YMCA rescinds its DEI statement, but critics are skeptical
llowing criticism, the YMCA removed its online diversity, equity and inclusion statement that made reference to gender identity, with a parents advocacy group warning the move may not reflect a real policy change.
Executive director of the American Parents Coalition Alleigh Marré told The Center Square that “the YMCA’s decision to delete its DEI statement is not a meaningful shift but a strategic retreat after being exposed.”
In June, the American Parents Coalition (APC) released a Lookout alert for parents warning of the YMCA’s policies, which touched on the YMCA’s diversity statement.
Marré told The Center Square: “By removing the language that revealed their embrace of gender ideology, [the YMCA is] trying to distance themselves from ideas they clearly recognize carry risks, yet they refuse to change or acknowledge the problem.”
“American families are left facing the same risks, boys in girls’ private spaces, lack of transparency, and policies that prioritize identity over biological reality, while the organization quietly rewrites its public record,” Marré said.
“Families deserve honest institutions, not calculated revisions that obscure rather than resolve the problem,” Marré said. “Taxpayer dollars should not support institutions that embed gender ideology into policies.”
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