The FDA is forcing several manufacturers of breast binders and tucking panties to register as medical device makers with the FDA because their products are used to treat gender dysphoria. This would give the FDA control over what can be made.
The bill is a tragedy, but bans nothing that was not already set to be banned. This is only the third worst blow for trans rights in the last 24 hours.
The FDA is forcing several manufacturers of breast binders and tucking panties to register as medical device makers with the FDA because their products are used to treat gender dysphoria. This would give the FDA control over what can be made.
The bill is a tragedy, but bans nothing that was not already set to be banned. This is only the third worst blow for trans rights in the last 24 hours.
The new rules will effectively end transition care for trans kids and likely have a chilling effect on transition care for trans adults, all via executive rulemaking through the threat of a total loss of funding.
In terms of Capitol Hill politics, the passage of this bill is a foregone conclusion. There is no will from the Senate to put the funding of the military on hold to prevent discrimination of trans people.
The US federal government is poised to codify that trans lives are inherently wasteful and effectively end transition for most people across the entire United States.
