Trump to bar funding of entities that do diversity work abroad

The Trump administration plans to halt federal funding of any organization or government that supports work overseas related to gender identity or diversity, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a U.S. official and nonprofit groups informed of the policy change. The new restrictions are being treated as an expansion of the so-called Mexico City Policy, a Republican initiative that bars overseas recipients of U.S. health dollars from providing or promoting abortion services, even if other funding sources pay for those services, according to Politico. The new policy is expected to cut off U.S. funding to American-based and foreign entities supporting “diversity, equity and inclusion,” which the Trump administration regards as racial discrimination, or transgender programs, which it sees as harmful to women, Politico said. The prohibition would apply to non-profits, foreign governments and United Nations programs, it said. Asked by Reuters for comment, a senior State Departm