By requiring trans people to identify themselves by their sex assigned at birth, and with a looming threat of prosecution for noncompliance, the Trump Administration is compelling every trans person to out themselves to the Federal Government.
While this injunction is in place, it effectively blocks the doctors and parents of trans kids from prosecution.
While the injunctions narrows the conditions under which trans people can be prosecuted, it also means that trans people will be more uncertain on whether they are following the law at any given time.
The Trump Administration’s Counterterrorism strategy is not a threat to ordinary trans people, nor is it a threat to those who are politically active in support of trans rights
Another case of bad anti-trans science has been used to restrict rights and dignity for trans people.
Having HRT can mean the difference between security and being driven from your home.
This proposal is the most comprehensive such attempt to be floated.
Any of these 11 million people seeking to transition (or merely to maintain the body they already have) would either have to pay out of their own pocket, or find employment elsewhere.
“I need to show people what it's like to be a trans person in the United States today.”
