"The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to broadly ban federal money from supporting 'sexually oriented material' in front of children, with some limited exemptions for art, literature, and science. The bill defines 'sexually oriented material' as 'any program, activity, literature, or material that exposes such children to nude adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious dancing.'"
"There are no schools in the U.S. that are hiring strippers to perform for fourth graders, and Miller cites no such examples. But a paragraph at the end of the bill adds to the definition of 'sexually oriented material' to include 'material that... involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism.'"
Rep. Mary Miller and 17 Republican cosponsors introduced H.R. 7661, the 'Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,' which amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to ban federal funding for 'sexually oriented material' in schools. The bill defines this term to include nude adults, stripping, and lewd dancing—scenarios that do not occur in U.S. schools. However, the bill's definition expands to include any material involving gender dysphoria or transgenderism. This provision effectively bans any mention of transgender people in educational settings and could prevent transgender individuals from becoming teachers, despite the bill's stated focus on preventing non-existent stripper performances in schools.
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