The University of Minnesota is
facing criticism Regarding the practice of paying small children to play with sex-changed dolls.
National Center for Gender Spectrum Health
paid for by taxes Institute for Sexual and Gender Health at the University of Minnesota. of said Run by Katherine Spencer and Diane Berg, members of the World Association of Transgender Health Professionals, the center's goal is to “all people across the gender spectrum, including cisgender, transgender, and gender-diverse people. ) to promote the well-being of people. . ”
NCGSH is proud to have secured over $87,000 in grants. make a call In February, it called for “transgender and gender diverse children between the ages of 5 and 10 and their parents” to participate in “experiential activities to discuss gender and the body.”
“Children and parents meet several times in groups with others to play together and give ideas for activities,” the flyer added, with rewards ranging from $20 to $60 per group. I promised.
“It's about helping children develop tools to deal with society's messages that can lead to shame.”
Corresponding UM
Project page “MyGender Dolls'' is a “therapeutic tool intended for use by qualified therapists with patients and their parents or caregivers to help children who have difficulty expressing their feelings.'' said.
The dolls, created by cross-dressing activists and which the university was willing to pay for children to watch them play with, had “internal genitalia, external genitalia, hairstyles, clothing, etc.” that children could swap out or “layer.” Comes with accessories. To find out who they are. ”
Minnesota-based publication Alpha News noticed In a college video promoting the doll, a narrator says, “There's a lot of different ways to be a girl, a boy, and anywhere along the gender spectrum.”
According to
Crowdfunding page For the UM website project, NCGSH began developing the MyGender Dolls app to allow children to play with doll genitals and organs at home. Alpha News reported. rachel becker warnerA so-called “gender care” psychologist at the university, he co-developed the app with Berg and a cross-dressing artist. ashley finch.
berg said A biannual publication of the University of Minnesota Foundation Early in the project, it was discovered that it was important for the dolls to have genitals and reproductive organs.
“The belief that “I'm not a 'real'' boy because I have no private parts'' and the belief that “No matter what my anatomy looks like, I'm a real boy.'' It is very important that we address this,” Berg said. “It's about helping kids develop tools to deal with society's messages that can bring shame.”
“This is terrible and it has to stop.”
Dolls appear to be used, in some cases, to imagine what one's body will look like after irreversible amputation.
“We were able to explore and brainstorm not only what our bodies are capable of now, but also what our bodies could be and want to be in the future,” he said. said.
elizabeth panettaUM assistant professor, mentions the use of dolls with children. “It also allowed us to talk about private parts without it seeming too serious or clinical.”
Alpha News said neither UM's Institute for Sex Studies nor NCGSH responded to requests for comment.
American Principles is a conservative pro-family organization; noticed In X, “Public universities shouldn't be using tax dollars to groom children. This is terrible and should stop!”
“They want to groom your children.” I wrote TikTok library. “Parents be careful!”
Debbie Dooley, one of the founders of the Tea Party movement, tweeted“This is a horrifying attempt to brainwash young children with sick transgender ideology.”
Cass reviewthe peer-reviewed systematic studies that informed it, and other astute research have revealed that so-called gender science is largely activist nonsense, so much so that even the left-wing British government has recently So much so that they felt they had no choice but to change their policy by issuing a permanent ban on phase inhibitors. How medical professionals confuse children.
The Cass Review found that the narrative relied on by activists like NCGSH was based on “poor quality” research, with “poor study design, inadequate follow-up, and a lack of objectivity in reporting results.” He pointed out that this shows that
Berg, co-director of NCGSH and co-author of WPATH's Standards of Care 8 child chapter, appeared in the condemnation article. 242 page report A paper on WPATH published in March by Michael Shellenberger's think tank, Environmental Progress, found that adolescents are not mature enough to understand the devastating and lasting effects of medical sex-changing hormones. is quoted as admitting.
Co-founder of Blaze Media glenn beck We discussed this report and WPATH's advocacy against child sex-reassignment mutilation in a feature earlier this year.
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