President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an order on Monday proclaiming there are only two biological sexes recognised by his administration: Male and female.
President Trump signed the order on the sexes from the White House in Washington DC, just hours after his inauguration.
“My Administration will defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies that recognise women are biologically female, and men are biologically male,” the order stated, adding: “It is the policy of the United States to recognise two sexes – male and female.
“These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.”
The order directs that official government documents such as passports and visas reflect male and female as the only two sexes.
“The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact not just on women but on the validity of the entire American system,” the order states, referring to “gender ideology extremism.”
US presidents can implement political priorities with the help of so-called executive orders without the approval of the US Congress.
However, they can also be challenged in court more easily than laws.
Trump had announced during his election campaign that he would take political measures against the rights of transgender people in the United States.
He spoke of “transgender lunacy” and “child sexual mutilation,” and repeatedly made disparaging comments about those affected.
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The participation of trans women in sports events was particularly made an election campaign topic by the Republican.
Trans people or transgender individuals are those who do not feel they belong to the gender they were born as.
Trump’s statements are part of a broader societal debate in the US, where conservative circles are increasingly demanding measures against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) individuals.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, one of Trump’s closest confidants, has also expressed criticism of medical treatments for trans young people.
His child, Vivian Jenna Wilson, who has lived openly as a trans woman since 2020, has publicly criticised him for his stance.
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