State Farm has rejected reports that it asked representatives to contribute pro LGBTQ books to schools and stated it had actually ended a collaboration with an advocacy group associated with the program.
The nationwide insurance company released statements to the Daily Caller after dealing with online reaction over e-mails sent out in January that appeared to contact representatives to contribute questionable books to public libraries and regional schools.
“State Farm is partnering with The GenderCool Project 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,” read the email.
“The project’s goal is to increase representation of LGBTQ+ books and support our communities in having challenging, important and empowering conversations with children Age 5+,” it continued.
State Farm reportedly encouraged their agents to donate to The GenderCool Project’s three-book bundle including books with such titles as, “A Kids Book About Being Transgender,” “A Kids Book About Being Inclusive,” and “A Kids Book About Being Non-Binary,” according to the email.
🚨 Emails leaked to @ConsumersFirst from concerned @StateFarm employees show the company engaged in the woke indoctrination of kids age 5+.
State Farm partnered with The GenderCool Project — which aims to have conversations with children about being Transgender and Non-Binary. pic.twitter.com/MYcZSW8Yp1
— Will Hild (@WillHild) May 23, 2022
Some on social networks reacted by requiring a boycott versus State Farm.
The business rejected the claims in one declaration and after that released a 2nd declaration stating it had actually ended its collaboration with the advocacy group.
“Our participation in this program evolved quickly, and the decision was made several months ago for participants not to share resources with schools,” said a State Farms spokesperson who added that the program was strictly voluntary.
The Daily Caller documented an incident that appeared to contradict the statement from the company.
State Farm used even more information in a second statement.
“Conversations about gender and identity should happen at home with parents. We don’t support required curriculum in schools on this topic. We support organizations providing resources for parents to have these conversations,” read the statement in part.
“We no longer support the program allowing for distribution of books in schools,” they concluded. “We will continue to explore how we can support organizations that provide tools and resources that align with our commitment to diversity and inclusion.”
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H/T The Blaze
