Trump's First Federal Transgender Ban: The Federal Ban
In the wake of the 2024 election, the fears of an anti-LGBTQ+ platform have become a stark reality. Within hours of the inauguration, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled, "DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT." But what does this order actually do?
Join us as we dissect this policy, arguing that its real purpose is to erase any recognition of transgender people at the federal level. We break down the administration's flawed and unscientific attempt to define sex as a rigid binary determined at conception…
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