The article discusses recent legislative actions across various U.S. states that restrict gender-affirming treatments for transgender and nonbinary minors. While these laws are portrayed as protective, they statistically increase the risks faced by transgender youth, including higher suicide rates. Additionally, exclusionary laws for transgender athletes in women's sports are noted, with an emphasis on how these regulations disproportionately impact intersex individuals, whose needs are often ignored in this debate. The article argues that these actions reflect a broader societal commitment to a binary view of biological sex, disregarding the complexities of human anatomy and identity.
Both sets of regulations actually affect more intersex people than transgender people, but this is rarely mentioned by regulation proponents or journalists.
An executive order on February 5, 2025, prohibited such participation federally. The next day, the NCAA... suddenly prohibited transgender women from participating in all women's college athletics.
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