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Trump administration targets transgender dolls not currently used in Minnesota schools

Headline from The Brunswick News, on the newest of 6 developments

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into whether Minnesota education officials violated parents’ rights through the alleged use of dolls designed for transgender and gender-diverse children in schools. But state and university officials say they are not…

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Developments in this update

6 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Taxpayer-funded trans dolls with removable genitalia coming classrooms this fall for kids as young as 4 to ‘learn about different options’

    Headline from End Time Headlines ·

  2. Minnesota to put transgender dolls with swappable genitals in schools for kids as young as 4

    Headline from Not The Bee ·

  3. The Spectator P.M. Ep. 233: Transgender Dolls Are Being Introduced to Kids

    Headline from The American Spectator ·

  4. Minnesota University Produces ‘MyGender Dolls’ With Mix-and-Match Genitals for Kids as Young as 4

    Headline from The Daily Signal ·

  5. Trump administration announces investigation into claims of “transgender dolls” being used in Minnesota schools

    Headline from KAAL Rochester ·

  6. Newest

    Trump administration targets transgender dolls not currently used in Minnesota schools

    Headline from The Brunswick News ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

33 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Transgender dolls with removable genitalia to hit classrooms in Minnesota (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    University of Minnesota scholars are launching “therapeutic” transgender dolls to children as young as 4 for a project through the school’s Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health. The MyGender Dolls website offered few details about the project, but said, “Join the waitlist,” and, “Launc…

  2. BizPac Review

    Minnesota classrooms to feature taxpayer-funded trans dolls with removable genitalia (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Students in Minnesota may be learning about a lot more than just “the birds and the bees” thanks to a controversial new project. Children as young as […]

  3. Fox News

    Transgender dolls to be available for Minnesota schoolchildren as young as 4 under Walz-backed program: report (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Taxpayer-funded transgender dolls with swappable genitalia target children ages 4-10 through a University of Minnesota research program tied to Tim Walz.

  4. BizPac Review

    Taxpayer-funded medical school develops transgender doll project for kids as young as 4 (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    “First-of-their-kind” transgender-identified paper dolls featuring removable genitalia are expected to be introduced in the fall in some Minnesota classrooms for children as young as four years old, […]

  5. Objectivist

  6. Breitbart News

    Minnesota Splashes Taxpayer Cash on Trans Dolls for Classroom 4-Year-Olds in Walz-Backed Push (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Minnesota is ready to hand transgender dolls with removable, inter-changeable genitals to children as young as four years old in their school classrooms.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    Minnesota Schools to Receive Transgender Dolls Featuring Removable Genitalia (opens Legal Insurrection)

    Published

    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    A therapist involved with the project told the Post that the goal is to help children "learn about the different options that exist for who they can be." The post Minnesota Schools to Receive Transgender Dolls Featuring Removable Genitalia first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  8. End Time Headlines

    Taxpayer-funded trans dolls with removable genitalia coming classrooms this fall for kids as young as 4 to ‘learn about different options’ (opens End Time Headlines)

    Published

    End Time Headlines's feed description

    Taxpayer-funded transgender dolls featuring removable genitalia are set to enter Minnesota classrooms this fall, reaching children as young as 4 years old. According to a report from the New York Post, these “first-of-their-kind” paper dolls—bearing gender-neutral names such as Sam, Rory, Avery, and…

  9. Blue State Blues News

    Tim Walz Just Funded Taxpayer Dolls With Removable Genitalia for Four Year Olds in Minnesota Schools (opens Blue State Blues News)

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    Blue State Blues News's feed description

    Tim Walz turned Minnesota into a sanctuary state for transgender surgeries on children. Now taxpayers are funding dolls with swappable genitalia for four-year-olds in his schools. Wait until you see the direct

  10. Townhall

  11. Not The Bee

  12. The Daily Wire

    Trans Dolls With Removable Genitals Will Be Used To Teach 4-Year-Olds (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    Minnesota schools and hospitals will provide dolls with removable genitals to children as young as four in order to allow them to express their sexual identities. MyGender Dolls were created by staff at the University of Minnesota, a publicly funded university.

  13. NewsBusters

    Transgender Dolls with Interchangeable Genitalia Peddled to Preschool Teachers (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Transgender Dolls with Interchangeable Genitalia Peddled to Preschool Teachers These dolls are “just a grooming tool” and “have no place in an ethical medical care world,” American College of Pediatricians’ immediate past President Dr.

  14. The American Spectator

    The Spectator P.M. Ep. 233: Transgender Dolls Are Being Introduced to Kids (opens The American Spectator)

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    The American Spectator's feed description

    The University of Minnesota spent six years researching and developing transgender dolls — MyGender Dolls — that have interchangeable genitalia....

  15. Conservative Review

    Tim Walz gets TORCHED over dolls with 'swappable genitals' meant for kids as young as 4: Report (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    The website for the MyGender Dolls recommends that the "award-winning" and "culturally attuned" dolls with supposedly removable genitals be given to children between 4 and 10 years old. According to the New York Post , the transgender-identifying dolls will be provided to teachers for the next schoo…

  16. Washington Examiner

    Nonprofit sends complaint to DOJ and DOE over Minnesota’s ‘MyGender Dolls’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Nonprofit Defending Education is calling on the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to investigate Minnesota’s MyGender Dolls program. University of Minnesota scholars are launching transgender dolls with removable genitalia, marketed by MyGenderDolls as being “for the professional…

  17. The Daily Signal

    Minnesota University Produces ‘MyGender Dolls’ With Mix-and-Match Genitals for Kids as Young as 4 (opens The Daily Signal)

    Published

    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Imagine you wanted to confuse kids about their sex at a young age, and introduce the destructive idea that a boy can become a girl and vice versa. Kids learn best through play, and tactile sensations often reinforce basic ideas. When you teach a toddler that a cow says, “Moo,” it helps to have a...

  18. New York Post

    Group demands federal investigation into trans dolls with removable genitalia that will soon hit Minnesota classrooms (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Defending Education, a conservative-aligned group that has filed lawsuits against transgender policies in schools, filed a complaint with the Department of Education and the Justice Department.

  19. WDIO Duluth

    Federal investigation launched into Minnesota Department of Education over transgender doll’s use in schools (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Education announced that it has launched an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education after claims that a new line of transgender dolls would be used in schools.

  20. KAAL Rochester

    Trump administration announces investigation into claims of “transgender dolls” being used in Minnesota schools (opens KAAL Rochester)

    Published

    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    (ABC 6 News) — The U.S. Department of Education has announced it is opening an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education over claims of “transgender dolls” being used in schools. The investigation stems from a complaint from the organization Defending Ed, claiming Minnesota parents ex…

  21. PJ Media

  22. Washington Examiner

    DOE investigates use of ‘transgender dolls’ in Minnesota schools (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Trump administration called for an investigation into Minnesota’s MyGender Dolls program, arguing the transgender dolls could negatively affect children and that parents were not made aware of the program.

  23. Townhall

  24. Tampa Free Press

    U.S. Education Department Probes Minnesota Over Classroom ‘Gender Dolls’ Complaint (opens Tampa Free Press)

    Published

    Tampa Free Press's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education to determine whether state officials violated federal parental rights laws regarding classroom instructional materials.

  25. Washington Times

    Education Department opens probe into Minnesota 'gender dolls' complaint (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The U.S. Dept. of Education has opened an investigation into the Minnesota Dept. of Education to ensure compliance with the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment after a complaint was received on behalf of parents regarding the use of "transgender dolls" in schools.

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