Trump vows to reverse transgender student protections ‘on day one’

[Lori Dee]

Trump vows to reverse transgender student protections 'on day one'
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4656405-donald-trump-transgender-students-athletes-title-ix-lgbtq/
The Hill - BROOKE MIGDON
05/10/24 12:41 PM ET

Former President Trump said Friday he would roll back transgender student protections enacted last month by the Biden administration "on day one" of his presidency if he is reelected in November.

The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding. The new regulations, which are slated to take effect Aug. 1, cover discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time.

"We're gonna end it on day one," Trump said Friday during an appearance on "Kayal and Company," a conservative talk radio show in Philadelphia. "Don't forget, that was done as an order from the president. That came down as an executive order. And we're gonna change it — on day one it's gonna be changed."

Trump has also promised to enact at least a dozen policies targeting transgender rights as president, including a nationwide ban on transgender student-athletes competing in accordance with their gender identity and a federal law that recognizes only two genders. He has also vowed to punish health care providers who administer gender-affirming medical care to minors.

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[Devlyn]

Of course he is. Executive orders are just grandstanding; they lack any permanence. It's ping pong.


In his first 100 days in office, Biden signed more than 60 executive actions, 24 of which are direct reversals of Trump's policies. Biden has defended the number as necessary to undo what he considers "bad policy" inherited from Trump, especially on immigration."

The executive order in question here was signed in 2021, it isn't scheduled to take effect until August 2024, months before a new president can just rip it up.

Ruling by executive order without proper legislation being enacted helps no one.