Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind

NPR  

Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kristen Chapman had already moved her family from Tennessee to Virginia to try to find a state that would be more welcoming to her transgender daughter, Willow. President Trump's executive order limiting transgender health care for youth came out in the afternoon of Jan. 28. "President Trump's executive orders attempt to direct grant recipients to do precisely what Congress has prohibited them from doing," Block says. Major funding at risk The stakes are high for hospitals because Trump's executive order directs the government to take actions to end transgender care for people under age 19 through "regulatory and sub-regulatory actions."

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US judge blocks Trump from banning transgender people from military service
Top News
2 days, 13 hours ago

US judge blocks Trump from banning transgender people from military service

India Today  

A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, DC, ruled that Trump's order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. On January 27, Trump signed …

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
Top News
2 days, 13 hours ago

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump's order to exclude transgender …

U.S. judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban
2 days, 13 hours ago

U.S. judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

The Hindu  

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be service members challenging the measure goes forward. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington found that Mr. Trump's January 27 order, one of several issued by the Republican President …

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’
3 days, 13 hours ago

Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term. The guidance said the military would kick out transgender service members who don’t meet specific requirements under its new policy. “Service members who have a current diagnosis or history …

A father of a trans man voted for Trump. Now he fears an order targeting gender-affirming care will upend his son’s treatment
6 days, 13 hours ago

A father of a trans man voted for Trump. Now he fears an order targeting gender-affirming care will upend his son’s treatment

CNN  

CNN — After undergoing surgery, Ashton Colby was confined to bed and couldn’t move his arms or carry out basic tasks. But his father stood by him through therapy and doctor’s appointments, ensuring he would get the specialized care he needed to affirm his gender and thrive, which Ashton says: “Saved my life.” Rick voted for President Donald Trump in …

A Dangerous New Supreme Court Case Could Open the Door to Prosecutions for DEI
55 years, 2 months ago

A Dangerous New Supreme Court Case Could Open the Door to Prosecutions for DEI

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s no secret that the Trump administration has moved quickly over the past few months to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs in both the federal government and the private sector. The court has before it a low-profile …

Trump's 'DeTrans Awareness Day' Shows His Priorities
1 week ago

Trump's 'DeTrans Awareness Day' Shows His Priorities

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Department of Education and some Republican lawmakers on Wednesday hosted several people who no longer identify as transgender and who actively lobby against transition care, as well as anti-trans activists and medical professionals, to honor “DeTrans Awareness Day” — a signal that the Trump administration will continue to prop up those who fearmonger and spread misinformation …

US judge blocks Donald Trump’s order to cut funding for transgender youth care
2 weeks, 5 days ago

US judge blocks Donald Trump’s order to cut funding for transgender youth care

Hindustan Times  

A federal judge in Seattle has ruled to keep blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding for institutions providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The first, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism,” seeks to withdraw federal funding from programmes that “promote gender ideology.” The second, “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” directs the federal government to cut …

Judge Blocks Trump Order Threatening Funding For Institutions That Offer Care For Trans Youth
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Judge Blocks Trump Order Threatening Funding For Institutions That Offer Care For Trans Youth

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SEATTLE — President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge’s ruling in Seattle late Friday. One, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism,” calls for stripping federal money from programs that “promote gender ideology.” The other, “Protecting Children …

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge’s ruling in Seattle late Friday. One, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism,” calls for stripping federal money from programs that “promote gender ideology.” The other, “Protecting Children from Chemical and …

Trump's restriction of gender-affirming care for trans youth hits another hurdle
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump's restriction of gender-affirming care for trans youth hits another hurdle

Salon  

President Trump's executive order that ends federal funds for health providers who treat transgender youth has been blocked by a federal judge in Seattle. Trump's executive order targets hospitals that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19, The New York Times reported. "The court's holding here is not about the policy goals that President Trump seeks to to advance; rather, …

Trump tries to impose the red-state social agenda onto blue states that have rejected it
3 weeks ago

Trump tries to impose the red-state social agenda onto blue states that have rejected it

CNN  

CNN — Across a wide range of issues, President Donald Trump is seeking to impose the restrictive social agenda that has spread throughout red states onto blue states that have almost uniformly rejected it. Through executive orders, Trump has threatened to cut off an array of federal funding sources for states, cities and private entities that refuse to ban the …

Children’s Hospital L.A. lifts recent limits on hormonal therapy for transgender youth
1 month ago

Children’s Hospital L.A. lifts recent limits on hormonal therapy for transgender youth

LA Times  

Protesters rally in support of gender-affirming care for transgender youth outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Feb. 6. The hospital earlier this month had paused the initiation of hormonal therapy for “gender affirming care patients” under the age of 19 as hospital officials assessed an executive order issued by President Trump. Trump’s executive order targeted the use of puberty blockers, …

