there is also typically a shift in overall culture when something is legally recognized. it means something to people, even if subliminally. this executive order is a statement to the broader public that they don't need to take trans people or their rights seriously

"You're valid" dosent fix anything when they need these resources the government is banning or else they will DIE
And hate crimes, just bc a trans person is valid dosent save them from getting assaulted and murdered, and the justice system looking the other way