Mt. Diablo Unified School District uses AMAZE and Advocates for Youth material for fifth grade sexual education curriculum; AMAZE videos include teaching students about watching pornography and masturbation

On March 23, 2024, parental rights advocate Laura Powell shared that the sexual education curriculum for fifth grade students at the Mt. Diablo Unified School District includes videos from the organization AMAZE, which is known for pushing gender ideology onto children. While she explained that these videos do not contain explicit content, the videos do encourage students to check out their other videos on YouTube. One video from the company accessible to children explains that it is normal to watch porn: “It’s normal. Lots of people watch porn. After all, it’s right there and it’s free.”

Another video on AMAZE’s YouTube channel is titled “How Many Times Can A Person Masturbate In One Day?” The organization states in the video: “There is no limit on the number of times a person can masturbate each day.”

Laura Powell also shared a link to a page on the school district’s website that has the sexual education curriculum for fifth grade students. The lessons are created by the organization Advocates for Youth. The organization is known for providing schools with lesson materials that promote gender ideology and transgender issues. The lesson on puberty links to AMAZE videos. Topics the lesson has for students include “wet dreams” and “spontaneous erections.”

The lesson on “Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy” from Advocates for Youth states that gender cannot be determined by reproductive systems: “While we use the terms ‘male’ and ‘female’ when referring to particular anatomy (the ‘male’ or ‘female’ reproductive systems, for example), it is important to remember that someone can have a penis even if they don’t identify as a boy or a vulva even if they don’t identify as a girl.”

Another lesson for fifth grade students is titled “Gender Roles, Gender Expectations.” This lesson states:

Language is really important and we’ve intentionally been very careful about our language throughout this curriculum. You may notice language throughout the curriculum that seems less familiar – using the pronoun “they” instead of “her” or “him”, using gender neutral names in scenarios and role-plays and referring to “someone with a vulva” vs. a girl or woman. This is intended to make the curriculum inclusive of all genders and gender identities.

The goal is to teach students about “gender, gender expression, gender identity, and explore the harm of negative gender stereotypes.”