Trump is calling to outlaw transgender ideology; vows to punish doctors, hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors
In the video, posted to Truth Social,
Trump vowed to pass a law in Congress banning gender-affirming care for minors nationwide, and to punish doctors who provided this type of treatment, threatening to cut off doctors from Medicare and Medicaid. He also said that if reelected, he would push schools to “promote positive education about the nuclear family,” and pass a law that would recognize only two genders— male and female—under the U.S. government.
In the announcement, Trump said he would give federal agencies the authority to police and ultimately “stop” gender-affirming care for minors—which he equated to “child sexual mutilation”— in all 50 states.
He said he would also prohibit any federal agency from working to “promote the concept of sex and gender transition at any age,” not just for minors.
