The federal government spent more than $174 million promoting gender ideology in the past three years, according to a new report. In one example of many, the State Department issued a taxpayer-funded grant to premiere “The Vagina Monologues” in India. Two lawmakers say the waste must end.
Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, and Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., called on their colleagues Thursday to use the appropriations and budget reconciliation processes to cut support for gender ideology and to work toward banning transgender surgery for minors. A recent report from the national pro-family American Principles Project uncovered the details of hundreds of grants and contracts approved by the federal government to further gender ideology from 2021-2024.
“DOGE isn’t enough,” Banks said at an event hosted by the American Principles Project. “What Elon and DOGE and the…