An Australian children's author has fired back after Donald Trump singled out his book as promoting "radical gender ideology".

The US president has appeared onstage with a school student, who said he was forced to read My Shadow is Pink by Australian author and illustrator Scott Stuart.

The book is about a boy who loves "things not for boys" such as princesses and fairies.

The tale challenges gender stereotypes and is part of a best-selling series.

Trump introduced the 12-year-old student, who stood on a riser behind a podium at a Religious Liberty Commission event and delivered a short speech.

When he was in fifth grade in 2024, he was forced to teach his kindergarten buddy about changing genders by reading the book aloud, and he was afraid when his family spoke up about it, the boy

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