Dokumente zeigen, dass der Überarbeitung der Pronomenpolitik von NB eine Flut von E-Mails zum Thema „Grooming“ gegen Drogen vorausging | Vorwürfe der „Pädophilie“ und der „Indoktrination“ von 2SLGBTQ+ machen den Großteil der ersten Beschwerden an den Minister aus

Details from this investigative piece:

>On April 6, 2023, a woman on Facebook, who shares conspiracy theories involving vaccines, “chemtrails” and a fake King Charles, posted a video to mobilize New Brunswickers.
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>The Saint John woman asked people to send emails to Education Minister Bill Hogan to get him to do something about the “sick agenda” that’s “rapidly poisonous to our children’s minds.” She mentions drag storytime, as well as flying Pride flags and teaching kids the “lie” that a person can be transgender.
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>In the video, she holds up a petition against drag storytime and invites people to email her for a copy to sign and send to Hogan.
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>A CBC News investigation has found that an influx of dozens of emails, including the petition, against drag storytime and 2SLGBTQ-inclusive education, went to Hogan and Premier Blaine Higgs immediately before they began a controversial review of Policy 713.
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>Almost every email claimed that drag performers pose a safety threat to children or that teaching kids about gender identity is a ploy to “groom,” abuse or brainwash students.
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>The minister and premier have often pointed to concerns from the public as a reason to begin the review of Policy 713, the Education Department policy on sexual orientation and gender identity. At the time, the policy said school staff had to respect all students’ pronouns and only required parental consent for official record name changes.
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>The anti-drag storytime and curriculum complaints appear to be the only public emails about 2SLGBTQ+ issues received by the department in the three months before the review.
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>When asked why the review started, Hogan and Higgs gave several reasons, including “misinterpretations and concerns,” from the public, and “hundreds of complaints” about the issue.
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>At the time, child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock asked for the complaints showing these misinterpretations and concerns. The department handed over three emails.
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>When challenged, Hogan said Lamrock was only given a sample, and if people wanted to see all the emails, they could file a right to information request.
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>Through right to information, CBC News requested all emails about 2SLGBTQ+ issues sent to Hogan between January 2020 and May 2023.
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>According to records, Hogan received about 40 emails about those issues in those three years. The majority, about 35 emails, came between March and May 5, 2023, stating objections to different forms of 2SLGBTQ+ education or drag storytime.
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>In late April, Dempsey and another New Brunswick resident started promoting a protest against the teachers’ event in Hanwell.
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>On that day, a small group of protesters held signs calling educators “perverts,” and accusing them of harming children.
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>In a later interview, when asked why he started the policy review, Higgs referred to that event.
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>While about 40 emails came before the review became public knowledge, hundreds came after.
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>CBC has reviewed emails that went to Higgs and Hogan from May 5, the day the review became public knowledge, to June 6, when the results of the review were announced.
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>The approximately 900 emails were almost equally split between people objecting to the review, and people supporting Hogan and Higgs and opposing drag storytime and LGBTQ education.
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>They include dozens of identical form letters for and against the review. Senders’ information is redacted.
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>The New Brunswick Medical Society said that the points Higgs made are “ideologically based narratives.”
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>The society said “rapid onset gender dysphoria,” or the notion that some children are socially influenced to become trans when they’re actually not, has no scientific basis.
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>”The notion of ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ is not a recognized medical condition and should not be used in medical, social, or political narrative,” the society said in a statement.
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>”Framing gender dysphoria as ‘trendy or popular,’ as opposed to an actual medical diagnosis, lead to further prejudice and misinformation.”

From what’s been presented here, it seems that the premier and his cabinet have been heavily influenced by a small group of activists and/or have been looking for any excuse to take these actions. By trying to keep the information from the public, it certainly looks like they knew what they were doing here, and were hoping that there wouldn’t be too many questions asked about how and why the policy review started.