Interesting Article: Transgender Rights at a Crossroads in the United States (Ryan Thoreson)

In his first month in office, US President Donald Trump has issued a series of sweeping executive orders targeting transgender rights. Thus far, these aim to rigidly define “sex” in federal law, exclude transgender people from military service, ban gender-affirming healthcare for people under the age of 19, restrict support for transgender students in schools, and prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity. The orders not only seek to roll back important rights, but functionally aim to erase any recognition of transgender people at the federal level.

More: Thoreson, Ryan: Transgender Rights at a Crossroads in the United States, VerfBlog, 2025/2/13, https://verfassungsblog.de/transgender-rights-at-a-crossroads-in-the-united-states/, DOI: 10.59704/cc4e6489ea14698b.