Could it be that finally a major University is saying NO to the outrageous demands from The Orange Buffon in The White House? What has become a very sadly such regular occurrence these days, Trump’s demands of UCLA include a large monetary settlement, an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, and a rollback of transgender rights on campus.
CNN has reported that the list of demands was extensive and show not only Trumps sheer ignorance but include all the bullying tactics which is the only method he knows on governing, despite the illegality of it all, and the total disregard to the sheer harm its inficting on us all. The include a ban on transgender participation in sports, regardless of medical transition status., and ls alos a call for “single-sex housing,” which would presumably bar transgender students from dorms matching their lived and often legal gender.
One demand called for ending the provision of gender-affirming care across the entire UCLA hospital and medical school, which serves many transgender patients in California. The loss of such care would be devastating. In recent months, several hospitals across the United States have stopped providing transgender healthcare to people under the age of 19, capitulating to Trump administration demands—often in violation of state equality laws. One such hospital was Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where the loss of care forced a significant number of patients to seek treatment elsewhere.
Governor Gavin Newsom appeared to confirm that the university system would not capitulate, at least in the short term, stating, “Donald Trump has weaponized the DOJ (Department of Justice) to kneecap America’s #1 public university system — freezing medical and science funding until @UCLA pays his $1 billion ransom. California won’t bow to Trump’s disgusting political extortion.” Newsom himself has pushed anti-trans policies, including sports segregation/ban policies, and has spread misinformation about transgender medical care with conservative podcasters. It remains unclear whether his opposition to the UCLA negotiations with the federal government is rooted in the anti-trans aspects of the demands or in the large fine the government is attempting to impose on the system.
California is currently engaged in a legal battle in which the freezing of 300 federal grants over transgender and diversity policies was found to violate the legal rights of those states and institutions within them. In that case, the government is arguing that a suspension is not the same as a termination and therefore does not violate the ruling.
| P.S. Queerguru’s advice is simple . Employ Melania as a Consultant : she has SO much exoerience in saying no to The Orange Buffoon |
