From Philly Gay News:
Donald Trump took the presidential office less than ten days ago and immediately began implementing executive orders, issuing memorandums, and pursuing other actions that will harm the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized people. Some of these actions require governmental or federally-funded agencies to take next steps, but others are in effect immediately.
An explainer was published by NPR News, simplifying the first 37 actions into easily digestible summaries. Multiple actions directly target trans people — including youth.
One of Trump’s day-one executive orders eliminates any federal recognition of people whose gender experiences fall within the trans umbrella. Although this could have numerous tangible ramifications, the order could make it so that trans people might not be able to obtain documents, including passports, that reflect their correct gender. Under the order, incarcerated trans people who have been housed in units that align with their gender would be forced to move into units based on sex assigned at birth and could no longer receive gender-affirming healthcare, such as HRT.
The order also prohibits the federal funding from being used to “promote gender ideology” — a vague statement that lacks clarification about how it would be implemented.
Another executive order bans trans military members from openly serving, and one of Trump’s most recent actions is an attempt to ban federal funding of gender-affirming health care for youth ages 19 and under. Best-practice medical care for trans people would no longer be available for children of military personnel, postal workers, or those insured through Medicaid and Medicare. The order calls for the removal of federal funding from medical schools, hospitals and other providers who research or provide it.
