Republican state attorneys general called out President Joe Biden’s administration for implementing a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy that would withhold federal funding for school lunches from schools that discriminate based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
In a letter led by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, they criticized USDA’s new policy.
A May 5 memo issued by Biden’s Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, said the agency would interpret Title IX’s prohibition on sex-based discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
“USDA is committed to administering all its programs with equity and fairness, and serving those in need with the highest dignity. A key step in advancing these principles is rooting out discrimination in any form – including discrimination based on sexual orientation and
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