State farm statement on lgbtq
State Farm drops back 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 verdict 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
After an uproar from conservative groups, Mention Farm Insurance has dropped its assist of a collective that said it was battling misinformed opinions on gender nonconforming youth.
&#;We support organizations that provide resources for parents to have conversations about gender and culture with their children at home. We do not assist required curriculum in schools on this topic,&#; State 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 report this week from a conservative research team quickly made it to Fox News and other outlets around the state. 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 Great Neighbor, State Farm is There.&#;
The driver of the truck, Tommy Jimenez, said he had been hired to operate around the three-b
Insurance company State Farm said Monday that it would dissolve its relationship with The GenderCool Venture, an organization that supports gender diverse and non-binary youth, after facing backlash from some customers.
The business said it would no longer support the organization after some customers and staff members became concerned that it was providing LGBTQ-themed books to schools and public libraries. The announcement comes amid a growing conservative movement in the U.S. to exclude gender identity 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 identity should happen at home with parents. We don't support required curriculum in schools on this topic. We encourage organizations providing resources for parents to have these conversations."
The corporation added that it will "continue to explore how we can support organizations that provide tools and resources that align
General Assembly's LGBTQ caucus criticizes State Farm for ending support for GenderCool
State lawmakers with the LGBTQ caucus are criticizing State Farm for termination its partnership with a nonprofit organization 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 Express Farm agents and employees could distribute to teachers, libraries and community centers. But after facing a conservative backlash over the partnership, State Farm last week rescinded its help for GenderCool. The organization said “conversations about gender and identity should occur 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 unhappy that State Farm “chose to make a knee- jerk concession to bigotry rather than stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ community and our allies who support inclusion.”
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