Trump Signals Gender Overhaul While Health Policy Changes Wait

The executive order also suggests that the US may change its position in a Supreme Court case over Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors.

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Transgender federal health protections are likely to be overhauled under executive actions issued by President Donald Trump during his first day in office.

Trump on Monday issued an executive order requiring federal agencies use the term sex rather than gender and ensure official documents reflect sex accurately, giving a view into how the new administration is going to approach gender protections former President Joe Biden’s health agency had prioritized.