“When talking about family, it’s important to use terms that cover the many versions of what family can look like,” the post continues.

The post included a graphic that urges educators and families to use “inclusive language.” For example, they suggest using the terms “child” or “kid” instead of “daughter” or “son.”

“This is gender-neutral and can describe a child who may not be someone’s legal son or daughter,” the graphic reads.

In a follow-up comment on the post, the Health Department said this was “intended to encourage using inclusive language when you don’t know someone’s family situation,” which is “especially important in settings like classrooms, afterschool programs and sports teams.”

“Using language that includes everyone helps children feel seen, respected, and valued no matter how their families are structured,” the message concluded, urging readers to check out the agency’s page on “Health Equity,” it continued.

Several users balked at the agency’s recommendations. “My son will always be my son and my daughter will always be my daughter. This is ridiculous. It is your responsibility as a parent to teach and lead your children. That means teaching them the importance of fact over feelings,” one user wrote in response.

Another said they “will proudly refer to my daughters as daughters,” and that she is “incredibly proud to be a woman and hope my girls are too!”

One user put it succinctly: “Here is a tip – ‘Mind Your Own Damn Business.’”

The state’s Department of Health responded to the criticism in a statement to Fox News Digital, explaining that the guidelines were “intended to encourage using inclusive language when you don’t know someone’s family situation.”

The department’s glossary on “Health Equity Terms” includes a virtual smorgasbord of woke nonsense. For instance, it defines the term “ally” as “Someone who makes the commitment and effort to recognize their privilege (based on gender, class, race, sexual identity, etc.) and works in solidarity with oppressed groups in the struggle for justice.”

It also includes the term “implicit bias,” which refers to “Learned stereotypes and prejudices that operate automatically and unconsciously when interacting with others.”

Some of the sources for the information in the document include articles titled “Microaggressions: More than Just Race,” “The End of Non-Whites,” and my personal favorite: “What is Whiteness?”

You will have to follow me on X to find out why that last one is my favorite.

These guidelines are absolutely ridiculous, of course. It is as if Vermont’s bureaucrats truly believe that regular folks can’t navigate these situations without their input. Yet, people have figured out how to refer to family members on their own for ages.

So, what gives?

The answer is obvious: This is part of the ongoing effort on the part of progressives to erase the concept of biological sex and replace it with their warped and twisted views on gender. They insist on overhauling our language to accommodate slightly over one percent of the entire U.S. population. In fact, the percentage is probably significantly less because many, if not most, trans-identified people aren’t demanding that we change our everyday language to make them feel better.

What Vermont’s health department is doing is not only absurd, it is part of a pernicious agenda to reinforce the idea that men can become women and vice versa. It has nothing to do with “inclusivity,” one of the left’s favorite buzzwords, and everything to do with pushing a political agenda.