Thousands protest in Canada over controversial gender, sexual education

SHOULD SCHOOLS BE TEACHING CHILDREN SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDEOLOGY?

IT’S A HOT BUTTON SOCIAL ISSUE ACROSS SCHOOLS IN AMERICA –

BUT IT’S NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE UNITED STATES.

AN ORGANIZED PROTEST CALLED “ONE MILLION MARCH FOR CHILDREN” SPANNED THE STREETS OF CANADA ON WEDNESDAY –

PARENTS ARGUING SEXUAL CONTENT SHOULD STAY OUTSIDE OF CLASSROOMS.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PARENTS SHOWED UP TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH SCHOOL CURRICULUM THAT CENTERS ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND SCHOOL 

**POLICIES THAT KEEP PARENTS IN THE DARK OVER CHILDREN CHANGING GENDER IDENTITIES IN SCHOOL.

SIGNS WERE RAISED – READING “STOP THE INDOCTRINATION AND SEXUALIZATION OF OUR CHILDREN.”

PARENTS CHANTED “NO MORE SILENCE” –

AND “HANDS OFF OUR KIDS”.

THE PASSIONATE PROTESTS WERE COUNTERED –

WITH SIMILAR IMAGERY.

A LOT OF PARENTS.

LARGE BANNERS.

AND LOUD CHANTS. 

ON THIS SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT –

PEOPLE ARGUED **CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS TO LEARN ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND CHANGE THEIR IDENTITIES  WITHOUT PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE.

SIGNS READ “LET TRANS KIDS THRIVE.”

AND “TRANS KIDS NEED SAFE SPACES.”

THE PROTESTS WERE SPREAD OUT AND PLENTIFUL  –

MARCHES WERE HELD FROM MONTREAL TO OTTAWA –

IN STREETS, AT GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND IN FRONT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

THE ISSUE – IS SHARED ACROSS BORDERS.

IN THE U.S., POLICIES ARE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS OR STATE LAW.

THIS DEBATE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE PROMINENT IN POLITICIANS’ APPEAL TO PARENTS AHEAD OF THE ELECTION IN 2024.

AND GIVEN WHAT WE SAW IN CANADA THIS WEEK –

IT’S LIKELY TO STAY A CONTENTIOUS POINT OF PUBLIC INTEREST.