He says the move, which covers non-elite levels, restores fairness but human rights advocates have condemned it.

The issue was a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, with Republicans spending tens of millions of dollars on ads focusing on transgender rights issues in the weeks leading up to the election.

The order will involve how Trump’s administration will interpret Title IX and marks another aggressive shift in the way the federal government deals with transgender people and their rights.

The order, which Trump is expected to sign at an afternoon ceremony, marks another aggressive shift by the Republican president's second administration in the way the federal government deals with transgender people and their rights.