From Fox News: A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a father cannot pull his 5-year-old son out of kindergarten lessons that include books addressing “gender stereotypes.”
Last year, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV granted a preliminary injunction to a Massachusetts father identified as Alan L. to allow him to opt out his son, identified as J.L., from kindergartner classroom instruction involving books with LGBTQ+ themes in Lexington Public Schools, according to the Boston Herald.
However, on Tuesday, Saylor issued a memorandum ruling in favor of Lexington Public Schools regarding two books in the kindergarten curriculum, the Herald reported.
Saylor said the two disputed books, “Pink Is For Boys” and “Except When They Don’t,” do not fall under the opt-out provision because they focus on gender stereotypes rather than explicit themes regarding gender identity or LGBTQ+ relationships.
The report then points to the descriptions on Amazon for the two books:
Pink Is for Boys: “This timely and beautiful fully illustrated book rethinks and reframes the stereotypical blue/pink gender binary and empowers kids and their grown-ups to express themselves in every color of the rainbow.”
Except When They Don’t: “This stereotype-breaking book invites children to examine what they’re told “boy” and “girl” activities are and encourages them to play with whatever they want to and to be exactly who they are! This book is published in partnership with GLAAD to accelerate LGBTQ inclusivity and acceptance.”
In his ruling, Saylor also touted a definition of the term “LGBTQ+,” saying the term “means relating to people who ‘[are of] a sexual orientation that is nonheterosexual, including lesbians, gay men, bisexual people, and asexual people; people who are transgender or non-binary; people who are intersex; and queer people.’”
However, Sam Whiting, counsel at Massachusetts Liberty Legal Center, who is representing Alan L., indicated in a statement that this is still a partial victory, as the new ruling only applies to the two above-mentioned books.
He pointed to the judge’s prior ruling in December, which gave the parent the ability to opt his 5-year-old out of numerous LGBTQ-themed books that violated the Christian faith of the student’s family.
“The court’s recent clarification of this order allows the school to use two books on gender stereotypes with our client’s child but, importantly, does not modify the substance of its holding that our client has a constitutional right to opt out of LGBTQ+ curriculum materials. The determination of this side issue does not affect the major victory the Court handed down in favor of this father’s parental rights,” Whiting said.
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