The latest character who enters the revolving door of President Donald Trump’s federal staff is a famous antagonist of transgender Americans. Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has been appointed co-director for the FBI.
Current official in the role, Dan Bongino; It’s on fire It sparked rumors about Jeffrey Epstein’s handling of sexual abuse cases at the bureau about his potential future, or lack of it.
This is a legal attack on gender maintenance care for trans people It gets hot at the Department of Justice.
Bailey is no stranger to the anti-trans crusades. Civil rights groups have accused him of what they say is a repeat attempt to abuse his powers targeting the trans community. Bailey aims to “destruct our healthcare system” and “politicize at the expense of life-saving medical care.” Gillian Wilcox, Associate Director of Litigation at the ACLU in Missouriin a press release from Bailey’s time as Missouri AG.
2023, Bailey has begun an investigation Entered at Washington University in St. Louis and other TransAf Up Healthcare providers. On suspicious claims that were drummed The gender clinic violates the Consumer Protection Act.
In the process, Bailey sent a Citizens’ Survey Request (CIDS) to the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Washington University, and the Planned Parenthood State Department.
Planned Parenthood fought the summons. In May, the judge partially upheld and partially blocked the legality of the CID and wrote that it was “approved under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA)”, but data protected by federal privacy regulations (i.e. HIPAA) should be withheld.
In another attack on transgender people, Bailey launched an anti-trans snitch line that attempts to seduce positive providers and encouraged citizens to report gender care clinics. Instead, the line was flooded with messages of support for the trans community and Missouri’s rage Discriminatory policies.
Perhaps the most troublesome thing was when he published it (Short life) An emergency order prohibiting access to care for people of all ages, will prohibit access to care unless it clears arbitrary, non-scientific and unacceptable hurdles designed to prevent as many trans people as possible from accessing to maintain gender. The order declared that new patients would not be able to receive gender-affirming care unless they had at least three years of documented gender discomfort. Missouri Independence Report. There is no evidence for this benchmark. Nevertheless, providers struggled to comply with this and other vague regulations, causing widespread disruptions across the state.
Bailey’s order was condemned as “an irresponsible use of political power that helps to further deprive the community under attack.” Dr. Devon Ojedasenior national organizer at the National Center for Transgender Equality at the time. “Transition-related care is safe and essential, and these unnecessary requirements simply flood an already overwhelming health system.”
President Joe Biden, Bailey, and Over 20 GOP-led states He called for an order to include sexual orientation and gender identity in federally funded school Title IX protections. Eastern Missouri We have granted Bailey’s claim to block the enforcement of the policy. It has been further strengthened Trump’s own policies It functionally rewrites Title IX to exclude trans people.
Now, when Bailey stepped into his new role, DOJ is in the middle of its own campaign To terrorize trans people, trans youth parents, and gender-affirming care providers. Through subpoena requesting sensitive patient and clinician information, such as email exchanges, medical notes, and home addresses. At least one provider, Philadelphia Children’s Hospitalchallenges such a subpoena in court.
Bailey works At least for now, under FBI Director Kash Patel, the agency’s top staff member.
Source: Advocate.com – www.advocate.com
