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Feminist Children’s Hospital Director Claims ‘Infinite Genders,’ Kids Can Identify As ‘Tootsie Pops’

It’s a trip to wonderland, where up is down, black is white, and apparently, a child can be a… Tootsie Roll pop?

Wait, what?

Let’s pause for a moment and take that in.

As any sane person would say: “Come on now!” We live in an age where high-tier academics and doctors – people who are supposedly the brainy ones – are spewing out concepts that even a kindergartner would find ridiculous.

A kid can be many things: smart, talented, creative, but a Tootsie Roll pop?

Uh, isn’t that something we eat? 🍭

Enter Dr. Diane Ehrensaft of California.

She’s quite the personality – leading a gender clinic, teaching future medical professionals, and now, introducing us to the notion of a “gender Tootsie Roll pop.”

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She’s also a feminist.

And no, this isn’t from an avant-garde comedy show, it’s from a slide deck about serious gender ideology.

From “Gender Smoothies” to “Protogay Children,” our dear doctor seems to be on a mission.

But is this a mission of enlightenment or befuddlement?

One might think we’ve entered an alternate reality. “The New Gender Wars?”

More like, “The New Gender Wha…?”

And while we all champion the idea of living in a world where everyone feels seen, understood, and validated, there’s a fine line between acceptance and, well… absolute bonkers.

It’s one thing to advocate for understanding, and quite another to say kids can change genders with the seasons or based on their GPS coordinates.

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Let’s be real here.

Many of us want to build bridges and understand the vast spectrum of human experiences.

But when our elites present these bewildering concepts, it leaves us scratching our heads and asking, “Who’s really trying to dumb us down here?”

Take a look at this article.

And as you dive in, remember: There’s a difference between being open-minded and having your brain fall out.

Let’s always strive for understanding and compassion, but let’s also keep our feet firmly planted in reality.

Read on, and prepare to be baffled!

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Fox News has more details on this insanity:

A California director of a gender clinic and medical school professor claimed there are “infinite” gender identities, including one called a “gender Tootsie Roll pop.”

For decades, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft has been one of the most prominent voices pushing gender ideology in the medical and psychology field. She is the director of mental health and chief psychologist at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital gender development center. She is also a professor at UCSF School of Medicine.

Ehrensaft discussed in a slide deck on gender ideology – reviewed by Fox News – a “gender Tootsie Roll pop” identity. The self-identified feminist referred to this agenda as “The New Gender Wars,” while previously she has said it was a “Gender Revolution.”

The chief psychologist at Benioff pushes for social transitions to begin in early childhood. “Gender comes in an infinite variety, and children should get to live in their affirmed gender at such time they know it,” Ehrensaft said.

Genders listed by Ehrensaft included, “Pangender Youth,” “Protogay Children,” “Prototransgender Youth,” “Gender Teslas,” “Gender Ambidextrous Children,” and “Gender Smoothies.”

It wasn’t the first time Ehrensaft made what some may consider fringe claims about gender ideology. Fox News Digital first reported that the clinician believes kids can be “gender hybrids,” which include a mythology-inspired creature called a “gender Minotaur,” and that kids can change their genders by season and can have different identities depending on their location.

Fundamentally, the children’s hospital director believes that society as a whole has a diagnosis of gender identity disorder, not transgender youth. “Gender pathology lies more in the culture than in the child,” she said.

“We need to wait and see, how about until adolescence, and not jump to premature conclusions about a child[‘s] [gender identity].”

With growing concerns about our nation’s mental health crisis, especially among young folks, one can’t help but question the role of such bewildering labels.

Many are left wondering, “Is this the enlightenment we were promised, or a recipe for confusion?”

Dr. Diane Ehrensaft, already known for her eyebrow-raising “gender hybrids” like “gender Prius” and “gender minotaur” (no, you’re not reading a modern-day mythology textbook), takes another step into the realm of the fantastical with her contribution to the APA guidance.

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“Gender Tootsie Roll Pop?”

We’re apparently in a world where a child can be likened to a piece of candy with differing exteriors and interiors.

The analogy might sound sweet, but when you unravel it, it leaves a somewhat bitter aftertaste.

Imagine being a child today, navigating the labyrinth of identity while professionals throw terms like “gender-ambidextrous” or “protogay children” into the mix.

It’s no wonder our kids feel like they’re in a maze with no exit.

Sure, it’s essential to support and nurture every child’s self-identity, but there’s a crucial line between support and befuddlement.

This guidance may inadvertently hover over that line with a mischievous grin.

The Daily Caller confirms that even the American Psychological Association is referring to kids as “gender tootsie roll pops”:

The American Psychological Association (APA) published guidance in 2018 that promoted a “gender affirmative model” and listed “gender tootsie roll pops” as a gender identity.

The APA published the guidance in a handbook titled, “The Gender Affirmative Model: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive Children,” which provides mental health professionals with guidance on how to deal with transgender-identifying kids.

The guidance was co-authored by Diane Ehrensaft, who has previously said kids can identify as a number of “gender hybrids,” including a “gender Prius” and a “gender minotaur.” Ehrensaft is the mental health director and chief psychologist at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital gender development center and a professor at UCSF School of Medicine.

Ehrensaft and co-author Colt Keo-Meier listed “gender tootsie roll pop,” “gender-ambidextrous” and “protogay children” in the guidance. “Gender tootsie roll pop” kids are defined as “Children who exhibit one gender on the outside but experience another gender on the inside.”

“The hard candy is in place to protect or shield the inside chewiness from an unaccepting world or an internalized unaccepting part of one’s own self. It should be noted that the gender Tootsie Roll Pops, if not provided with resilience building, are often the most at­-risk TGE [transgender and gender expansive] children.”

Wokeism is all well and good when it promotes understanding and acceptance, but what happens when it dives deep into the waters of the uncanny?

What happens when, in the pursuit of inclusivity, it becomes a whirlpool of perplexity?

It’s time to return to normal.

It’s time to make sane cool again.

Share this article with your family and friends.

If we don’t wake up the sleeping giant majority, then this crazy minority is going to pose a great danger to our innocent children!


 

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