Off-Topic Transgender Legislation and Litigation

No more troons in the military:

Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness​

EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 27, 2025

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, and to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of our Armed Forces, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. The United States military has a clear mission: to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force. Success in this existential mission requires a singular focus on developing the requisite warrior ethos, and the pursuit of military excellence cannot be diluted to accommodate political agendas or other ideologies harmful to unit cohesion.

Recently, however, the Armed Forces have been afflicted with radical gender ideology to appease activists unconcerned with the requirements of military service like physical and mental health, selflessness, and unit cohesion. Longstanding Department of Defense (DoD) policy (DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6130.03) provides that it is the policy of the DoD to ensure that service members are “[f]ree of medical conditions or physical defects that may reasonably be expected to require excessive time lost from duty for necessary treatment or hospitalization.” As a result, many mental and physical health conditions are incompatible with active duty, from conditions that require substantial medication or medical treatment to bipolar and related disorders, eating disorders, suicidality, and prior psychiatric hospitalization.

Consistent with the military mission and longstanding DoD policy, expressing a false “gender identity” divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service. Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life. A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.

For the sake of our Nation and the patriotic Americans who volunteer to serve it, military service must be reserved for those mentally and physically fit for duty. The Armed Forces must adhere to high mental and physical health standards to ensure our military can deploy, fight, and win, including in austere conditions and without the benefit of routine medical treatment or special provisions.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States Government to establish high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity. This policy is inconsistent with the medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals with gender dysphoria. This policy is also inconsistent with shifting pronoun usage or use of pronouns that inaccurately reflect an individual’s sex.

Sec. 3. Definitions. The definitions in the Executive Order of January 20, 2025 (Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government) shall apply to this order.

Sec. 4. Implementation. (a) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) shall update DoDI 6130.03 Volume 1 (Medical Standards for Military Service: Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction (May 6, 2018), Incorporating Change 5 of May 28, 2024) and DoDI 6130.03 Volume 2 (Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention (September 4, 2020), Incorporating Change 1 of June 6, 2022) to reflect the purpose and policy of this Order.

(b) The Secretary shall promptly issue directives for DoD to end invented and identification-based pronoun usage to best achieve the policy outlined in section 2 of this order.

(c) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall:

(i) identify all additional steps and issue guidance necessary to fully implement this order; and

(ii) submit to the President through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs a report that summarizes these steps.

(d) Absent extraordinary operational necessity, the Armed Forces shall neither allow males to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for females, nor allow females to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for males.

(e) Within 30 days of the issuance of the respective updates, directives, and guidance under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, with respect to the Coast Guard, issue updates, directives, and guidance consistent with the updates, directives, and guidance issued under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section.

Sec. 5. Implementing the Revocation of Executive Order 14004. (a) Pursuant to the Executive Order of January 20, 2025 (Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions), Executive Order 14004 of January 25, 2021 (Enabling All Qualified Americans To Serve Their Country in Uniform), has been revoked. Accordingly, all policies, directives, and guidance issued pursuant to Executive Order 14004 shall be rescinded to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this order.

(b) The Secretary and, with respect to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall take all necessary steps to implement the revocations described in subsection (a) of this section and ensure that all military departments and services fully comply with the provisions of this order.

Sec. 6. Severability. If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 27, 2025.
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Highlights:
Consistent with the military mission and longstanding DoD policy, expressing a false “gender identity” divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service. Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life. A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States Government to establish high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity. This policy is inconsistent with the medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals with gender dysphoria. This policy is also inconsistent with shifting pronoun usage or use of pronouns that inaccurately reflect an individual’s sex.
The Secretary shall promptly issue directives for DoD to end invented and identification-based pronoun usage to best achieve the policy outlined in section 2 of this order.
Absent extraordinary operational necessity, the Armed Forces shall neither allow males to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for females, nor allow females to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for males.
 
Can the ones currently serving be issued a musket, dressed in a bright rainbow uniform, deployed in the Ukraine, and made to run headlong at the Russian lines zerg style?
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Winning!

A nurse can refer to a transgender doctor she claims she was forced to change in front of at work as a man, after a legal victory.

Employment judge Sandy Kemp rejected an NHS request to impose an order on Sandie Peggie, which would have prevented her from using male pronouns or terms to refer to Beth Upton, a doctor who identifies as a transgender woman.

Despite NHS Fife insisting that both the “sex and gender” of Dr Upton is female and that allowing “misgendering” would amount to unlawful harassment, the judge said forcing Ms Peggie and her lawyers to use terms they consider “inaccurate” would be unfair.

Ms Peggie believes that Dr Upton is male and therefore should not have been in female changing rooms in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, where she says she encountered her on three occasions.

She is taking action against both NHS Fife and Dr Upton personally in a case which could have wider implications for how easily trans women can access female single-sex spaces.

