Benita Pederson, the coordinator for the Edmonton 1MillionMarch4Childen, said the group wants "healthy boundaries" in schools and doesn't believe sexuality and gender identity are appropriate topics for children.

Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/lgbtq2s-policies-in-schools-subject-of-protests-and-counter-protests-in-edmonton-canada-1.6569493

This is set not in Great Depression–era Boston, with a protagonist who is the child of Irish immigrants, per the book, but in contemporary New York City, with Benita the child of Hispanic immigrants.

Source: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2023/04/rare-objects-movie-review-broken-things-on-the-mend.html

Venetia Kalinko (left) with WIZO NSW vice-president Benita Kam.

Source: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/saluting-our-volunteers/