Commentary: These federal judges are building a legal wall against Trump's assault on transgender rights
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President Trump wasted no time before turning the right wing’s cherished assault on transgender rights into government policy.On the very day of his inauguration, he issued an executive order titled, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” The order purported to “recognize two sexes, male and female,” as federal policy.
“These sexes are not changeable,” it stated.It labeled “gender ideology” and “gender identity” as a “false claim.” Congress never authorized a roving mandate to regulate and alter state-licensed medical care.— U.S.
Judge Mark Kearney of PhiladelphiaThe order directed federal agencies to “remove all statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications, or other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology.”About a week later, Trump posted an order banning federal spending on gender-affirming therapies for children, which he defined as “mutilation” based on “junk science.”Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.
Under Atty Gen.Pam Bondi, Trump’s Justice Department took action.
On July 9, Bondi boasted of having sent “more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children.” In her news release, Bondi said the subpoenas targeted “medical professionals and organizations that mutilated children in the service of a warped ideology.”That’s when Trump’s campaign ran into a judicial brick wall.In recent weeks at least three federal judges blocked some of these subpoenas as flagrantly illicit overreach.
Trump’s talent for attacking the most vulnerable targets has brought him to attack transgender rights, because he knows his victims are the most powerless Am...