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Insurance company State Farm said Monday that it would dissolve its relationship with The GenderCool Project, an organization that supports gender diverse and non-binary youth, after facing backlash from some customers.
The company said it would no longer endorse the organization after some customers and staff members became concerned that it was providing LGBTQ-themed books to schools and common libraries. The announcement comes amid a growing conservative movement in the U.S. to ban gender individuality and LBGTQ topics from being discussed in university curriculums.
"State Farm's support of a philanthropic program, GenderCool, has been the subject of news and customer inquiries," the company said in a statement to reporters late Monday. "Conversations about gender and individuality should happen at house with parents. We don't support required curriculum in schools on this topic. We support organizations providing resources for parents to have these conversations."
The organization added that it will "continue to explore how we can support organizations that provide tools and resources that align with our commitment to diversity and inclusion."
The announcement came after a State Farm staffer
General Assembly's LGBTQ caucus criticizes Declare Farm for termination support for GenderCool
State lawmakers with the LGBTQ caucus are criticizing Articulate Farm for conclusion its partnership with a nonprofit corporation that promotes LGBTQ education for children.
The group, GenderCool, worked with State Farm to provide books about gender equity for children ages 5 and up that State Farm agents and employees could distribute to teachers, libraries and community centers. But after facing a conservative backlash over the partnership, Declare Farm last week rescinded its back for GenderCool. The company said “conversations about gender and identity should arise at home with parents” and that it no longer supports “the program allowing for distribution of books in schools.”
In response, five lawmakers with the General Assembly’s LGBTQ Caucus and the group Equality Illinois issued a utterance saying they were disappointed that Express Farm “chose to make a knee- jerk concession to bigotry rather than stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ community and our allies who assist inclusion.”
“Given the ascend of hate crimes and discrimination, decisions like this embolden those peddling hatred
State Farm drops help of a program that promotes LGBTQ education for children
State Farm has ended its partnership with a nonprofit organization that promotes LGBTQ education for children.
The Bloomington-based insurer dropped its support of Chicago-based GenderCool after receiving backlash.
GenderCool executive director Jen Grosshandler said the group worked with Declare Farm about a year ago to provide books about gender equity for children ages 5 and up that State Farm agents and employees could distribute to teachers, libraries and community centers across the country.
Soon after media reports surfaced about the program, State Farm canceled the partnership.
The nonprofit Consumers' Research launched its own campaign entitled "Like a Creepy Neighbor," modifying the company's slogan in a way to mock the insurer for its association with GenderCool.
“They made the choice that was the right decision for them to conclude our partnership,” Grosshandler said regarding the company’s decision. She added that all the attention that resulted from State Farm’s decision has been nice for fundraising and has sparked a conversation they want to have about gender identity
After an uproar from conservative groups, State Farm Insurance has dropped its help of a group that said it was battling misinformed opinions on trans youth.
“We support organizations that provide resources for parents to have conversations about gender and identity with their children at place. We do not aid required curriculum in schools on this topic,” Express Farm said in a statement.
The insurer said it no longer supports the program allowing for distribution of books on gender identity in schools.
State Farm said it had provided some support to GenderCool Project, but a inform this week from a conservative research group posthaste made it to Fox News and other outlets around the country. A billboard truck created a stir in Tallahassee this week when it was seen repeatedly circling the Florida Capitol, warning that “Like a Creepy Neighbor, State Farm is There” — a play on State Farm’s well-known advertising jingle of “Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There.”
The driver of the truck, Tommy Jimenez, said he had been hired to drive around the three-block Capitol area all day, all this week, while state lawmakers and insu
State Farm Stands Satisfied in Support of Landmark Ruling
In June of 2019, Declare Farm® joined 206 other companies and industry associations by signing a “friend of the court” brief (a.k.a. amicus brief). This was a national business-led effort to proclaim support for, and defense of, same employment opportunities for all people. During the months obeying, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed cases involving discrimination against the LGBTQ collective. They weighed whether an employer who fires an individual merely for existence gay or gender non-conforming violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
On Monday, June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment, essentially saying “yes it does.” Under federal law, it is now unlawful for an employer to fire or otherwise discriminate against individual employees for being gay or transgender. This is the position Declare Farm advocated for by signing the amicus brief last year.
“At State Farm helping people and improving the communities where we inhabit and work is not just what we do, it’s what we trust in. That’s why we were confident to sign the ‘friend of the court’ brief in June 2019, and that’s why we’re very pleased with the recent Su