LGBT activists mobilize to challenge Trump's 'extreme gender ideology' executive orders
Trump promised during his campaign to eliminate 'extreme gender ideology' in government
By Jamie Joseph Fox News
Published February 1, 2025 9:00am EST
LGBT activists and groups are already mobilizing to block gender-related executive orders President Donald Trump signed since taking office to fulfill one of his key campaign promises to crack down on "gender ideology extremism." And more legal challenges are expected in the coming weeks.
The executive orders, signed in late January, include a reinstatement of the ban on transgender troops in the military, a ban on federal funding for sex changes for minors and a directive requiring federal agencies to recognize only "two sexes," male and female, in official standard of conduct.
"This ban betrays fundamental American values of equal opportunity and judging people on their merit," Jennifer Levi, director of Transgender and Queer Rights at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), said in a statement about the trans military ban.
"It slams the door on qualified patriots who meet every standard and want nothing more than to serve their country, simply to appease a political agenda."
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