How Trump’s new order challenges gender identity in the US [Video]

An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide.Related video above: Trump’s gender policy shift draws criticismThe order calls for the federal government to define sex as only male or female and for that to be reflected on official documents such as passports and policies such as federal prison assignments. As for federal spending, it’s not clear what his vow to end broader gender classifications will mean on the ground.Many of the provisions are likely to be challenged in court.Here’s a look at the order.Defining male and female based on cells that don’t exist at conceptionThe order declares that there are just two sexes, male and female. It rejects that people can transition from one gender to another or be considered something other than male or …