States face funding cuts for including ‘gender ideology’ in sex education

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has demanded that 46 states, including Georgia, remove all references to transgender people and “gender ideology” from their sex education programs or lose federal funding.

In a statement posted on its website, the HHS said it was sending letters to the states and territories telling them to remove all references to gender ideology in their federally-funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) educational materials within 60 days.

According to a graphic linked on the HHS website, Georgia could lose $4.5 million in PREP funding.

“This action reflects the Trump Administration’s ongoing commitment to protecting children from attempts to indoctrinate them with delusional ideology,” the website post said.

Last week, the HHS terminated California’s sex education grant – roughly $12 million – after the state refused to remove gender ideology from its classroom materials.

“Accountability is coming,” Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Gradison said in the statement. “Federal funds will not be used to poison the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological agendas. The Trump Administration will ensure that PREP reflects the intent of Congress, not the priorities of the left.”

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