Trump Lied: January Littlejohn Asked Teachers Allow Her Child To Transition

January Littlejohn (center) SOU Address

For lack of an actual instance of a school secretly forcing gender transition on a child, Trump during the State of the Union address used January Littlejohn, who now works for an anti-trans group as a prop.

Littlejohn in 2020 asked that her child be allowed to transition in emails obtained by CNN to her child's school and that they "take the lead" in the process.

January Littlejohn was confused and understandably misgendered her child while asking that teachers support their transition.

In an August 27, 2020, email to a teacher, Littlejohn stated, in part, “This has been an incredibly difficult situation for our family and her father and I are trying to be as supportive as we can, according to CNN. She is currently identifying as non-binary. She would like to go by the new name [redacted] and prefers the pronouns they/them. We have not changed her name at home yet, but I told her if she wants to go by the name [redacted] with her teachers, I won’t stop her.”

The teacher thanked Littlejohn and asked if she should share with other teachers.

Littlejohn explained it was difficult and confusing, and went on to write, “Whatever you think is best or [redacted] can handle it herself.”

In another email the same day, Littlejohn told the teacher, “This gender situation has thrown us for a loop. I sincerely appreciate your support. I’m going to let her take the lead on this.”

“Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” is a dangerously hypocritical executive order that pushes a false narrative about power and privilege. It seeks to intimidate school officials away from caring for the students at the highest risk of bullying and other forms of violence while preventing students from learning about why they have different experiences from their peers. However, state attorneys general are not yet obligated to enforce this order; multiple existing laws preclude the federal government from influencing state and local decisions about teaching and learning, and trans rights are civil rights, no matter what one executive order says.