By Breccan F. Thies | Commentary, The Federalist
Colorado medical students are taught that children as young as 18 months old can ‘distinguish between gender identities,’ and by six years old, ‘develop his or her own gender identity.’
Colorado has been using taxpayer dollars to groom children into believing they are “transgender” and point them to mutilation surgeries, emphasizing that many do not need parental consent.
According to a new report from Do No Harm, Colorado spends millions of dollars on government programs, social media influencer campaigns, and medical school curriculums all aimed at convincing children they are a different gender, pointing them toward medicalization, and bullying the parents who do not want to destroy their children. Colorado even paid “queer” children ages 12-18 to participate in virtual meetings about “transition” resources, the report stated.
“Something unsettling is happening in Colorado. A publicly funded network of Colorado organizations is pushing resources that promote youth gender ideology on vulnerable children,” Dr. Kurt Miceli, chief medical officer at Do No Harm, said. “Our report is a case study examining how the transgender industrial complex has pushed further and further into the lives of children, reaching even as far as school-based health centers in the state.”
‘I Matter‘
Colorado’s “I Matter” program was set up to provide free mental health counseling to children, costing taxpayers about $11 million per year. The program includes a “confidentiality waiver” that strips parental consent around age 12, though the report states it is unclear how the program verifies parental consent under that age. Participation in “I Matter” also does not require insurance or citizenship.
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