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Florida school tells kids women are ‘people with a vulva’ in sex-ed lesson

A Florida public school told students in May that boys were better described as “people with a penis” and girls as “people with a vulva,” according to a report.

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville also told children that their body parts do not necessarily determine their gender.

“Most people who have biological male reproductive parts are boys and most people who have biological female reproductive parts are girls, but sometimes people can have reproductive parts that don’t match who they are,” the lesson stated.

The publicly funded K-12 school is affiliated with the University of Florida, Fox News reported.

The lessons were given as part of the school’s unit on health education.

According to a letter to parents, families had the right to pull their kids from the classes if they were in “conflict with their conscience, moral, or religious beliefs,” according to the report.

The school also expounded on various gender identities, including “genderqueer,” “pansexual,” and “aromantic.”

The lesson warned students that religious groups sometimes have inherent biases that limit their understanding or acceptance of varying approaches to gender.

Disney’s employees protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Glendale, California on March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu
Advocates argue Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill targets LGBTQ+ communities. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

“Regardless of your own religion, a faith-based organization may have biases based on their own beliefs and teachings that may limit the extent of the sexuality-related information,” the lesson argued, according to Fox.

Erika Sanzi of Parents Defending Education blasted the curriculum as inappropriate.

“Since when is it acceptable to teach 11-year-olds that they may want to start trying risky sexual behaviors (risky is their word, not mine) but they should not use the words male and female and opt instead for person with a penis and person with a vulva?” Sanzi told Fox News. “These lessons coupled with the sinister manipulation of language will have grave consequences. It must be called out and rejected.”

Florida recently passed a controversial law prohibiting instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation in kindergarten through the fourth grade.

Erika Sanzi blasted P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School for teaching “risky sexual behaviors” to students. Twitter/@esanzi
The P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville, Florida is accused of instructing students that “people can have reproductive parts” regardless of gender. Ebyabe/Wikimedia Commons

Gov. Ron DeSantis argued that the material is inappropriate for young children, while opponents — who dubbed it the “don’t say gay” bill, asserting that it’s hostile to the LGBTQ community.

The Florida Department of Education did not immediately respond to a request for comment.