The Trump administration threatened to cut federal funding from 46 states and territories unless they removed references to transgender people from their sex education programs. This action, targeting the federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), aims to eliminate what the administration calls "gender ideology." States refusing to comply risk losing hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. California, already having its funding cut, maintains its curriculum is medically accurate and age-appropriate. This move is part of a broader Trump administration effort to restrict federal recognition of transgender individuals.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.