Republican-led legislatures in Arizona and Arkansas have passed such legislation, and nearly 15 other states are considering similar bills. The news comes as states are enacting laws to ban puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and sex-reassignment surgeries for minors. Facing backlash, Chief Diversity Officer Victor Terry announced State Farm 'will no longer support' the LGBT curricula push, saying 'conversations about gender and identity should happen at home with parents' and that the company doesn't 'support required curriculum in schools on this topic.'
GenderCool, a self-described 'youth-led movement' committed to telling the stories of 'transgender and non-binary youth who are thriving,' wanted to enlist hundreds of State Farm agents and volunteers to 'help diversify classroom, community center, and library bookshelves with a collection of books … to increase representation of LGBTQ+ books and support our communities in having challenging, important and empowering conversations with children Age 5+,' according to an email revealed by Consumers' Research. State Farm has backpedaled on a plan to distribute LGBT-themed books to children through community centers, libraries, and school teachers after a whistleblower revealed the insurance company was working with a transgender advocacy group.
