The Trump administration’s accusation that South Dakota’s federally grant-funded sex education materials contain “gender ideology” is not accurate, according to state officials, while advocates for transgender people are condemning the federal government’s demand to remove language referencing them.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent letters on the topic in late August to 40 states, including South Dakota. The department said the states could lose a total of $81.3 million in remaining funds from the Personal Responsibility Education Program, or PREP, if they do not eliminate instances of “gender ideology” from grant-funded sexual education materials within 60 days. South Dakota stands to lose $606,410, according to the department.

The policy appears to target refer

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