Utah joins other states in enacting bathroom restrictions for transgender individuals, while former President Trump signs executive orders banning transgender military service and limiting gender recognition to male and female.
A fifth-grader at Bonneville Elementary School, Graham Beeton, waves to fellow students during a block party supporting transgender and non-binary students and staff on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
This comes as Utah is set to become the latest state to implement restrictions for transgender people using school bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings when key components of a law passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature take effect on May 1. This move is part of a broader trend across the United States, with several states enacting similar legislation targeting transgender individuals. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump, in a series of executive orders, has taken steps to restrict the rights of transgender people. One order, signed on his first day back in the White House, proclaimed that the U.S. government will only recognize two genders: male and female. Another order, issued the day after, bans transgender individuals from serving openly in the military. Trump defended his actions, citing concerns about the well-being of children and national security. He maintained that medical professionals are 'maiming and sterilizing' a growing number of impressionable children with procedures they 'soon regret.' He characterized gender transition as a 'discord of the mind' that 'cosmetic alterations' cannot resolve. However, activist groups, including the Center for American Progress, strongly oppose these measures, arguing that allowing children to transition is life-saving. They criticize Trump's orders as discriminatory and harmful to transgender individuals. The military ban has sparked both support and backlash, with some arguing that it protects national security while others condemn it as discriminatory and harmful to the morale of the armed forces
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