Trump asks Congress to pass bill banning, criminalizing sex changes on children

The Us president Donald Trump called on Congress "to pass a bill permanently banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body." 

"This is a big lie," he said. "And our message to every child in America is that you are perfect, exactly the way God made you." 

Mr Trump's message is an extension of the anti-transgender policies he vowed to enact during the campaign. 

In February, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams. Schools not in compliance jeopardize any federal funding they receive. The order also affects U.S. visa policies for athletes who travel to the country to compete in the Olympics or other sporting events. 

Mr. Trump signed another executive order in January to halt federal funding for providers of gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 19. The order put restrictions on puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgical procedures. Two federal judges have blocked the order.

BY CBS NEWS