Ariana Grande are not being silent about it. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders, one of which has drawn severe criticism from the LGBTQ+ community. Signed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the controversial order mandates the recognition of only two sexes—male and female—under federal law. This directive not only disregards trans and nonbinary identities but also strips transgender individuals of legal protections, including those within federal prisons.
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Ariana Grande, the pop superstar currently making waves with her standout performance in the Wicked movie adaptation. Grande took to Instagram to amplify a message from the nonprofit Advocates for Trans Equality, which decried the administration’s efforts to roll back decades of progress.
The sweeping order states, “Each agency and all federal employees shall enforce laws governing sex-based rights, protections, opportunities, and accommodations to protect men and women as biologically distinct sexes.” The move, widely perceived as a blow to LGBTQ+ rights, has sparked immediate outrage, with activists and allies voicing their dissent.