Republicans in the House passed the “Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act” (H.R. 2616) by a 217 to 198 vote. The bill would require public schools to obtain parental permission before using correct names and pronouns for transgender students, with noncompliance risking loss of federal funding. It would also ban schools from acknowledging that transgender people exist and from teaching or advancing concepts related to “gender ideology.” The bill defines “gender ideology” by referencing a definition from Donald Trump’s executive order on “gender ideology extremism” and “biological truth.” The bill contains no exceptions for potentially abusive situations, meaning parents could be contacted without a transgender child’s consent if the child requests name or pronoun use.
"The House passed the “Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act” (H.R. 2616) yesterday in a 217 to 198 vote. 208 Republicans and eight Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while 198 Democrats and zero Republicans voted against it. The names of the eight Democrats who voted for it are below."
"The bill requires public schools to get parental permission before using the correct names and pronouns for transgender students or risk losing access to federal funding. The Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), a group of pro-LGBTQ+ lawmakers in Congress, notes that there are no exceptions in the bill for potentially abusive situations, meaning that if a trans kid requests they be addressed with a certain name or referred to with certain pronouns and isn't aware of this law, their potentially abusive parents will be contacted without their consent."
"The other part of the bill says schools can't “teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology” and cites the definition of “gender ideology” from Donald Trump's executive order “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” which banned the federal government fro"
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