"over new rules restricting what can be taught in sexual education classes, including lessons that acknowledge the existence of transgender people. Last month, the Trump administration threatened to cut funding to states that acknowledge transgender or nonbinary people in their sex ed classes. The cuts would affect access to funds from two vital government programs - the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) program and the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)."
"The funding limitations could affect children's education in places with high teenage birth rates, potentially leading to higher numbers of teen pregnancies. Funding cuts could also limit education for kids who are unhoused or in the foster care system. In its warning that was published in August, HHS told 46 states and territories that their funding was in danger of being withheld due to lessons that included discussion of transgender people."
HHS warned 46 states and territories that funding from SRAE and PREP could be withheld over sex education lessons acknowledging transgender or nonbinary people. The funding restrictions target programs serving high-teenage-birth-rate areas and youth who are unhoused or in foster care, risking reduced sexual-health education and higher teen pregnancies. The department characterized such lessons as 'gender ideology' that could 'poison the minds of the next generation,' invoking the discredited 'social contagion' hypothesis. Multiple states have filed a joint lawsuit against HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenging the new restrictions.
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