We are increasingly accustomed to publishing such works, at least in our environment, but it seems that they are still scandalized in many sectors. "Nicolás has two parents" is a story for preschoolers that has caused the latest controversy in Chile.
It is a pedagogical material that tells the story of a child who grows up in a homoparental family and who intends to give children tools to understand and respect the different ways of making a family.
The text produced by The Homosexual Integration and Liberation Movement (Movilh) is funded by the European Union and by the Embassy of the Netherlands. The expectations of dissemination of the book have multiplied, more than thirty libraries and a thousand people have already requested it. The Chilean National Minors Service announced that it will distribute it in its offices.
As in many cases, The most conservative side of the country has ruled against this book that aims to normalize homosexuality. Even the Minister of Education of the country has had to make statements about this book because of the controversy, noting that it is not a mandatory reading.
There are Catholic associations that have undertaken their cross-personnel against the book, gathering signatures for their withdrawal and talking about concepts that produce hives (not to mention a certain 'fear') of the kind "moral deformation".
Of course, social networks had "Nicolas has two parents" as the protagonist a few days ago, when the story was released, with opinions mostly in favor, a good sign of progress in this regard?
Anyway, the case is that "Nicolás has two parents" with the support of the National Board of Kindergartens (Junji), a government agency under the Ministry of Education that governs preschool institutions. Given the success of the demand, it is likely that a book with two moms will be published soon. Surely the controversy will continue too!
From the Movilh website you can read the story online, in case you don't want to wait to have it printed. The story of a different family, of a child who, like everyone else, has the right to be happy.
We leave you with this video in which you see a small elaborated report issued in the morning program Mañaneros de La Red about the stir that the book "Nicolás has two parents" has caused in Chile. Do you think it is for so much? Is it so strange to want to show different types of families to children?
