A recent program at the University of Minnesota has sparked a lot of attention and controversy. The university, through its National Center for Gender Spectrum Health (NCGSH), tried to get children involved in an initiative that involved “transgender dolls.” These dolls were designed to teach children about gender identity in a very unique way. The university was offering between $20 and $60 for children aged 5 to 10 years old to participate in a program that encouraged them to explore gender in new ways.
The dolls were marketed as a “therapeutic tool” for transgender and gender-diverse children. The idea was to allow children to swap the dolls' genitals and internal organs to help them understand that gender identity doesn’t depend on the body parts a person has. In other words, children were encouraged to believe that no matter what physical characteristics they had, their gender identity could be anything they felt.
The program was announced on Instagram by the NCGSH on F...
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