New HHS Definition of Sex Excludes Transgender and Intersex People

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New HHS Definition of Sex Excludes Transgender and Intersex People

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-hhs-definition-of-sex-excludes-transgender-and-intersex-people/ar-AA1zRdZB?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=f5166a636abd4513ac6f548e20b8b6f1&ei=2

Story by Claire Bugos (26 Feb 2025)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new guidance that provides a narrower definition of sex than is used by scientists and describes sex as "unchangeable."

The new HHS guidance defines sex as "a person's immutable biological classification as either male or female." The department specifies that a male is "a person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing sperm" while a female is one with "a reproductive system with the biological function of producing eggs (ova)."

The HHS says the words "woman," "girl," "man," and "boy" must now refer to biological males and females of different ages. It also adds the terms "mother" and "father" to describe female and male parents, respectively.

Those definitions further the Trump administration's efforts to deny the existence of people who identify as transgender, non-binary, or intersex.

... there is currently no indication that the HHS guidance or executive orders will require healthcare providers to change how they medically care for LGBTQ+ adults.

However, on Jan. 28, Trump signed an executive order prohibiting organizations that receive federal research or education grants from providing gender-affirming surgery, hormones, or puberty blockers to people younger than 19. A judge temporarily paused that order on Feb. 13 after a lawsuit from civil rights organizations.

Last week, the HHS issued a statement rescinding a Biden-era guidance that protected patients undergoing gender-affirming care and the providers who administer that care.

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For those who can, please consider stocking up on transition-related medical supplies.

Love always -- Jessica Rose