 "As Donald Trump pushes to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports, legal battles loom")
The newly-elected US President Donald Trump has walked the talk. Immediately after his oath ceremony on Monday, the 47th President of America, Trump, signed an executive order recognising only two sexes, male and female . The gender identity executive order restricts gender identification to the sex assigned at birth and instructs federal agencies to stop endorsing the concept of gender transition.
Trump begins push to bar transgender athletes from women’s positions
“As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female,” Trump said in his inaugural address.
From a sports perspective, Trump’s executive orders can have a massive impact as the 78-year-old has constantly spoken about removing transgender athletes from women's sports .
During the campaign, Trump had opposed policies permitting transgender athletes — ranging from school - age players to college and professional competitors - to join teams matching their gender identity, arguing that such measures could undermine women’s sports programs.
On Monday, Trump also revoked several executive orders supporting LGBTQ equality and introduced new ones to eliminate government diversity programmes, marking a decisive rejection of what he criticises as “woke” culture.
Trump orders set to face legal battle
As we wait for more clarity on how the changes will impact transgender athletes, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has vowed to fight the changes brought to the US government’s diversity programmes and take them to court.
“We are not going anywhere,” Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said in a statement, “and we will fight back against these harmful provisions with everything we’ve got.”
Janson Wu, senior director of state advocacy and government affairs at the Trevor Project, an organisation focused on LGBTQ youth suicide prevention, stated that the community is ready to “protect and care” for each other, indicating that they could soon take Trump administration to court.
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More Shorts“We know that many people are feeling afraid, or even confused, by what certain actions today and in the coming days mean for our community,” Wu said. “I want to remind everyone that we are prepared for whatever lies ahead — and will continue to protect and care for each other now, just as we always have.”
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