Oppose the Federal "Gender Ideology" Purge

The Education Department is using "gender ideology" as grounds to threaten school funding over policies on transgender students.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 25, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Gender Ideology Where the term came from and how it entered federal policy

The Letter

Subject Don't let "gender ideology" become a reason to erase people from federal records

"Gender ideology" is a label, coined in Vatican circles in the 1990s, that recasts transgender people as a belief to be banned. Executive Order 14168 wrote it into federal policy in January 2025.

The order is now reaching classrooms. On June 17, 2026, the Department of Education escalated against four Kansas school districts, saying they had let "gender ideology run amok." Districts are being told to change their policies on transgender students or risk federal money.

In the Trevor Project's 2025 survey, 90% of LGBTQ+ young people said recent anti-LGBTQ+ laws, policies, and debates caused them stress or anxiety. Schools should be able to keep every student safe without a funding threat hanging over them.

I'm asking you to oppose using federal education funding to override schools' policies on transgender students. Please tell me where you stand.

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I'm a constituent calling about the Education Department's actions against schools over "gender ideology."
In June 2026 the Department escalated against four Kansas districts over their policies on transgender students.
I'm asking the senator or representative to oppose using federal education funding to override schools' policies on transgender students.
Please tell me where they stand. Thank you.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

EO 14168 January 2025 order that wrote "gender ideology" into federal policy and defined sex as fixed at conception (source)
4 districts Kansas districts the Department of Education escalated against on June 17, 2026 (source)
1990s Decade the term was coined in Vatican circles (source)
90% Of LGBTQ+ youth said anti-LGBTQ+ laws and debates caused them stress or anxiety (Trevor Project, 2025) (source)

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