The Transgender Ideology in Our Library

 

By Gretchen Garrity

Local citizens and parents may not be aware of the globalist, ideological agenda of transgenderism that is being actively pushed in our local library. In her essays, collected in her book, "Transsexual, Transgender, Transhuman," Jennifer Bilek describes the process that moves humanness toward a "differently" human future. Bilek explains:

"'Transgenderism' is a word acting as a social bridge between transsexualism and transhumanism...A transhumanist existence is one where biological reality, such as the border between male and female, would become irrelevant."

Bilek has been researching the gender industry for over a decade. She says, "It is becoming apparent to many now that medically assaulting children's reproductive organs will go down in history as one of the greatest scandals of all time. What is still escaping most people is the connection this medical assault on children's reproductive organs has to technology; how we are all being systematically, sexually traumatized, and conditioned to dissociate from ourselves by technology."

The rabbit hole goes very deep on a global level. But it has also reached our communities, impacting children and young people we may know. The Christian County Library is providing many books dedicated to the transgender agenda, from infants to teens. I looked at the Coolcat Catalog after perusing the last couple years of the  Rainbow Reading List, and while there are hundreds of books in our library, I have listed just under 30 books that deal mainly with gender ideology. 

A few deal with subjects unrelated to gender ideology, but do show the indoctrination that is occurring in our culture. I noted a few books that have appropriated classics for children, like Anne of Green Gables, and Treasure Island. There are many of those that recast stories and characters to reflect something far different than the originals.

The links take you to the online catalog of the Christian County Library. Note the ages at which gender ideology is being promoted. If you want to read a parent's perspective on gender transitioning, go HERE. It's heartrending and infuriating. And this sort of thing is IN OUR LIBRARY where vulnerable children have access.

1. The Pronoun Books, for ages 3 and under (Tags: Gender, Gender Identity, Gender studies, Diversity, Early Reader)

2. Antiracist Baby, for ages 0-4 (Tags: Social justice, activism, race relations, diversity)

3. I’m Not a Girl, for ages 3-6 years (Tags: Transgender, Gender Identity, Acceptance)

4. Books like My Fade is Fresh, for ages 3-7. (Tags: Gender non-conforming)

5. Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster for ages 4-8. (Tags: Gender non-conforming)

6. My Moms Love Me, for ages 3-5. (The baby is described as "ungendered" in a review on the Coolcat website.) Publishers Weekly, May 2, 2022

7. Julian is a Mermaid, for ages 4-8 years. (Gender non-conforming)

8. Julian at the Wedding, for ages 4-8 years. (Gender non-conforming)

9. When Aidan became a Brother, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Gender, Transgender)
   

10. I Am Jazz, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Transgender, Self-acceptance)
    

11. It Feels Good to be Yourself, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Gender Identity, Transgender)

12. It’s Okay to be Different, for ages 3-6 (Social Emotional Learning)

13. Racial Justice: Let us March On! For ages 4-8 years. (Social Justice)

14. I Love You Because I Love You, for ages 4-8 years (Tags: Gender Identity, Social Justice, Harmony)

15. Were I Not a Girl, for ages 4-8 years (Tags: Gender Issues, Male Impersonators, Trans)

16. The Young Activist’s Dictionary of Social Justice, for ages 7-12. (Tags: Social Justice, Gun Control, Gender Transition, Organizing, Climate Justice, Racism)

17. Rainbow Revolutionaries, for ages 8-12 (Tags: Gender identity, diversity, pride activism)

18. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, for ages 5-8 years (Tags: Pride, Activism, Social Justice)

19. The Every Body Book, for ages 7-12 years, (Tags: Gender, Gender Expression, Reproductive Health, Sex)

20. Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (sort of), ages 8-12 years (Tags: LGBTQIA, Relationship, Graphic Novels)

21. Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism, for ages 9-12 years (Tags: Multi-culturalism, Social issues, Race)

22. A Snake Falls to Earth, for ages 10-14 (Tags: Asexual, Climate Change, Magic, Spirits)

23. Identity: A Story of Transitioning, for ages 11 and up (Tags: Gender, Juvenile, Graphic Novel)

24. Beyond the Gender Binary, for ages 12 and up (Tags: Social justice, Gender Theory, Gender Nonconforming, Queer Studies, Gender Fluid)

25. Stay Gold, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Transgender, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Bullying)

26. I Was Born for This, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Transgender, Mental Health, Romance)

27. The Honeys, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Gender Fluid, Thriller, Horror, Paranormal)

28. The Feeling of Falling in Love, for ages 14 years and up (Tags: Transgender, Romance, Homophobia)

29. A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix, for ages 13 up (Tags: LGBTQ+, Romance, Lesbian, 19^th Century)

    

    Young girls are particular targets and victims of gender ideology
    

    Note how these books, thanks to a concerted effort on the part of book publishers, are geared toward children of every age. The above books were added by the library staff to their collections in just the last couple years. There are many, many more. My impromptu list was close to 160 books with varying themes. Parents should have the right to control access to them. These books are shelved with unfettered availability to children of every age.

