'Gender ideology' has no place in sex ed, Trump White House says

"That position contradicts what the American Medical Association and other mainstream medical groups say: that extensive scientific research suggests sex and gender are better understood as a spectrum than as an either-or definition. The funds in question in the Personal Responsibility Education Program total over $81 million for the 40 states plus the District of Columbia and five territories where officials were also sent the letter. The officials were told they have 60 days to change the lessons or could lose their grants."

"The move is the latest in a line of efforts since Trump returned to the White House in January to recognize people as only male or female and to eliminate what he calls "gender ideology." "Federal funds will not be used to poison the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological agendas," Acting Assistant Health and Human Service Secretary Andrew Gradison said in a statement."

"California was warned previously, and the $12 million grant for that state was stripped on Aug. 21. Now, other states will have until late October to decide whether to comply or give up the funding. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong also suggested there could be legal challenges to the administration's effort. "Threatening to defund our schools over this is completely unhinged and we're not going to let Trump steal money from our kids," he said in a statement."

Federal officials notified 40 states, the District of Columbia and five territories that parts of federally funded sexual education lessons focusing on LGBTQ+ issues must be removed or grants will be revoked. The action aligns with a broader effort to recognize only male or female identities and to eliminate what the administration calls "gender ideology." Mainstream medical groups contend that scientific research supports understanding sex and gender as a spectrum. The grants are part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program, totaling over $81 million for affected jurisdictions, with recipients given 60 days to comply or risk funding loss.

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