*UPDATE* State Farm pulled out of the program after Consumers First exposed them.
Previous Reporting…
Insurance company State Farm wants its Florida agents to donate books about transgenderism meant for 5-year-olds to schools and libraries.
Five-year-olds are generally in kindergarten.
A whistleblower handed emails to Consumers First. Will Hild, the executive director, shared the information on Twitter.
Jose Soto, State Farm’s Corporate Responsibility Analyst, wrote to Florida agents on January 18:
State Farm is partnering with The GenderCool Project to help diversify classroom, community center and library bookshelves with a collection of brooks to help bring clarity and understanding to the national conversation about Being Transgender, Inclusive and Non-Binary. 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+Agents are key to the success of this program. Nationwide, approximately 550 State Farm agents and employees will have the opportunity to donate this 3 book bundle deal to their local teacher, community center or library of their choice.We are seeking six agents in Florida that would be interested in participating in this unique project, by receiving these books in March, then donating them to their community by the end of April. Along with donating the books, we would encourage the agent to highlight our commitment to diversify on their social media pages.
The three-book bundle includes A Kids Book About Being Transgender, A Kids Book About Being Non-Binary, and A Kids Book About Being Inclusive.
Hild posted images of the books on Twitter.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parents Rights in Education Bill at the end of March, but it does not take effect until July 1.
The bill does not allow any instruction about sexual orientation to young children.
The books will not be allowed in public schools starting July 1.
Hild told reporters: “We would hope State Farm would … cooperate with the governor’s office or law enforcement in [Florida] and retrieve any of these books that may have been donated to public schools that by law now do not belong there.”
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