    There is a monthly meeting of the Christian County Library Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Nixa library branch. Make your voice heard.
    

     
    

Title IX Should Alarm Parents of School-age Children

From: Independent Women's Network

 

By Gretchen Garrity

There has been a lot of media noise about the new Title IX regulations put in place by the Biden-Harris administration. The new regulations, passed in April 2024 and implemented on August 1, 2024 redefine “sex.” No longer does “sex” mean one’s biological reality—male or female—but now can be as vaporous as gender identity, of which the making of new gender identities there is no end.

Title IX was originally implemented to ensure that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

It protected women from being discriminated against in sports—which is how most people understand Title IX. However, it has always included any education activity or program that receives federal dollars. And there’s the rub. Title IX has been expanded dramatically. 

 In this article “Biden’s Title IX Rule Guarantees Discrimination, Censorship, And The End Of Parents’ Rights,” Ginny Gentles, director of the Education Freedom Center at the Independent Women’s Forum, exposes just what can and will happen as the new Title IX regulations are implemented. She writes, “When Biden’s Title IX rule takes effect on Aug. 1, using the “wrong” (e.g., biologically accurate) pronouns will be considered “sex-based harassment” and a federal civil rights violation worthy of investigation and discipline.”

Further, she states, “Under the new Title IX regime, school districts likely will assume that policies that hide emotionally vulnerable children’s gender confusion from parents, already in place in thousands of schools around the country, are now federally required. Under these parental-exclusion policies, when a child decides to embrace a new name, identity, and set of pronouns, school staff swiftly craft “gender support plans” that codify the child’s new identity and determine the bathrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping arrangements for overnight trips the child will use. The child determines if school staff should actively hide the new name and identity from the parents, uniting the entire school community against the parents...”

Not only will students and school staff be under the gun if they happen to “misgender” a student, but the new rules assert their requirements can “override any conflicting FERPA provisions.” This means that parents will no longer have the right to have access to their children’s education records if Title IX is invoked for their child.

INJUNCTIONS IN PLACE

The radical nature of the new Title IX requirements prompted numerous states and groups to file suit against the Biden-Harris administration. Injunctions against the new rules have been in place in 26 states thus far. See the map above (link to interactive map HERE). Missouri is included, so the new Title IX rules have not been implemented, unless your local school district has seen fit to do so. Parents and staff have a right to insist the new rule is NOT implemented until and if the legal battle is resolved.

Additionally, it is vitally important that parents be in touch with their school boards to let them know that implementation of the new Title IX rules is unacceptable. 

OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Christina Tonsing, a member of the Ozark School Board, has been closely watching the battle over Title IX and its implementation. Wanting to get ahead of the ramifications, she has lately been active in working with the board members and administration to address the issue.

Tonsing has written an article published on her website that lets the public know what is happening with the Ozark School District and Title IX implementation.

She writes: "The Ozark School District does not have a policy (that I could find) limiting the use of bathrooms or locker rooms to those of the sex discovered at birth. Similarly, I could find no policy protecting employees’ rights to use pronouns aligned with the sex discovered at birth. (There have been court cases prohibiting requirements to do otherwise, yet the new Title IX regulations would have required them; see https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/pronouns-free-speech-and-first-amendment for more information on that.)  One of the last contentious changes in the 2024 Title IX revisions involved the distinction for participation in sports — which has thankfully already been clearly defined by Missouri’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” championed for years by our own Senator Mike Moon and finally passed and signed in 2023.  I believe the Ozark Board can and should at least briefly address at least those first two topics, however, with a uniform, principled policy now rather than being pressured to offer an appeasement later."

Further, Tonsing requests the issue be brought before the School Board at its August 29 meeting:

"I believe now is the best time to make that statement because the Board can lay the groundwork to make clear the District’s position before there are any contentions on it.  Therefore, I requested an agenda item allowing for discussion of the Title IX expansion be added to the next meeting agenda."

Go HERE to read her article and a proposed statement regarding Title IX.