The article highlights the turmoil for intersex individuals in the U.S. following two significant political events. President Biden's administration acknowledged intersex health inequities through a historic report, marking a first for federal acknowledgment. Conversely, President Trump's recent executive order reverses this progress by reaffirming a binary understanding of sex, thereby erasing the reality of intersex identities. The juxtaposition of these actions creates confusion and distress for intersex Americans, whose existence and health challenges are denied under Trump’s policy that restricts sex to two categories, ignoring their lived experiences.
"On Jan. 16, then President Biden's department of Health and Human Services released a groundbreaking report on the health inequities our community suffers."
"Trump's executive order, however, states that it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes—male and female—and dictates that sexes are not changeable."
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