The OPM memo states that all health plans for government workers must cover faith-based approaches to gender dysphoria while banning gender affirming care coverage.
A new Executive Order is banning transgender health care on Federal Employee plans beginning in 2026.
If you did that, they’d say it’s not a real religion,
This is exactly what I hope they do. I want them to stand out and say they are deciding what a real religion is and what isn’t because that will step are so many toes it can drive a groundswell of support far and wide beyond the trans community. Others that have no particular ties to the goals of the trans community (perhaps even staunch opponents) may come to the aid on this one cause because if the powers-that-be decided they are able to say a religion isn’t real far more people will be effected because they have other things to lose they care about.
This is exactly what I hope they do. I want them to stand out and say they are deciding what a real religion is and what isn’t because that will step are so many toes it can drive a groundswell of support far and wide beyond the trans community. Others that have no particular ties to the goals of the trans community (perhaps even staunch opponents) may come to the aid on this one cause because if the powers-that-be decided they are able to say a religion isn’t real far more people will be effected because they have other things to lose they care about.