Trans people in the United Sates have responded to the Trump threat to tighten the definition of gender as revealed by the New York Times with a resounding: "WE WON'T BE ERASED".
New York Times: It was reported that the Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a government wide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law. A series of decisions by the Obama administration loosened the legal concept of gender in federal programs, including in education and health care, recognizing gender largely as an individual’s choice and not determined by the sex assigned at birth. The policy prompted fights over bathrooms, dormitories, single-sex programs and other arenas where gender was once seen as a simple concept. Conservatives, especially evangelical Christians, were incensed.
The move would be the most significant of a series of maneuvers, large and small, to exclude the population from civil rights protections and roll back the Obama administration’s more fluid recognition of gender identity. The Trump administration has sought to bar transgender people from serving in the military and has legally challenged civil rights protections for the group embedded in the nation’s health care law. African Human Rights Coalition stands in solidarity with the trans community in the United States, as we oppose the threat by Donald J. Trump to rob trans Americans of their rights under the law. As advocates for all members of the global LGBTQ community, we will continue in unity, to promote awareness, love and equality for our trans brothers and sisters. We will also pledge to join and fight any attack by the Trump administration, in all regards and with vigor and a continued focus on trans asylum seekers and refugees. #WeWontBeErased
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