FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Biden Admin Ties School Lunch Funding to Transgender Mandates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last month it will interpret federal anti-discrimination law “to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.” Its decision is based on an executive order Biden signed after assuming office in January 2021, as well as the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which found that Title VII protections against sex discrimination extend to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
“As a result, state and local agencies, program operators and sponsors that receive funds from FNS must investigate allegations of discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation,” the USDA said in a May 5 statement, first reported by the Center Square. “Those organizations must also update their non-discrimination policies and signage to include prohibitions against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.”