President Trump has expanded the Mexico City Policy, which blocked U.S. foreign aid to organizations that promote or support abortion, to also block aid going to organizations that promote gender ideology. Trump’s presidency has been characterized by putting American interests first. This revision to the Mexico City Policy reflects one element of this: standing for biological reality.
“The Department does not believe taxpayer dollars should support sex-rejecting procedures, directly or indirectly for individuals of any age,” the policy states. “A person’s body (including its organs, organ systems, and processes natural to human development like puberty) either healthy or unhealthy based on whether they are operating according to their biological functions.”
For too long, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have operated as activist groups for transgender ideology under the guise of global humanitarian assistance. In one case, USAID was funding three transgender clinics in India. Another USAID grant issued $15 million for condoms for the Taliban. Another $47,020 funded a transgender opera in Colombia.
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