IA+ and LGBTQ

Written in November of 2023

I am opposed to the intersex, asexual/aromantic/agender and allied groups (IA+) agenda to push ideological and gender identity topics to children or young adults. I am opposed to mandating children as young as 5-years-old learn these ideas. Yes, the federal government is pushing this through the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN). Govenor Newsome in California has legislatively mandated the teaching of sexually explicit things to students as young as 5 years old and if school districts don’t comply, they will lose funding. While I value the contributions of our LGBTQ community in society when they are age appropriate, I do not support teaching children about IA+ issues to children as young as 5 years old or to parents who’s religious or parental choice conflicts with the teachings.

The IA+ community deals with Pansexual and “other” sexual orientations that is not appropriate for children. I am opposed to indoctrinating children at such a young age and will fight against the mandates from the Biden Administration that says it has to be done.

I believe the teaching of our children at inappropriate ages can do unknown harm and is a social overreach. If my government mandates the teaching of my twin kindergarteners (5-years-old) about sexually explicit topics, I take issue. Children this age only want to make friends and play.

The people I speak to in the LGBTQ community are highly skeptical and concerned about how sexual orientations keep getting added on. Every person I speak with in the LGBTQ community do not want their own children to be taught about sexually inappropriate things at young ages either.

Furthermore, many in the LGBTQ community do not think it is fair or safe to have a transgender compete in women sports.

In California, Governor Newsome signed into law that school districts are mandated to teach gender identity topics to children without parents having the right to opt-out. This is to me is inappropriate and I think it is indoctrination. As a U.S. Senator from Utah, I will fight back against this kind of social overreach. If I don’t let strangers talk to my 5-year-old twins about sex or gender dysphoria topics, I will not let my public schools - it is inappropriate and it won’t happen on my watch.

As a parent, I have a strict obligation to ensure my children are safe and have a reasonable expectation to privacy when going to the bathroom or locker room. We have to pass legislation that protects women or children and ensure they have a right to privacy. I cannot accept this and will fight to prevent further disregard for my child’s safety.

I would support the LGBTQ community to disassociate from the IA+ community and help protect children from sexually explicit material in Utah schools and exposing young women to pedophiles and/or male predators in a woman’s bathroom.

There is a solution here that involves the dynamics of our changing society - more “Family” restrooms. This ensures the safety and privacy for males, females, and others.