Trump signs executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for everyone under 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 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,” Trump said in a statement.
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Then why did you executive order everyone into women you stupid asshole?
"Procedures" to them includes literally all gender affirming care. Therapy? Procedure. Puberty Blockers? Procedure. HRT? Procedure. Social Transition? Procedure. This will only ban federal support but won't actually ban gender affirming care entirely, mainly because that would take an act of congress. This is still bad and hurts all gender specialist doctors that get federal grants, which I have no idea how many of them there are.
The next step is congress banning it for everyone. They did 19 because that's them saying that even when you are old enough to vote and join the military you can't make a decision about your own body. Just a matter of time.
Eh, the age of majority has been a sham for a long time.
You can get drafted to die for your country in some god-forsaken land, but if you survive to go home you can't grab a beer.
I'm not saying the drinking age should be lowered, but be consistent.
I definitely agree they should be consistent, in other countries the drinking age is 18 like voting. Of course I think banning this shit is BS still though.
"...from one sex to another..."
Sounds to me like he's saying there's more than two!
It isn't a sex change anymore bud.
You made sure that no matter what we do to our bodies, we stay the same sex.
Soo, is this another one of those things that weren't happening to begin with?
No, this is definitely a real thing. Medicare (run by the states) has some states that support gender affirming care for minors. This removes funding for that, and the state would have to cover it on their own. Likewise with military insurance.
Will this impact a lot of people? No. Will it still impact people? Absolutely and fuck this man for this shit.
Presumably you mean Medicaid? I guess I assumed there was already a Hyde amendment type thing there as well.