Haimson: Trump’s “two genders” policy could have “bad implications” for transgender women

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female. 

University of Michigan School of Information assistant professor Oliver Haimson, an expert on LGBTQIA experiences online, says the order will disproportionately affect transgender women and will likely be challenged in courts. 

“I think that the main places that this is going to have effects are things like prisons and shelters, things that are gender segregated,” Haimson says. “That could have some very bad implications especially for transgender women. I do think, though, that civil rights groups like the ACLU will contest these orders in court, so there may be limits, there may be delays.” 

RELATED

Watch “Professor weighs in on Trump's proposed 'two genders' policy’” at Fox17. 

Learn more about UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson by visiting his UMSI faculty profile.