thing to treat all students with the dignity they deserve; it is quite another to be so far out of your lane that you are partnering with outside organizations that think it is appropriate to engage toddlers in conversations about gender identity and sexual orientation,” Sanzi said.
AMAZE’s materials also include resources using terminology often associated with critical race theory, an academic theory that says that American institutions and culture are systemically racist and oppressive to racial minorities.
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The organization offers a whole slew of materials “to support children during the Derek Chauvin trial,” including books written by prominent critical race theorist Ibram X. Kendi for children and resources for educators, including “Navigating Difficult Conversations With Children And Youth On Race, Racism, And Discrimination,” marketed for children age 3-12.
The St. Paul Public Schools office for equity did not respond to a request for comment.