Nurse can refer to transgender doctor as a man in legal victory
It's a win, but this is just general housekeeping.
I'm hoping for a bigger win where this "Dr Upton" is kicked out of women's spaces.
Now that'd set a precedent, be a real game changer and a massive win.

Lets see if Swinney can grow a pair of bollocks.
 
There are only two sexes now - male and female, so maintaining "civil rights" for a non existent group is about as sensible as having anti discrimination laws for saucepans.
Things are going to get acrimonious between Blue states and the federal gov once the financial implications of all these EOs become evident. Tranny loving and protecting Blue states are probably in shock and denial right now, (and probably thinking more about their illegal immigrant predicaments) but you can bet that Blue state AGs will be suing the federal gov once they realize that unless they drop their tranny preferential treatments they can't get their mitts on that sweet federal cash that they love to give away for asspats and votes.
 
Things are going to get acrimonious between Blue states and the federal gov once the financial implications of all these EOs become evident. Tranny loving and protecting Blue states are probably in shock and denial right now, (and probably thinking more about their illegal immigrant predicaments) but you can bet that Blue state AGs will be suing the federal gov once they realize that unless they drop their tranny preferential treatments they can't get their mitts on that sweet federal cash that they love to give away for asspats and votes.
Absolutely they will, but I'm quite optimistic about this though.
I'm certainly no political or legal expert, but it seems to me that Trump hit the ground running and had obviously got himself well prepared beforehand.
It seems likely that he's already prepared for the pushback from those states.
 

Is this the same Finke guy who was lecturing another reporter about how men beating women in sports is "not a problem"?

Also, tough cookies on being trans in the military. It turns out that Richard Levine peaked way too many people. It would not have been a big deal if they kept their fetish to themselves.

Also, Also, the language in the EO is not pulling any punches or leaving room for interpretation, which is AMAZING. It highlights the insane demands of the troons and then points out that it's not what they want for the military. Anyone who argues against it would have to admit the truth, which they were so desperate to avoid.
 
Absolutely they will, but I'm quite optimistic about this though.
I'm certainly no political or legal expert, but it seems to me that Trump hit the ground running and had obviously got himself well prepared beforehand.
It seems likely that he's already prepared for the pushback from those states.
I am too. And sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The Biden admin threatened to withhold fed money to Red states over various things. For which it got sued. (I'm not sure what's going on with those suits now.) It's how it's done. And has been done for a long time. These people really don't look far enough ahead and or even imagine that the tables could be turned though.

In my Blue state I'm seeing a lot of defiant talk. Not so much about troons but definitely about illegals. But nearly always at the end of their rants and big promises they admit that the federal gov has the last word.
 
I am too. And sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The Biden admin threatened to withhold fed money to Red states over various things. For which it got sued. (I'm not sure what's going on with those suits now.) It's how it's done. And has been done for a long time. These people really don't look far enough ahead and or even imagine that the tables could be turned though.

In my Blue state I'm seeing a lot of defiant talk. Not so much about troons but definitely about illegals. But nearly always at the end of their rants and big promises they admit that the federal gov has the last word.
I think Dems are preparing to finally throw troons under the bus now that they've realized most black and brown people despise it but also because now a surprising amount of gay/bi people are absolutely over it.

I'll try not to PL too hard, but I have a close family member working at a large state-run psych facility in a VERY blue state, and word is that the staff have completely had it with how insane the trans patients are getting and just how many of them there are there in general. A lot of them apparently fully buy a lot of the delusional stuff we see on trans subreddits and whatnot (asking the staff if they'll start having periods once they get their SRS, having fits of hysteria over how someone was able to "clock" them despite being 6 ft+ and having massive shoulders, being upset about losing almost all sexual function after their surgeries or just generally being mystified that actual men aren't lining up to date them all of a sudden). Most notably, though, she says her gay co-workers especially can't shut up now about how insane the troons are and how transition is anti-gay eugenics.

I have also caught wind of a massive feud breaking out between the local organizations that are still gay/bi-oriented and the local trans organizations. The troons don't get it of course and still just blame "transphobic genital preferences" and the "TERF cult." I'm also hearing of more and more detransitioners calling into the the public health department trying to change their sex/gender markers back on their birth certificates and not being able to because the state just doesn't know how to handle it.

I just hope we keep seeing more and more developments at the legislative level. Idc if 50 year-old AGPs keep removing themselves from the gene pool, but I have seen way too many kids and young adults who could have had bright futures be absolutely destroyed by this movement.
 
I think Dems are preparing to finally throw troons under the bus now that they've realized most black and brown people despise it but also because now a surprising amount of gay/bi people are absolutely over it.
Maybe.

