It’s not accurate to say Governor Tim Walz wants to put Gender Dolls into Classrooms
Why does this happen? Because outrage generates attention, attention generates influence, and influence can translate into political power. I say the danger is that ordinary ‘us’ begin consuming politics as entertainment rather than examining policies, budgets, results, and leadership. The loudest voices become the trusted voices, even when they are wrong. By Don Allen The dolls, called MyGender Dolls , are paper-cutout therapeutic toys with swappable bodies, clothes, and genitalia. They’re designed for kids ages 4 to 10 who are transgender or gender diverse, to help them explore and express their gender identity in a clinical setting. The project started at the University of Minnesota’s Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health . It began as an idea from psychologist Rachel Becker-Warner . The main creators and leaders who developed it are Dianne Berg, PhD, and G. Nic Rider, PhD , both faculty in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. They got a...