Overview

• Letters went to 40 states along with Washington, D.C., and five territories, putting more than $81 million in Personal Responsibility Education Program funding at stake.
• Officials were given 60 days to revise curricula, setting a compliance decision point in late October for grant recipients.
• ACF cited examples it said were out of scope, including lessons that ask students to share pronouns and materials noting that some people identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
• State officials and advocates signaled potential court challenges, with Connecticut’s attorney general criticizing the threatened defunding and some states noting laws that require LGBTQ-inclusive instruction.
• HHS framed the directive as removing ideological content from federally funded programs, while major medical groups such as the AMA say scientific evidence supports a more complex understanding of sex and gender.