The agency is trying to figure out a way to allow certain male baby sitters to continue working with the consent of parents. But some male sitters and parents, too, still felt aggrieved.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance updating its official definitions of terms such as sex, female, and male on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's executive ...

That order states it is the “policy” of the U.S. to “recognize two sexes, male and female.” HHS’s guidance, according to the agency, recognizes “male and female” as the only sexes.