Taxpayer-funded transgender paper dolls with removable genitalia are being introduced into Minnesota classrooms for children as young as four.
According to The Post Millennial, the first-of-their-kind dolls, developed out of research at the University of Minnesota Medical School, are being rolled out in select early childhood settings under the backing of Democrat Governor Tim Walzs administration. The dolls, which carry gender-neutral names such as Sam, Rory, Avery, and Parker, come with more than 100 interchangeable clothing pieces and are explicitly designed to normalize radical gender ideology in front of very young children.
As reported by The Post Millennial, the projects stated goal is for children to learn about the different options that exist for who they can be, as one therapist at the University of Minnesota Medical School put it. The initiative is funded with public money, despite growing concern among parents that schools are being used as laboratories for social experimentation rather than places of academic instruction.
Over the last six years, the Medical Schools Institute for Sexual and Gender Health has conducted research that included paying trans and gender diverse individuals, as well as parents, between $20 and $60 to use the dolls and talk about gender and bodies." A private company has since commercialized the concept, promising that the dolls will "make gender fun" and are "built to help children tell their stories and see themselves represented."
The company markets the dolls to professionals who support trans and gender diverse children in clinical and educational settings, explicitly naming therapists, teachers, and school counselors as target users. Notably, the website does not disclose the cost of the dolls, leaving taxpayers in the dark about how much of their money is being funneled into this agenda-driven project.
The University of Minnesotas Medical School receives $15 million annually from the state, with funds earmarked to increase the medical schools research capacity and ensure its national prominence. Critics argue that instead of focusing on core medical research, the institution is channeling public dollars into controversial gender projects that many parents and taxpayers would reject if given a choice.
Therapists from the universitys medical school openly acknowledge that they used the dolls to prompt children to talk about their genitalia. We were able to explore and brainstorm not just what our bodies are able to do now but what we want our bodies to do and look like in the future," Adjunct Assistant Professor Elizabeth Panetta said, underscoring how gender ideology is being pushed into ever-earlier stages of childhood under the banner of representation and fun.
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