A gaggle of Home Democrats stated an government order signed by President Trump focusing on the transgender neighborhood that acknowledges solely two sexes is unconstitutional.
The lawmakers are criticizing an order Trump signed on his first day in workplace that directed federal companies to cease the promotion of the idea of gender transition.
“Transgender individuals are entitled to the identical authorized protections as all different People. Govt Orders can not override the Structure, federal legal guidelines, or Supreme Courtroom precedent,” Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) wrote within the letter.
“Alarmingly, this and other Executive Orders targeting the transgender community contain language demonstrating animus against that community,” the Democrats added.
The letter was addressed to the Workplace of Personnel Administration (OPM) and urged that the workplace cease “implementation of Executive Order 14168.”
Takano, Raskin and Connolly additionally pushed for the revoking of a “memorandum issued on January 29, 2025, that provides guidance to agencies and departments on how to carry out the edicts of the Executive Order.”
The memo despatched final week from OPM to the heads of departments tells them to look at and finish packages, grants, contracts and outward-facing media that “promote or inculcate gender ideology.”
“We urge you to rescind your unconstitutional and unlawful memo and instead uphold your oath to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States,” the group of Democrats stated.
Trump throughout his presidential marketing campaign argued his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris, was excessive for trans-inclusive insurance policies.
Since taking workplace, he has issued a collection of orders geared toward transgender points, together with strikes to forestall transgender individuals from participating in ladies’s sports activities. He additionally signed an government order successfully stopping transgender individuals from serving overtly within the army.
The Hill has reached out to the OPM and the White Home for remark.