If that's happening I'm not seeing it in my ridiculously Blue state which has gender identity right there in line following sex and sexual orientation in all legislation since 2010 or so. We're not technically a troon sanctuary state, but according to my governor we're going to be a Double Down on DEI state to flip off Trump and MAGA. And unfortunately he's got the votes for that in our House and Senate. So troons and illegals are going to flock here. Which is going to be very entertaining when the Trump admin says "Ok. No more federal bux for you then" and my state will be forced to deal with that.

They'll probably raise my already crazy high taxes to keep the party going without the fed bux. My state gov is really invested in the liberal noblesse oblige thing. Gibs for everyone. Paid for by the dwindling middle and lower class citizens (who keep voting them in) of course.
 
I think Dems are preparing to finally throw troons under the bus now that they've realized most black and brown people despise it but also because now a surprising amount of gay/bi people are absolutely over it.

I'll try not to PL too hard, but I have a close family member working at a large state-run psych facility in a VERY blue state, and word is that the staff have completely had it with how insane the trans patients are getting and just how many of them there are there in general. A lot of them apparently fully buy a lot of the delusional stuff we see on trans subreddits and whatnot (asking the staff if they'll start having periods once they get their SRS, having fits of hysteria over how someone was able to "clock" them despite being 6 ft+ and having massive shoulders, being upset about losing almost all sexual function after their surgeries or just generally being mystified that actual men aren't lining up to date them all of a sudden). Most notably, though, she says her gay co-workers especially can't shut up now about how insane the troons are and how transition is anti-gay eugenics.

I have also caught wind of a massive feud breaking out between the local organizations that are still gay/bi-oriented and the local trans organizations. The troons don't get it of course and still just blame "transphobic genital preferences" and the "TERF cult." I'm also hearing of more and more detransitioners calling into the the public health department trying to change their sex/gender markers back on their birth certificates and not being able to because the state just doesn't know how to handle it.

I just hope we keep seeing more and more developments at the legislative level. Idc if 50 year-old AGPs keep removing themselves from the gene pool, but I have seen way too many kids and young adults who could have had bright futures be absolutely destroyed by this movement.
I hope you are correct, but I feel like a lot of democrats are too stubborn to admit they were wrong about this issue. Until I see blue states inviting detrans people on their platforms (even then how much will TRAs harass the detrans person and accuse them of being a "far right" plant) and pass laws banning TIMs from women's sports, bathrooms, spaces, etc and HRT and puberty blockers for kids will I then state that this will be the nail in the coffin for this movement. Again, the issue though is that democrats just refuse to give up on this one issue despite the fact that it harms women, kids, gays, and other minority groups that they claim to care about. Why trans is seen as their biggest victim out of all minority groups is beyond me.
 
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No more trans kids:

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CHEMICAL AND SURGICAL MUTILATION​

EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 28, 2025

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions. This dangerous trend will be a stain on our Nation’s history, and it must end.

Countless children soon regret that they have been mutilated and begin to grasp the horrifying tragedy that they will never be able to conceive children of their own or nurture their children through breastfeeding. Moreover, these vulnerable youths’ medical bills may rise throughout their lifetimes, as they are often trapped with lifelong medical complications, a losing war with their own bodies, and, tragically, sterilization.

Accordingly, it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called “transition” of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.

Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:

(a) The term “child” or “children” means an individual or individuals under 19 years of age.

(b) The term “pediatric” means relating to the medical care of a child.

(c) The phrase “chemical and surgical mutilation” means the use of puberty blockers, including GnRH agonists and other interventions, to delay the onset or progression of normally timed puberty in an individual who does not identify as his or her sex; the use of sex hormones, such as androgen blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone, to align an individual’s physical appearance with an identity that differs from his or her sex; and surgical procedures that attempt to transform an individual’s physical appearance to align with an identity that differs from his or her sex or that attempt to alter or remove an individual’s sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions. This phrase sometimes is referred to as “gender affirming care.”

Sec. 3. Ending Reliance on Junk Science. (a) The blatant harm done to children by chemical and surgical mutilation cloaks itself in medical necessity, spurred by guidance from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which lacks scientific integrity. In light of the scientific concerns with the WPATH guidance:

(i) agencies shall rescind or amend all policies that rely on WPATH guidance, including WPATH’s “Standards of Care Version 8”; and

(ii) within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall publish a review of the existing literature on best practices for promoting the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion.

(b) The Secretary of HHS, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, shall use all available methods to increase the quality of data to guide practices for improving the health of minors with gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion, or who otherwise seek chemical or surgical mutilation.

Sec. 4. Defunding Chemical and Surgical Mutilation. The head of each executive department or agency (agency) that provides research or education grants to medical institutions, including medical schools and hospitals, shall, consistent with applicable law and in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, immediately take appropriate steps to ensure that institutions receiving Federal research or education grants end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children.

