Current Events > State Farm drops LGBTQ kids book program after conservative backlash

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Antifar
05/24/22 3:49:52 PM
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https://news.yahoo.com/state-farm-abandons-lgbtq-children-022539546.html
State Farm, the household-name insurance company, has abandoned its program to distribute LGBTQ-themed books to teachers, community centers, and libraries, explicitly targeting children as young as kindergartners, after a media expos based on a whistleblower email caught the company by surprise on Monday.

In an email to all State Farm agents and staff members sent just hours after multiple news outlets revealed the book initiative, Victor Terry, chief diversity officer and vice president of public affairs, announced the cancellation of its collaboration with GenderCool, an organization that promotes LGBTQ teaching via speaking events, mentorship programs, DEI/HR consulting, and advising for parents of transgender children.

State Farms support of a philanthropic program, GenderCool, has been the subject of news and customer inquiries. This program that included books about gender identity was intended to promote inclusivity, the email, obtained by Libs of TikTok, read. We will no longer support that program.

Conversations about gender and identity should happen at home with parents. We dont support required curriculum in schools on this topic. We support organizations providing resources for parents to have these conversations, Terry wrote.

The original program was supposed to recruit hundreds of agents and staff volunteers to help diversify classroom, community center and library bookshelves with a collection of books to help bring clarity and understanding to the national conversation about Being Transgender, Inclusive and Non-Binary, according to the January 2022 email, obtained by Consumers Research, which surfaced Monday.

In the book Non-Binary, one of the three-book bundle offered in the GenderCool Collection, a character named Gia is introduced to young readers as a transgender girl who uses she/her pronouns. When youre born, a doctor looks at you and says, Its a boy! or Its a girl! based on your body. But gender isnt that simple. You see, when I was born, the doctor said, Its a boy! But . . . this wasnt true, Gia narrates.

The projects goal is to increase representation of LGBTQ+ books and support our communities in having challenging, important and empowering conversations with children Age 5+, the original email said.

The email was sent by Jose Soto, State Farms corporate responsibility analyst, to all Florida agents, six of whom would have the opportunity to participate in the program. However, the emails language suggested a large and national scope.

Nationwide, approximately 550 State Farm agents and employees will have the opportunity to donate this 3 book bundle to their local teacher, community center or library of their choice, the email said.

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EyeWontBeFooled
05/24/22 3:51:05 PM
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Cowards

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UnfairRepresent
05/24/22 3:51:36 PM
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Antifar posted...


Conversations about gender and identity should happen at home with parents.
"Your parents should decide your indentity for you."

No reason you can't talk to other people too dude.

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ElatedVenusaur
05/24/22 3:53:15 PM
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Remember this when State Farm rainbow washes itself in a few days, along with the other corporations who are either indifferent to us or actively promoting anti-trans legislation.

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JimmyFraska
05/24/22 3:54:42 PM
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Then fuck State Farm
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Smashingpmkns
05/24/22 3:55:32 PM
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ElatedVenusaur posted...
Remember this when State Farm rainbow washes itself in a few days, along with the other corporations who are either indifferent to us or actively promoting anti-trans legislation.
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WilliamPorygon
05/24/22 3:55:50 PM
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The correct response would've been to tell bigots to fuck themselves

But I guess they'd rather have their money than mine

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ZeroV2
05/24/22 3:58:57 PM
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lol who the hell approved this

its obviously a very controversial topic right now, who thought this would be a good business idea?!

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TheGoldenEel
05/24/22 3:59:19 PM
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reminder that this is the same State Darm that affirmed their support for Aaron Rodgers after he came out as an election denying anti-vaxxer last year

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Master_Bass
05/24/22 4:00:19 PM
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Looks like State Farm is joining Liberty on my list of insurance companies not to buy insurance from for crimes against humanity.

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UnholyMudcrab
05/24/22 4:01:29 PM
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Now that is fucking weak

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Ruvan22
05/24/22 4:02:43 PM
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ZeroV2 posted...
lol who the hell approved this

its obviously a very controversial topic right now, who thought this would be a good business idea?!
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Solar_Crimson
05/24/22 4:05:52 PM
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Fucking cowards.

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Suolevram
05/25/22 3:38:22 PM
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EyeWontBeFooled posted...
Cowards
Damned if they do, damned if they don't. Can't please everyone it seems. Should have kept it.

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Deutschenlied
05/25/22 3:40:54 PM
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ZeroV2 posted...
lol who the hell approved this

its obviously a very controversial topic right now, who thought this would be a good business idea?!
Yeah who approved stopping it?
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Gwynevere
05/25/22 3:42:57 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/4/AAPstsAADQ7U.jpg
I'm always sad this image doesn't have Ultor Corp from Red Faction when I see it

Anyway yeah it's about that time of year isn't it

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