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Donald Trump executive orders shortly after he was sworn in to change the US government's policies on gender and diversity, following through on promises he made on the campaign trail.

He rolled back orders from the Biden administration that the Trump White House called "unpopular, inflationary, illegal, and radical practices within every agency and office of the Federal Government."

Two of the orders he revoked included a Biden directive aimed at preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, and another that addressed "racial equity and support for underserved communities."

He also signed an order desgnating two genders only - male and female – and declaring that they cannot be changed.

"As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female," Trump said during his inaugural address earlier on Monday.

Trump has made wider promises about what conservatives decry as "woke" culture, gender and diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) progammes.

An administration official said the executive order would "end DEI inside the federal government", cutting funding to DEI programmes across all agencies and including a review of offices renamed because of DEI initiatives.

Several large US companies have ended or scaled back their DEI programmes since Trump was elected, including McDonald's, Walmart and Facebook parent company Meta.

Others, like Apple and retailers Target and Costco, publicly defended their existing programmes.

DEI supporters see the programmes as a way to correct lingering discrimination based on race, sexuality and other characteristics.

The idea received renewed attention in the wake of racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

However, the landscape around diversity programmes has changed since 2023, when the US Supreme Court banned US universities from considering an applicant's race as part of their admissions process.

The policy, known as affirmative action, was intended to counteract historic racial and ethnic disparities in higher education.

Trump's return to power coincided with growing criticism from the right and religious conservatives of the expansion of transgender rights in the US.

Trump espoused a traditional view of gender throughout the 2024 campaign, and he and his allies attacked Democrats for supporting transgender rights.

Project 47, the official policy platform for the Trump campaign, promised to cut federal funding for "radical gender ideology" as well as "inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children."

He has criticised policies that allow transgender athletes - school-age players, college athletes and professionals - to play on teams that align with their gender identity, arguing this could harm women's sports programmes.

Trump and his fellow Republicans also called for banning certain kinds of medical treatment for transgender minors.

One of the Trump's most notable political advertisements declared his opponent, Kamala Harris, was "for they/them" while "President Trump is for you."

The order declaring only two official genders, could have wide-ranging implications. Some US and global health experts have said singling out individuals based on their gender identity or expression can be harmful to physical and mental wellbeing.

The World Health Organisation warns that, "Rigid gender norms also negatively affect people with diverse gender identities, who often face violence, stigma and discrimination as a result, including in healthcare settings."

On Monday, Trump signed a different executive order aimed at withdrawing the US from the WHO.

kingbee90:
Awon Bobrisky, James brown and Derenle should take note.

kingbee90:
Awon Bobrisky, James brown and Derenle should take note.

kingbee90:
Awon Bobrisky, James brown and Derenle should take note.

9japride:
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These guys are just cross dressers just for hustling sake and to catch cruise.
They survive in drama and normally being controversial in this our present world, pays well.
They still have their rod intact and can impregnate any lady.
If they are really serious about changing their gender, they should cut of their rod.

Clairvoyancy:
Survival you called it? Have you thought of the effects they have on young minds who sees them and decides to make them role models?


God bless president Trump for bringing back sanity to the world..

9japride:
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You are not getting my point. Those guys I was referring to are not gay to my understanding.
They are just catching cruise abd also as a means of cashing out.
Those in America are totally different, over there they practice the act in deal and not the drama being done over here.

Forumites:
POTUS has spoken. A very careful speech. Not subsidy is gone without future plans.

9japride:
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You are not getting my point. Those guys I was referring to are not gay to my understanding.
They are just catching cruise and also as a means of cashing out.
Those in America are totally different, over there they practice the act in detail and not the drama being done over here.

yommen:
The effect of subsidy removal on our daily life is far more than addition of 70k.

No future plans? Lols. Nigerians and their talkative itk nature. Do you know how much BAT gives to Stare governors to cussion effect of subsidy removal? Sanwo added 70k to the monthly salary of Lagos State workers immediately with which if others had done, it would go a long way. Sorry o, Mr Sabinus.

Tochi3:


..are you a cross dresser..?

..All these shalaye is uncalled for...leave the Bobrisky to speak & defend for themselves..

..abeg rest & find peace..

mrBlunt:
https://bbc.com/news/articles/czx84en1yp4o

Clairvoyancy:
Bro they are, some of them run it codedly while few of them openly do theirs... Why do you think somebody like bob has top politicians that backs him up.... Even, many of these celeb do it on a low and almost all of these so called hustling crossdresser are being seen with them, even attending their questionable private parties they throw around...

phr0nesis:
The fact that he had to announce it, shows how insane the World has gone.

yommen:
No future plans? Lols. Nigerians and their talkative itk nature. Do you know how much BAT gives to Stare governors to cussion effect of subsidy removal? Sanwo added 70k to the monthly salary of Lagos State workers immediately with which if others had done, it would go a long way. Sorry o, Mr Sabinus.