President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday preventing the federal government from funding irreversible transgender medical interventions for minors.

President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday attempting to ban federal funding or support for youth gender-affirming care. The big picture: The policy is the administration's latest in a series of attacks against transgender people in the U.S. The latest executive order applies to people under 19, categorizing 18 year olds with children.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that would restrict access to treatments—including puberty blockers and hormones—for transgender children and teens. The order directs federal agencies to withhold funding to institutions that provide such therapies to anyone under the age of 19 and exclude such treatments from health insurance coverage for members of the military and their families.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19. “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote,