Trump Signals Gender Overhaul While Health Policy Changes Wait

Jan. 21, 2025, 10:05 AM UTC

Transgender federal health protections are likely to be overhauled under executive actions issued by President Donald Trump during his first day in office.

Trump on Monday issued an executive order requiring federal agencies use the term sex rather than gender and ensure official documents reflect sex accurately, giving a view into how the new administration is going to approach gender protections former President Joe Biden’s health agency had prioritized.

“The President’s executive order affirming that there are only two genders will likely lead to a reversal of any mandates to provide sex transition surgery,” said Josh Blackman, a professor at ...

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