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Biden signs order targeting ‘hateful’ state bills on gender identity

President Biden took executive action Wednesday to counter states fighting the gender-identity movement in medicine and education, marking Pride Month by vowing to push back on “the ultra-MAGA agenda.”

The executive order directed the Health and Human Services and Education departments to address state laws that “target transgender children and their parents by banning access to medical care and support at school.”

“I don’t have to tell you about the ultra-MAGA agenda attacking families and our freedoms,” said Mr. Biden at the White House signing ceremony. “Three hundred discriminatory bills introduced in the states across this country.