Transgenderism will likely be as familiar to some Maine kindergartners as triangles, under a new curriculum designed by Pro-LGBT group OUT Maine.
But while they are concerned, many parents fear opposing it publicly.
OUT Maine designed the program for state use by the Maine Department of Education (DOE).
“These lessons are designed for any classroom teacher and all lessons are compatible with the Maine Learning Results and/or Early Learning Development Standards which can be found at the end of each lesson,” a description of the lessons reads.
The Maine DOE doesn’t choose what gets taught in classrooms, said its director of communications, Marcus Mrowka.
“Curriculum decisions and what gets taught in classrooms is a local decision in Maine made by school boards, teachers, parents, and communities,” he added.
The Maine DOE links to OUT Maine’s website.
“The Maine Department of Education supports all LGBT identifying, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender expansive and questioning students, families, and school staff,” another place on the Maine DOE’s website reads.
Changing Gender in Kindergarten
Maine’s new statewide school curriculum promotes transgender teddy bears to kindergartners.
“In my heart, I’ve always known that I’m a girl Teddy, not a boy Teddy. I wish my name was Tilly,” reads a book recommended by the curriculum, which was provided to The Epoch Times by a Maine resident.
Thomas isn’t the only lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender character that the state’s kindergartners will likely meet.
There’s also Red, a blue crayon with a red label; Roy and Silo, a pair of homosexual penguins; and Jazz Jennings, a real-life transgender YouTuber.
In addition to everyday words, kindergartners will learn the explosion of preferred pronouns required to address these individuals on their own terms. In Maine, “they,” “ze,” “tree,” and more are all singular pronouns.
