12-year-old girl invited to 'art club' that was actually LGBTQ club

WASHINGTON (TND) — A middle school in Fort Collins, Colorado, has come under fire after a 6th-grader was encouraged to attend an after-school art club. She found out it was instead a "gender and sexuality awareness club."

"This was a student new to the district who loves art — sort of introverted — [and] was invited by the art teacher to attend art club after school. It seemed like a really great idea to mom and dad. And it turned out that it wasn't an art club at all," said Parents Defending Education's Erika Sanzi. "There was a guest speaker there who works for an organization that begins targeting children as young as five with trans ideology. And in this case, a 12-year-old girl was told that if there's anything about being female that she's not comfortable with, anything about her body that she's not comfortable with as a female, that that meant she was trans."

Sanzi said the student was provided with LGBTQ stickers and flags and was also asked about sexual preferences. The student was also told that what happens within the club is confidential and not to be shared with parents.

“Genders and Sexualities Alliances, or GSAs, were established as safe spaces for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, allies, and any individual to come together with the goals of ensuring inclusivity, safety, and support,” said Poudre School District in a statement. “Discussions in GSAs may be confidential given that they can sometimes be sensitive in nature."

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