by Andrew Doyle
A new report exposes how ideology has been smuggled into classrooms and libraries.
Gender identity ideology is not the first religious creed to have seized control over those in power, but it is certainly the most baffling. In our supposedly post-Enlightenment world, it is remarkable to think that so many members of the political and media class have kowtowed to a supernatural belief system which they cannot coherently defend. For the most part, it is clear that very few sincerely hold it to be true.
The concept of the ‘trans child’ has been essential to the proliferation of the lie that it is possible for human beings to be ‘born in the wrong body’. If there are adults who experience a mismatch between body and gendered soul, then it must be the case that the same mismatch was present at birth. It is therefore grimly logical that the more children who can be recruited for the genderist cause, the more valid the claims of trans-identified adults.
In the absence of a shred of evidence for their beliefs, activists have resorted to outright propaganda, which is particularly effective on the young. We have all seen those endless TikTok videos of teachers who proudly boast about their efforts to indoctrinate children into a way of thinking that runs counter to science and reality. It is the precise opposite of their job, of course, but ethics are of little concern to ideologues who are determined to proselytise.
It really has to be read to be believed. The opening endorsement by the Second Children’s Laureate Anne Fine is worth quoting in full: