Post by M. Hawbaker on Feb 27, 2023 21:11:55 GMT
"Pennsylvania social workers must now determine if newborn children identify as ‘nonbinary,’ according to government forms reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon," The Washington Free Beacon reported on Friday.
The Beacon elaborated that gathering census data plays a critical role in the everyday administration of the Office of Child Development and Early Learning as a whole.
"The state's Office of Child Development and Early Learning, which funds health and social programs for young children, requires providers to report demographic information on their cases—including, since 2022, the gender identity of infants," The Beacon said. "Data collection forms for the agency now ask for newborns' "gender" rather than their sex and allow providers to select male, female, or ‘Gender Non-Binary.’"
The article went on to quote one Pennsylvania social worker, ""I have to ask clients, 'Is your 10-day-old male, female, or nonbinary?'"
However, a representative from the agency reportedly indicated otherwise.
"This is a field for data collection," Ali Fogarty, the department's communications director, reportedly told The Beacon. "There is no directive or expectation that parents be verbally or explicitly asked if their children are nonbinary."
www.foxnews.com/media/pennsylvania-state-forms-option-designate-infants-nonbinary-report
The Beacon elaborated that gathering census data plays a critical role in the everyday administration of the Office of Child Development and Early Learning as a whole.
"The state's Office of Child Development and Early Learning, which funds health and social programs for young children, requires providers to report demographic information on their cases—including, since 2022, the gender identity of infants," The Beacon said. "Data collection forms for the agency now ask for newborns' "gender" rather than their sex and allow providers to select male, female, or ‘Gender Non-Binary.’"
The article went on to quote one Pennsylvania social worker, ""I have to ask clients, 'Is your 10-day-old male, female, or nonbinary?'"
However, a representative from the agency reportedly indicated otherwise.
"This is a field for data collection," Ali Fogarty, the department's communications director, reportedly told The Beacon. "There is no directive or expectation that parents be verbally or explicitly asked if their children are nonbinary."
www.foxnews.com/media/pennsylvania-state-forms-option-designate-infants-nonbinary-report
