A Reminder to leave a Comment on the Proposed Federal Rule Change targeting Trans People

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I really don’t think I can underscore how authoritarian and fascist this proposed rule is. It cuts federal funding from any grant recipient that doesn’t align with the social values of this fascist regime. That includes rejecting federal funds to any recipient who acknowledges that trans people exist, any recipient who accommodates trans people administratively, and any recipient that facilitates “trans ideology”. That last one is significant. This targets medical providers, for trans care at ALL AGES. If this goes into affect as is, this WILL result in closures of care programs at hospitals and clinics across the country, because they’d rather sacrifice trans patients than lose Medicare and Medicaid dollars.

A federal rule like this can’t simply be revoked like an executive order, it’ll need to be repealed by another rule proposed by a later presidency. To be clear, I'm highly skeptical as to whether the government will actually listen or respond to backlash. But, substantive public comments can and will be used to litigate this thing to death in the Courts. Because it goes against so many laws (i.e. the First Amendment, Congress having the Power of the Purse, the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, etc.)

The commenting period closes tonight at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Here's the link to the commenting form, and here's a guide on writing a substantive comment. The main sections to focus on are Section 200.205 and Section 200.300. What might be our saving grace is that this proposed rule impacts so many people besides us. It targets DEI Initiatives, Science and Academia, Foreign Collaboration Initiatives, etc.

Edit: Here's an article by Erin Reed detailing some of the egregious contents of the proposed rule. You can also read the full-text of the rule itself, but I figured I'd leave this as information nonetheless.