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How Trump’s Executive Order Against Trans People Technically Makes Every American Female

Trump’s executive order about gender exposed.

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President Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order mandating a strict recognition of two biological sexes: male and female.

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Trump’s inauguration day recalled.

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The Capitol was abuzz as Donald Trump took the oath of office for his second term as President of the United States on January 20, 2025.

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Standing before a packed National Mall, Trump delivered a speech promising to “restore America’s greatness by reaffirming its values.”

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His inauguration day was marked by notable moments, including protests across Washington, D.C., addressing topics like climate change, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ+ protections.

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In the Oval Office later that afternoon, Trump wasted no time signing a series of executive orders to signal his administration’s priorities.

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Among these was an order to boost fossil fuel production, another imposing stricter immigration controls, and the most divisive—a directive redefining sex and gender in federal policies.

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Trump’s policy on gender exposed.

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Titled the “Defending Women’s Rights and Restoring Biological Truth Act,” the order aimed to establish clear guidelines for recognizing gender as strictly binary.

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Trump declared the measure would “protect women from gender ideology extremism” and “defend the integrity of biological science.”

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The order prohibits federal agencies from acknowledging non-binary or transgender identities in official records, reversing inclusivity efforts of prior administrations.

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Its language defines sex as immutable, determined at conception, and rooted in the biological functions of male and female reproductive cells.

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Critics argue the wording disregards the scientific complexity of sex determination, which goes beyond the simplistic binary outlined in the order.

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Impact of Trump’s gender order unveiled.

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Beyond the scientific blunder, the order’s real-world implications are sparking outrage among advocacy groups and lawmakers.

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Federal identification policies will revert to a binary-only system, eliminating non-binary “X” markers on passports and IDs.

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Transgender individuals could face increased barriers in accessing gender-affirming care in federally regulated spaces.

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Prison placement policies may also shift, with transgender inmates housed based on birth sex, raising safety concerns.

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Advocates warn this move is not just anti-science but an attack on the dignity and rights of millions of Americans.

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Trump’s administration has defended the order, framing it as necessary to “protect women’s spaces and integrity.”

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However, experts emphasize that sex and gender are far more complex than the order acknowledges.

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How Trump’s order makes every American female explained.

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Here’s where things get messy: according to embryology, all human embryos start development in a “unisex” state.

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During these early weeks of gestation, embryos appear phenotypically female—regardless of whether they possess XX or XY chromosomes.

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By the sixth week, genetic instructions and hormones guide the development of male reproductive organs in embryos with XY chromosomes.

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Essentially, Trump’s definition of “female” as those producing large reproductive cells inadvertently applies to every human embryo.

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In trying to cement a clear binary, the order ironically assigns all Americans as “female” at conception.

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The National Library of Medicine supports this scientific understanding, noting, “All human individuals…begin development from the same starting point.”

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Unsurprisingly, social media users quickly pointed out the irony, with some even mocking the oversight.

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One Twitter user joked, “So technically, Trump just declared all Americans were assigned female at birth. Let’s go girls!”

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Another commented, “Trump’s order makes every man a trans man. Iconic self-own.”

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Scientists explain that factors like chromosomes, hormones, and anatomy create a biological spectrum—not a rigid binary.

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Intersex individuals, for instance, naturally possess characteristics that don’t fit conventional definitions of male or female.

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By disregarding these realities, Trump’s order oversimplifies biology and erases gender diversity.

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The world continues to debate Trump’s policies.

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Legal challenges are already brewing, with civil rights organizations arguing the order violates constitutional protections.

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While the administration touts the order as a win for traditional values, the broader implications suggest otherwise.

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In the quest to define gender, Trump may have unwittingly assigned us all a new label—and the irony isn’t lost on anyone.

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