Critics say rule's stricter standards would result in more LGBTQ asylum seekers being turned away
Advocates have criticized new standards that will likely rely on gender stereotypes or physical attributes to discriminate against trans people
Rule gives individual shelters leeway to determine whether to refuse people based on their biological sex at birth
Rule says individual shelters may set their own criteria for determining a person's sex, but standards must be applied equally
Change in policy could allow health care providers to cite moral or religious objections when refusing treatment