President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office that defines sex as only male or female, potentially impacting transgender individuals nationwide. The order directs federal agencies to reflect this definition in official documents and policies, such as passports and prison assignments. It also calls for the elimination of broader gender classifications in federal spending and seeks to codify these definitions into law within 30 days.
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Biologists say that’s a problem because egg cells develop many weeks later, and sperm cells are produced at puberty, not at conception. “Nothing is in effect,” said Heron Greenesmith, deputy director of policy at the Transgender Law Center. Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, a Lambda Legal lawyer, said on a call with journalists this week that the order does not change current law but rather creates “a clear signal and road map of where this administration’s policies lie when it comes to transgender people.”
A department webpage that described how people could change their gender marker was taken offline, and Chase Strangio, an ACLU lawyer, said it's unlikely that any new application to change the gender marker on a passport will be approved.The order contains specific details on how it should apply in federal prisons, which house nearly 2,300 transgender inmates — about 1.5% of the total population.
Sarah Warbelow, legal director at Human Rights Campaign, said court orders that grant inmates access to treatment remain in effect, even if federal policy changes.
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