Discrimination Trump wants to end "transgender madness" when he takes office

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23.12.2024 - 04:30

US President-elect Trump wants to restrict the rights of transgender people. (archive image)
US President-elect Trump wants to restrict the rights of transgender people. (archive image)
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US President-elect Donald Trump wants to put an end to the "transgender madness" on the day he takes office, in his own words.

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The official policy of the US government will be that there are only two genders, male and female, Trump declared on Sunday at an event in Phoenix in the US state of Arizona. He also wants to keep men out of women's sports, the Republican further emphasized in his speech at the AmericaFest conference, which is aimed at young conservatives.

Transgender issues have strongly divided the USA in recent years. Democratic and Republican-controlled states are increasingly drifting apart on issues such as their stance on gender reassignment or the question of which books on the subject are allowed in libraries. Several Republican-controlled US states have already passed laws restricting the medical treatment of transgender young people.