The amendment snuck in language that allows “gender identity” as a protected class to extend to underage children.
As such, if ERA passes and your 15-year-old decides to change gender, you will have no right to object to them receiving so-called “gender affirming care” – including puberty blockers or even gender reassignment surgery.
Think this can’t be true? Don’t forget that last year the New York State Department of Education instructed school districts to keep parents in the dark about student gender changes. It's considered a secret, if that's what the child wants.
As a mother, I recognize the slippery slope this amendment takes us down, and as a legislator I know where it will land. The ERA is a radical measure, pushed by activists who wish to transform society. They don’t trust parents. And they will willfully deny our rights over our own children.
We need your help to educate voters on the real agenda of the ERA. Please help the Coalition to Protect Kids-NY get this message out to every voter in New York State by donating $50, $100, $250, or whatever you can to fight ERA’s attempt to bulldoze parental rights.
Let your friends and family know, the “Equal Rights Amendment” is really the “Parent Replacement Act.” If we don’t stop it now, it will only get worse.
Sincerely,
Elise Stefanik
P.S.
If minors can’t receive a Tylenol in school or pierce their ears without parental approval, how are we now being cut out of permanent decisions affecting our kids’ bodies and lives? Stop the madness by donating here.