Trump administration considering narrowing definition of gender
Trump administration considering narrowing definition of gender
"I know folks are scared and hurt. So am I. We are working to stop this and we will never give up," Chase Strangio, an attorney with the ACLU, tweeted.
The Trump administration may be considering redefining gender as an unchangable condition determined solely by a person's biology, according to a leaked memo draft obtained by The New York Times.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services argued in the drafted memo, which has not been seen by NBC News, that the government needs to adopt a uniformed definition of gender on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable, the Times reported.
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"I know folks are scared and hurt. So am I. We are working to stop this and we will never give up," Chase Strangio, an attorney with the ACLU, tweeted.
The Trump administration may be considering redefining gender as an unchangable condition determined solely by a person's biology, according to a leaked memo draft obtained by The New York Times.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services argued in the drafted memo, which has not been seen by NBC News, that the government needs to adopt a uniformed definition of gender on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable, the Times reported.
READ MORE: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tr...
