Education

Homosexual indoctrination now aimed at two year olds

A book that teaches children about lesbian mums getting pregnant using sperm donors is being pitched at kids as young as two. The publication, Where Did I Really Come From?, also features a drawing of two gay men holding a baby, in a chapter about surrogacy.

The book, which includes descriptions of sexual intercourse, is being promoted as suitable to be read to two-year-old children. But angry family advocates claim the book targets children too young. "It devalues the traditional family unit and at the very least desensitises us," Focus On The Family spokeswoman Deb Sorensen said.

A chapter on assisted conception, tells children: "Sometimes, a woman really wants to have a baby but she doesn't want to have intercourse with a man. "Some women want to bring up a baby by themselves, or with another woman, so the baby gets two mums. "A woman may arrange for a doctor to get some sperm for her, or a special man she knows may give her some of his sperm." The book was first penned in the early 1990s, but has been updated and relaunched by Learn to Include, which has published a range of books featuring child characters whose parents are gay.

Learn to Include's website says the book's "simple, non-judgmental explanations of sexual intercourse, assisted conception, pregnancy, birth, adoption and surrogacy are "suitable for 2-12 year olds". Ms Sorensen said a two-year-old would probably not understand the content. She questioned the message it delivered, particularly in relation to same-sex parents. "Research shows consistently that children are much better off with a mum and a dad," Ms Sorensen said.

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