Trump's dual-gender decree will upend 'X' identity on passports
In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump He declared yesterday that the official policy of his government will be to recognize only two genders: male and femaleThe measure, which threatens to reverse advances in rights for the trans and non-binary population, could include blocking access to gender-affirming health care and restricting participation in sports.
In the cultural war that the Republican Party is waging, the collective LGTBIQ + has been another focus of Trumpist hatred. In his inaugural address, Trump has promised to forge “a color-blind, merit-based society. From today on, it will be the official policy of the United States Government that there are only two genders, male and female.". Once in the Oval Office, Trump has signed an order entitled “Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government”. The document says that “The sexes are not changeable, and are based on fundamental and incontrovertible reality.".
This will involve determining in official documents, such as passports, that only the male or female gender will be recognized and remove the third box. It will also have similar repercussions for officials and the operation of schools. In this area, the president promised to end the “woke” agenda and take out the trans women of the leagues of sport female at school and university level. The order of Trump could restrict access to the medical care gender affirmation.
In the United States, 1 million adults identify as trans
- Trump has also announced the end of protections for the Trans people in prisons federal and for transgender immigrants in U.S. custody. In the United States there are about 1,3 million adults who identify as trans, as well as some 300.000 people between the ages of 13 and 17, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA.
These measures will be opposed in the courts by the groups. Before the presidency of Trump, a law on the Supreme Court has already begun to be fought over minors trans which could be key to the rights of the group. The high court has to rule next June on the ban on gender-affirming treatments for children and adolescents in the state of Tennessee.
Organizations of Human rights warn that several of the advertisements of Donald Trump could erase years of achievements in inclusion and diversity.