RFK Jr. targets transgender protections, calling sex ‘unchangeable’ in new guidance
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1 month ago

RFK Jr. targets transgender protections, calling sex ‘unchangeable’ in new guidance

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In his first few days as Health and Human Services …

Children’s Hospital L.A. keeps limits on transgender care amid challenges to Trump order
1 month ago

Children’s Hospital L.A. keeps limits on transgender care amid challenges to Trump order

LA Times  

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is keeping its recent restrictions on gender-affirming care in place as hospital officials review decisions by federal judges to pause parts of President Trump’s executive order targeting the use of puberty blockers, hormones and other procedures for transgender youths. In separate rulings, U.S. District Court judges in Baltimore and Seattle issued temporary restraining orders to put …

Second federal judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth
1 month ago

Second federal judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth

The Hindu  

A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King granted a temporary restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington state, Oregon and Minnesota sued the Trump administration last week. Judge Brendan Hurson's temporary restraining order will last 14 …

US Army to no longer allow transgender people to enlist in military
1 month ago

US Army to no longer allow transgender people to enlist in military

Deccan Chronicle  

The US Army has announced that it will no longer allow transgender people to enlist in the military and will stop facilitating procedures related to gender transformation for service members.In a statement shared on X, the US Army said that the decision takes effect immediately and all new accessions for people with a history of gender dysphoria are stopped and …

Second federal judge issues restraining order on Trump's executive order on gender-affirming care
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1 month ago

Second federal judge issues restraining order on Trump's executive order on gender-affirming care

Firstpost  

The ruling came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily halted the executive order in response to a second case filed by families with transgender or nonbinary children People celebrate outside a Seattle federal courthouse after a second federal judge paused President Donald Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth in Seattle. AP On Friday, another federal court …

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth
1 month ago

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

LA Times  

People celebrate outside a Seattle federal courthouse on Friday after a second federal judge paused President Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth. A second federal judge has paused President Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. King’s decision came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily blocked the executive order …

A 2nd U.S. judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for trans youth
1 month ago

A 2nd U.S. judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for trans youth

NPR  

A 2nd U.S. judge pauses Trump's order against gender-affirming care for trans youth toggle caption Manuel Valdes/AP SEATTLE — A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King granted a temporary restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington …

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth
1 month ago

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King granted a temporary restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington state, Oregon and Minnesota sued the Trump administration last week. Trump signed an executive order last month …

Judge halts Trump order barring gender-affirming care for transgender teens
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1 month, 1 week ago

Judge halts Trump order barring gender-affirming care for transgender teens

Al Jazeera  

The judge’s temporary restraining order is a setback for Trump’s efforts to roll back transgender rights and services. A coalition of 13 state attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, also called on healthcare providers to continue providing necessary services to transgender youth, calling Trump’s order discriminatory. “The Trump administration’s recent Executive Order is wrong on the science and the …

Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Order Restricting Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Youth
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Order Restricting Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Youth

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. Shortly after taking office, Trump signed an executive order directing federally run insurance programs to exclude coverage for gender-affirming care. Like legal challenges to state bans on gender-affirming care, the …

Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge pauses President Trump’s order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. Trump also signed an earlier executive order that narrowly defined the sexes as male and female while commanding that federal funds …

Federal judge pauses Trump order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge pauses Trump order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

LA Times  

People wave signs at passing cars during a transgender rights protest outside Seattle Children’s Hospital after the institution postponed some gender-affirming surgeries for minors following an executive order by President Trump. A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender people under age 19. Trump also signed an earlier executive order …

Hospitals Already Bending To Trump's Order On Gender-Affirming Care
1 month, 1 week ago

Hospitals Already Bending To Trump's Order On Gender-Affirming Care

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As rain sprinkled over East Hollywood last Thursday, Juan Carlos Perez took the microphone amid a crowd of hundreds of people who had gathered outside of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to protest the hospital’s recent restrictions on gender-affirming care for young people. “But I worry about getting there — from losing everything literally overnight to finding yourself …

Letters to the Editor: Pause gender-affirming care? These doctors say Children’s Hospital L.A. is making a mistake
1 month, 1 week ago

Letters to the Editor: Pause gender-affirming care? These doctors say Children’s Hospital L.A. is making a mistake

LA Times  

To the editor: This week, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced a pause on the initiation of gender-affirming care for patients under the age of 19 to “fully understand implications” of a recent presidential executive order. CHLA is a leader in gender-affirming medicine, and the decision to pause this vital care sends the wrong message — that the health of children …

Trump policies on gender-affirming care and passports for transgender people challenged in court
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump policies on gender-affirming care and passports for transgender people challenged in court

Associated Press  

Two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people face court challenges filed Friday. Also Friday, three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19. “That order poses an immediate threat to young people all across Washington state, and to …

Democrat AGs tell doctors to defy Trump's orders and keep giving sex change surgeries to trans kids
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democrat AGs tell doctors to defy Trump's orders and keep giving sex change surgeries to trans kids

Daily Mail  

Democrat attorney generals have urged doctors to keep providing gender affirming care to trans kids despite Donald Trump's executive order against the treatment. Democrat attorney generals including California's Rob Bonta have urged doctors to keep providing gender affirming care to trans kids despite Donald Trump 's executive order against the treatment. New York AG Letitia James warned that pulling gender …

Is Donald Trump rolling back transgender rights faster than ever?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is Donald Trump rolling back transgender rights faster than ever?

