WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A leaked memo suggests that the Trump administration is considering an official definition of “sex” that rejects gender confusion in favor of strictly biological criteria, much to the consternation of pro-LGBT voices.
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The memo reportedly calls on government agencies to adopt a clear, uniform definition based “on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable,” with disputes settled by genetic testing. Among the change’s effects would be that only biological females would be treated as women for the purpose of Title IX non-discrimination or government-assistance regulations.
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The memo aligns with the scientific consensus that biological sex is rooted in an individual’s chromosomes and reflected by hundreds of genetic characteristics. The American Psychiatric Association still classifies gender dysphoria as a mental disorder, as did the World Health Organization until this summer. Yet numerous left-wing figures and groups have denounced the administration for saying that biology trumps personal perception of one’s “identity.”
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“The fact of the matter is that while academics and activists have been running around willy nilly changing the definition of sex and inventing 72 (at least) new pronouns, none of this has been rooted in any kind of confirmable science,” The Federalist’s David Marcus wrote. “It is farcical to think that the state can somehow keep up with such changes or pursue policies regarding sex without a workable and consistent definition.”
As an example of the change’s necessity, Marcus discussed government quotas for contractors to hire a certain number of women. “It makes no sense at all that a 40- or 50-year-old man, who has enjoyed the benefits of his sex for his entire career, can decide he is a woman and receive the benefit of the set-aside at the expense of a firm helmed by a woman who is more likely to have experienced the circumstances the law aims to compensate for,” he said.
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