Oklahoma Gov. signs executive order defining male & female as sex assigned at birth

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
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Oklahoma’s Republican governor signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at limiting the rights of transgender people in the state, and trans women in particular.

Known as “The Women’s Bill of Rights” by supporters, the order requires state agencies to define the words “female” and “male” based on a person’s sex assigned at birth. Specifically, it defines a female as a “person whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova” and a male as a “person whose biological reproductive system is designed to fertilize the ova of a female,” the Associated Press reports. It also defines the words “man,” “boy,” “woman,” “girl,” “father,” and “mother.”

“Today we’re taking a stand against this out-of-control gender ideology that is eroding the very foundation of our society,” Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said at a signing ceremony on Tuesday. “We are going to be safeguarding the very essence of what it means to be a woman.”

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