WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.
“It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures,” Trump said in a statement.
“Procedures” to them includes literally all gender affirming care. Therapy? Procedure. Puberty Blockers? Procedure. HRT? Procedure. Social Transition? Procedure. This will only ban federal support but won’t actually ban gender affirming care entirely, mainly because that would take an act of congress. This is still bad and hurts all gender specialist doctors that get federal grants, which I have no idea how many of them there are.
The next step is congress banning it for everyone. They did 19 because that’s them saying that even when you are old enough to vote and join the military you can’t make a decision about your own body. Just a matter of time.
Eh, the age of majority has been a sham for a long time.
You can get drafted to die for your country in some god-forsaken land, but if you survive to go home you can’t grab a beer.
I’m not saying the drinking age should be lowered, but be consistent.
I definitely agree they should be consistent, in other countries the drinking age is 18 like voting. Of course I think banning this shit is BS still though.