Trump signs executive order to curtail gender transition for people under 19
Trump signs executive order to curtail gender transition for people under 19
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Move is latest push by Trump to reverse policies set by the Biden administration to protect transgender people. President Donald Trump signed another executive order aimed at gender on Tuesday, this time prohibiting gender transitions for people under the age of 19.
“It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures,” reads Trump’s executive order.
The order denotes that “child” or “children” means an individual or individuals under 19 years of age and that the term “pediatric” means relating to the medical care of a child. It also clarifies that the phrase “chemical and surgical mutilation” entails puberty blockers, the use of hormones such as estrogen or testosterone, and surgical procedures; all of which are known as gender affirming care.
This order comes alongside others by the Trump administration that effectively overturn many Biden administration-era protections of transgender people. On Monday, Trump signed an order intended to eliminate “gender radicalism in the military”; it directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, and is widely expected to lead to a ban.
Specifically, the order said the adoption of a gender identity different to a person’s biological sex “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life” and was harmful to military readiness.
