YMCA drops ‘gender identity’ pledge after parents group warns about pro-transgender policies

The YMCA has dropped its “gender identity” pledge after a national parents watchdog group sounded the alarm that girls could end up being housed in cabins with gender-confused boys at the organization’s summer camps.

The move by the YMCA came after the American Parents Coalition (APC) warned that the YMCA doesn’t have a strict policy separating boys and girls in cabins or locker rooms and bathroom spaces.

APC executive director Alleigh Marré told The Center Square (TCS) that “by not complying with Title IX, the YMCA’s policies treat biological sex as irrelevant in the spaces where it matters most for privacy and safety like bathrooms, locker rooms, sports teams, and sleeping accommodations.”

“What’s more, parents aren’t always able to make informed decisions related to safety and privacy for their children because many YMCA branches limit or withhold gender-related disclosures,” said Marré, noting that the YMCA “has a pattern of quietly scrubbing evidence when exposed.”

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