AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to 40 states, including Maine, demanding that the states remove all references to “gender ideology” sexual education in schools that receive funding from the federal government .

“This action reflects the Trump Administration’s ongoing commitment to protecting children from attempts to indoctrinate them with delusional ideology,” HHS wrote in a press release.

According to GLAAD , “gender ideology” refers to someone who a transgender person and insinuates that it is, “an ideological movement rather than an intrinsic identity.”

The Trump administration is giving states 60 days to remove these references. Maine has until late October to comply.

Last week, the administration terminated a grant to t

See Full Page