Trump signs executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for under 19s

President Donald Trump. Picture: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under the age of 19.

In a statement, Mr Trump said: “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.”