A flier published by the D.C. Public Library System says it will be holding a “Children’s Pride Parade” on Saturday that will be open to ages “0-18″ in what appears to be the latest attempt by a Democrat-run government to push woke culture ideology on American youth.
As reported by The Daily Signal, the flier says that the parade will be a “celebration of diversity and inclusion, particularly the diversity of gender and sexuality.”
The event is being hosted by the Georgetown, Palisades, and Tenley branches of the D.C. Public Library, the report said.
“The parade is for LGBTQ kids and families, signaling that their community supports them,” noted media relations manager George Williams. “The event does not require registration, so we do not have an estimate of how many people will attend. The program will not include any speakers.”
NEW: DC Public Library will host a Children’s Pride Parade this weekend "for ALL kids to signal that their community supports them being themselves, regardless of their gender or sexuality."
One of the parade's themes: ‘Be-YOU-tiful!'https://t.co/80jPvyL77R
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“The parade is for ALL kids to signal that their community supports them being themselves, regardless of their gender or sexuality,” says a notice for the parade. “One of the parade themes is ‘Be-YOU-tiful!’ For LGBTQ kids, kids who want to be allies, and kids who haven’t figured that all out yet, the parade will signal that their families, school and community joyfully accept their full identity — whatever that may be. We want this to be an event for every family, not just ones that already know they have members that are LGBTQIA+.”
The flier claims many kids are “coming out” at younger ages. “A Pride event especially for kids, many of whom are coming out at younger ages,” a section of the document under “goals” says.
The event is also described as “an opportunity for local schools and community groups to show they support LGBTQ youth and families.”
In addition to the parade, other events put on by the library system included a storytime with Chasten Buttigieg, who is gay and the spouse of Transporation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, for “adults of all ages, parents, and kids” to listen to him talk about “his experience coming out and his journey to finding acceptance and self-love; and how to support younger generations.”
The parade takes place at a time when children are being increasingly exposed to LGBT content by the hard Democrat left, which includes encounters at schools, libraries, and entertainment sources.