Sec. 5. Additional Directives to the Secretary of HHS. (a) The Secretary of HHS shall, consistent with applicable law, take all appropriate actions to end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children, including regulatory and sub-regulatory actions, which may involve the following laws, programs, issues, or documents:

(i) Medicare or Medicaid conditions of participation or conditions for coverage;

(ii) clinical-abuse or inappropriate-use assessments relevant to State Medicaid programs;

(iii) mandatory drug use reviews;

(iv) section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;

(v) quality, safety, and oversight memoranda;

(vi) essential health benefits requirements; and

(vii) the Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases and other federally funded manuals, including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

(b) The Secretary of HHS shall promptly withdraw HHS’s March 2, 2022, guidance document titled “HHS Notice and Guidance on Gender Affirming Care, Civil Rights and Patient Privacy” and, in consultation with the Attorney General, issue new guidance protecting whistleblowers who take action related to ensuring compliance with this order.

Sec. 6. TRICARE. The Department of Defense provides health insurance, through TRICARE, to nearly 2 million individuals under the age of 18. As appropriate and consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a rulemaking or sub-regulatory action to exclude chemical and surgical mutilation of children from TRICARE coverage and amend the TRICARE provider handbook to exclude chemical and surgical mutilation of children.

Sec. 7. Requirements for Insurance Carriers. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, shall:

(a) include provisions in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) programs call letter for the 2026 Plan Year specifying that eligible carriers, including the Foreign Service Benefit Plan, will exclude coverage for pediatric transgender surgeries or hormone treatments; and

(b) negotiate to obtain appropriate corresponding reductions in FEHB and PSHB premiums.

Sec. 8. Directives to the Department of Justice. The Attorney General shall:

(a) review Department of Justice enforcement of section 116 of title 18, United States Code, and prioritize enforcement of protections against female genital mutilation;

(b) convene States’ Attorneys General and other law enforcement officers to coordinate the enforcement of laws against female genital mutilation across all American States and Territories;

(c) prioritize investigations and take appropriate action to end deception of consumers, fraud, and violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by any entity that may be misleading the public about long-term side effects of chemical and surgical mutilation;

(d) in consultation with the Congress, work to draft, propose, and promote legislation to enact a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation, which should include a lengthy statute of limitations; and

(e) prioritize investigations and take appropriate action to end child-abusive practices by so-called sanctuary States that facilitate stripping custody from parents who support the healthy development of their own children, including by considering the application of the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act and recognized constitutional rights.

Sec. 9. Enforcing Adequate Progress. Within 60 days of the date of this order, the heads of agencies with responsibilities under this order shall submit a single, combined report to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, detailing progress in implementing this order and a timeline for future action. The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall regularly convene the heads of agencies with responsibilities under this order (or their designees) to coordinate and prepare for this submission.

Sec. 10. Severability. If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstances, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of any of its other provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

Sec. 11. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 28, 2025.
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“Gender affirming care" is “chemical and surgical mutilation”:
The phrase “chemical and surgical mutilation” means the use of puberty blockers, including GnRH agonists and other interventions, to delay the onset or progression of normally timed puberty in an individual who does not identify as his or her sex; the use of sex hormones, such as androgen blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone, to align an individual’s physical appearance with an identity that differs from his or her sex; and surgical procedures that attempt to transform an individual’s physical appearance to align with an identity that differs from his or her sex or that attempt to alter or remove an individual’s sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions. This phrase sometimes is referred to as “gender affirming care.”
WPATH is junk science:
Ending Reliance on Junk Science. (a) The blatant harm done to children by chemical and surgical mutilation cloaks itself in medical necessity, spurred by guidance from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which lacks scientific integrity.
 
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The more closely I read the EO the more I find to delight in. Beyond the obvious stuff already brought up:
(i) agencies shall rescind or amend all policies that rely on WPATH guidance
Bullshit unceremoniously defenestrated.
(e) prioritize investigations and take appropriate action to end child-abusive practices by so-called sanctuary States that facilitate stripping custody from parents who support the healthy development of their own children, including by considering the application of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act and recognized constitutional rights.
Going after states that screwed over good parents. I don't understand the latter bit though.
(d) in consultation with the Congress, work to draft, propose, and promote legislation to enact a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation, which should include a lengthy statute of limitations
This could easily become the single most important item here: doctors getting sued for the damage they've wrought, with nowhere to hide. And this is very open-ended since the definition of "chemical mutilation" is basically just everything. Obviously the butchery thread becomes a national legal spectacle overnight, but any doctor left standing won't dare prescribing anything, ever.

I thought the hammer had been brought down with the first EO, but apparently there's a few more swings in it. Transgenderism's institutional support is being demolished with speed.

I'm not sure what the limits will be- e.g. I think things like Planned Parenthood are, by their nature, somewhat accustomed to operating without the benefit of government support. But if they get a solid law through (and why wouldn't they?) I imagine the majority of the system will have no choice but to comply.
 
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