Trump's cultural executive orders are also expected to curb the excesses of trans activism by “defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government.” This is according to NBC News, which also reported that:
"The order aims to require that the federal government use the term 'sex' instead …
Trump's cultural executive orders are also expected to curb the excesses of trans activism by “defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government.” This is according to NBC News, which also reported that:
"The order aims to require that the federal government use the term 'sex' instead of 'gender,' and directs the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to 'ensure that official government documents, including passports and visas, reflect sex accurately.' "
The item goes on to say: "The order will also prevent taxpayer funds from being used for gender-transition health care and add 'privacy in intimate spaces' in facilities such as prisons, migrant shelters and rape shelters."
This can't come a moment too soon. In a perfect world, Trump would also ban the teaching of gender identity in K-12.
I'm a centrist Democrat and a gay man who is not alone in my demographic in holding this view.
We don’t have to engage in culture wars. If Democrats have any sense at all, they will just let this issue go. No protestations, no outrage. It’s a shame, because trans people will be thrown under the bus. But bottom line, this issue hurt us and we can’t afford the luxury of defending it.
I said this in 2016 at a teaching conference. Do NOT put trans bathrooms on any Dem platform. Get a national agenda together that serves the majority of groups and issues. A .5% segment of the population needs to be ignored on the platforms. However, once in office, make sure basic human rights for trans are supported/guaranteed, without shouting it from the mountaintops. When attendees at my conference labeled my comments anti-trans, I replied,"Your adherence to this issue is giving the GOP ammunition, and Trump will win if you can't see the forest from the trees. See what happens to trans rights when he gets into office."
Trump's cultural executive orders are also expected to curb the excesses of trans activism by “defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government.” This is according to NBC News, which also reported that:
"The order aims to require that the federal government use the term 'sex' instead of 'gender,' and directs the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to 'ensure that official government documents, including passports and visas, reflect sex accurately.' "
The item goes on to say: "The order will also prevent taxpayer funds from being used for gender-transition health care and add 'privacy in intimate spaces' in facilities such as prisons, migrant shelters and rape shelters."
This can't come a moment too soon. In a perfect world, Trump would also ban the teaching of gender identity in K-12.
I'm a centrist Democrat and a gay man who is not alone in my demographic in holding this view.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-sign-executive-orders-proclaiming-are-only-two-biological-sexes-rcna188388
All culture war, all the time.
We don’t have to engage in culture wars. If Democrats have any sense at all, they will just let this issue go. No protestations, no outrage. It’s a shame, because trans people will be thrown under the bus. But bottom line, this issue hurt us and we can’t afford the luxury of defending it.
I said this in 2016 at a teaching conference. Do NOT put trans bathrooms on any Dem platform. Get a national agenda together that serves the majority of groups and issues. A .5% segment of the population needs to be ignored on the platforms. However, once in office, make sure basic human rights for trans are supported/guaranteed, without shouting it from the mountaintops. When attendees at my conference labeled my comments anti-trans, I replied,"Your adherence to this issue is giving the GOP ammunition, and Trump will win if you can't see the forest from the trees. See what happens to trans rights when he gets into office."
You are right about 2016. All that talk about trans bathroom rights 24/7 killed us. We should have learned then, but no, we pushed even harder.