"The executive order, titled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," also applies to immigration detainees in federal facilities. It does not address trans men held in detention. The directive requires all gender-related healthcare for trans women inmates to cease, ordering no federal funds be spent "for any medical procedure, treatment, or drug" for what the order describes as "conforming an inmate's appearance to that of the opposite sex.""
"Advocates for transgender rights say the new policy will put transgender women in danger. "There will be rapes and physical assaults because of this policy," Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, told The New York Times. "It's also terrible for prison officials, who right now have the authority to use discretion about what makes the most sense for the safety and security of the facility.""
President Trump ordered federal prisons to house transgender women in men's facilities and to stop gender-related healthcare for trans women inmates. The executive order recognizes only two "immutable" sexes and is titled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." The policy applies to immigration detainees but does not address trans men. The directive bars federal spending on procedures, treatments, or drugs described as conforming an inmate's appearance to the opposite sex. Advocates warn the policy will increase risks of sexual assault and remove discretion from prison officials.
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