Kickl also gets involved

Graz “gender circus” causes a stir

Huge response to "Krone" story that parents in Graz can choose from six genders when registering for kindergarten. Liberals speak of "madness", Styrian education councillor is already taking countermeasures.

Our story about the fact that parents can choose from six genders (in addition to male and female, also diverse, inter, open and not specified) when registering their children for a kindergarten in Graz triggered a huge response. On krone.at alone, users discussed the gender farce on the Mur in almost 1500 comments.

Election triumphant and FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl also commented in the early afternoon: "Can it get any crazier? Our children must be protected from this gender circus," he posted on Facebook. Of course, the Styrian Freedom Party also took the same line.

"It's complete madness that even the youngest children are now being confronted with such topics."

Stefan Hermann

Education spokesperson Stefan Hermann sees an "ivory tower debate": "The absurdity of this cannot be surpassed. It is complete madness that even the youngest children are now being confronted with such topics."

Styrian State Councillor for Education Werner Amon (ÖVP).(Bild: steiermark.at/binder)

State Councillor for Education Werner Amon (ÖVP) also shakes his head: "I think these kinds of questions to children are exaggerated." This is why the children's portal, the new digital registration platform for childcare places in the province of Styria (currently still in test mode, mandatory from 2025), only offers three options. "Male, female and not specified", clarifies Amon. "Children with a gender that cannot be clearly assigned biologically must not be discriminated against."