The University of Minnesota recruited children between the ages of five and 10 to play with transgender dolls that have swappable genitals, according to a report from The Daily Wire.
An Instagram advertisement offered kids between $20 to $60 to play with “MyGender Dolls.
“We are looking to hear from transgender and gender diverse children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old and their parents about a new hands-on activity to help talk about gender and bodies,” the post reads.
“MyGender Dolls” are reportedly similar to paper dolls, but they offer movable internal sex organs, external genitals, hairstyles, clothing, and other “layer-on” accessories that allegedly help children build a representation of their true gender.
The dolls were created by “transgender and gender diverse artists” and are intended for use by a “gender competent therapist who sees young children and adolescents for gender exploration.”
The doll experiment was organized by the National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, part of the human sexuality program at the University of Minnesota’s medical school. The Center has produced bodies of research regarding so-called “gender affirmation,” including a handbook on how to “support sexual pleasure” when a biological female undergoes transgender genital surgery.
One of the Center’s co-directors is Dr. Dianne Berg, who also serves on the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) child and adolescent committee. According to Berg’s biography on the University of Minnesota’s website, she’s interested in “gender creative children” and “compulsive sexual behavior.”
Berg’s co-director is Dr. Katie Spencer, who is “passionate about social justice and feminist approaches,” according to Spencer’s biography.
The Center’s mission is to “eliminate gender-based stigma and discrimination.” It offers a litany of other programs, including a scholarship for transgender-identifying people interested in challenging “cisnormativity in healthcare” and promoting “pleasure and positive sexuality for all bodies.”
The Center recently received $87,500 in funding.
This piece first appeared at TPUSA.