Firstpost  

Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has enacted a series of executive orders that significantly curtail transgender rights in the US. Restrictions on identity documentation Trump’s executive order also instructed federal agencies to stop issuing passports with gender markers that do not align with the newly defined binary standard. The executive order claims that being transgender “conflicts with …

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. Trump also emphasised that he would Push the International Olympic Committee to change its rules on transgender athletes before the 2028 Los Angeles Games. File image/ Reuters US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating …

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. Trump also emphasised that he would Push the International Olympic Committee to change its rules on transgender athletes before the 2028 Los Angeles Games. File image/ Reuters US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday banning transgender athletes from participating …

US President Donald Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US President Donald Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports, aligning with the administration's interpretation of Title IX. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday is signing an executive order to ban transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity, marking his latest move targeting …

Trump bans transgender athletes from female sports: War on women's sports over
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump bans transgender athletes from female sports: War on women's sports over

India Today  

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women’s sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s view, which interprets “sex” as the gender …

Trump signs executive order to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump signs executive order to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,” gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration's view, which interprets “sex” as the gender …

Trump to sign order barring trans athletes from women's sports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump to sign order barring trans athletes from women's sports

Raw Story  

U.S President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday barring transgender athletes from women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. The White House said in its daily guidance that Trump would sign a "No Men in Women's Sports Executive Order" in a ceremony at 3:00 pm. His latest executive order comes after the …

Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports

LA Times  

President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events. President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s or girls’ sporting events. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” …

California AG warns L.A. hospital: Withholding transgender care could violate state law
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California AG warns L.A. hospital: Withholding transgender care could violate state law

LA Times  

Rob Bonta, shown at a news conference last year, sent a letter Wednesday to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after the hospital said it was pausing the initiation of hormonal therapy for transgender youth. Rob Bonta said Wednesday he was putting a Los Angeles hospital on notice that withholding hormonal therapy and other gender-affirming care from transgender youth could run afoul …

LA clinics lose funding for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold
1 month, 2 weeks ago

LA clinics lose funding for transgender health care as Trump executive orders take hold

Associated Press  

A Los Angeles health clinic says it’s losing federal funding as a result of President Donald Trump ’s executive orders targeting transgender people. Last week, Trump issued another executive order barring federal funding for transgender health services for minors, including hormone therapy and surgical procedures. Already hospitals across the country are stopping gender-affirming services for young people, according to news …

Families, Doctors Sue Over Trump's Order To Halt Funding For Gender-Affirming Care
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Families, Doctors Sue Over Trump's Order To Halt Funding For Gender-Affirming Care

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Seven families with transgender or nonbinary children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt federal support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has repeatedly battled Trump in court, told hospitals in her state Monday that it would violate the law to …

Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of families with …

Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

A group of families with transgender children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt federal support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has repeatedly battled Trump in court, told hospitals in her state Monday that it would violate the law to stop offering gender-affirming …

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump's executive order
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump's executive order

India Today  

NEW YORK: New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. In a letter, James told health care facilities that refusing to provide …

Children’s Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormonal therapy for transgender patients under 19
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Children’s Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormonal therapy for transgender patients under 19

LA Times  

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles said Tuesday that it is pausing the initiation of hormonal therapy for “gender affirming care patients” under the age of 19 as hospital officials assess last week’s executive order from President Trump targeting gender-affirming care for young people. Trump‘s executive order sought to stop the use of puberty blockers, hormones and other medical procedures for transgender …

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. In a letter, James, a Democrat, told health care facilities that …

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order

LA Times  

Gen. Letitia James, in a file photo, said hospitals in New York would be violating state law if they stopped offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19. Gen. Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stopped offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from …

Trump's actions on transgender rights: What you need to know
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's actions on transgender rights: What you need to know

India Today  

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. In one executive order, he asserted “medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex.” That’s a dramatic reversal of the policies of former …

How do Donald Trump's executive orders target transgender rights?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How do Donald Trump's executive orders target transgender rights?

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. In one executive order, he asserted “medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex.” That's a dramatic reversal of the policies of former …

Things to know about how Trump’s policies target transgender people
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Things to know about how Trump’s policies target transgender people

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. In one executive order, he asserted “medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child’s sex.” That’s a dramatic reversal of the policies of former …

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