The Trump administration has revoked over $12 million in federal grants to California’s pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections prevention program, citing the inclusion of what it terms "radical gender ideology" in the state's sex education materials. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gave California a 60-day deadline in June to remove references to gender ideology from the federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). California did not comply, leading to the termination of the grant. The administration has also issued warnings to 46 other states and territories, demanding they remove all gender ideology content from their sex education programs within 60 days or face withdrawal of federal funding. Florida was noted as an exception, as its programs reportedly lack such references. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is overseeing the enforcement of this policy. The move is part of a broader federal effort to restrict funding to educational programs that include transgender-related content, with the Trump administration explicitly threatening to cut funds to any school districts that do not adhere to its policies on transgender issues. California Governor Gavin Newsom has criticized certain policies related to transgender athletes but has faced federal funding consequences for the state's sex education curriculum.
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NEW: The Trump administration has threatened to pull sex education funding for states over mentions of "gender ideology." https://t.co/FxMOnrP0zf