Multinational automaker Kia Motors has been removed from the donor page of a program that distributes LGBTQ-themed books to children following a Daily Caller News Foundation report about the company’s relationship with the nonprofit. .

DCNF said Wednesday that Kia displayed prominently As a co-sponsor of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (Gulsen) Rainbow Library — A non-profit that provides participating teachers with children’s books that promote transgenderism and homosexuality for children as young as 5 years old. Since then, Kia deleted From the Rainbow Library sponsor page. (Related: Exclusive: Pediatric medical organization refuses to support girls sports initiative that ‘doesn’t mention transgender girls at all’)

Kia Motors did not respond to DCNF’s request for comment on the removal, and it is unclear whether the company requested it be removed from the webpage. A Kia spokesperson denied in a statement Tuesday that the automaker was sponsoring Rainbow Library in 2023 or 2024, but did not comment on why it was listed as a sponsor on GLSEN’s website. He did not respond to further inquiries.

The automaker has been listed as a national sponsor of Rainbow Library for the 2022-2023 school year, along with General Motors and TJ Maxx. According to Go to the March 2023 archives on the website.

Kia Motors publishes “Proud Owners” press release In August, it focused on stories of “dynamic LGBTQ+ individuals” who drive cars made by the automaker. One such “dynamic” individual mentioned in the release is an “entrepreneur, cultural strategist, and researcher.” [and] “Designing artist”[s] A strategy for a more inclusive and welcoming future of business for everyone. ”

GLSEN did not respond to a request for comment regarding Kia’s involvement with the nonprofit organization.

Screenshot of the GLSEN Rainbow Library sponsor page one day after publication of the DCNF article (12/19/24) about the relationship between Kia and the Rainbow Library. Note that Kia has been removed.

🧵Exclusive: Major car company, retailer sponsor “Rainbow Library” promotes trans books to kindergarteners

retailer @tjmaxx and car manufacturers @Kia Listed as a co-sponsor of a program that distributes LGBTQ-themed books to K-12 schools across the United States@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/BBJB2V1ee4

— Owen Klinsky (@realowenklinsky) December 18, 2024

The list of books distributed at Rainbow Library includes:When Aidan Becomes a BrotherThe film tells the story of a young child who tells his parents that he is “transgender” and is “exploring.”[ing] Various ways of being a boy. ” Recommended by GLSEN lesson plan lists “When Aidan Becomes a Brother” for second graders.

Rainbow Library also distributes children’s books that claim to be for first graders.my rainbow” depicts a mother making a rainbow-colored wig for her young transgender child. In addition to transgenderism, the GLSEN lesson plan also promotes homosexuality and recommends a book titled “.When we love someone we sing to them” is a story sung by one boy to confess his love to another boy.

More than 8,100 schools in 33 states nationwide participate In the Rainbow Library program.

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