evidence: Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care [...] President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to enhance protections for transgender children and take steps to ban conversion therapy as efforts continue in Texas and other states to restrict gender-affirming medical care. [...] Biden’s order also asks the health department to lead an initiative aimed at reducing youth exposure to conversion therapy and expand awareness and support for survivors of the practice. Biden is also asking the Federal Trade Commission to see if conversion therapy "constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and whether to issue consumer warnings or notices," per the White House. He is also directing department heads to promote an end to conversion therapy worldwide.