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How Trump's policies are targeting transgender people
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AP News explainer cataloguing the January–February 2025 executive actions targeting transgender people (passport policy, military, prisons, DEI rollbacks). Reputable wire service; reliability medium.
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Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Orders Rolling Back Trans Rights and DEI
In early 2025, the Trump Administration issued a series of executive orders significantly curtailing protections for trans and non-binary people while dismantling federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The orders marked one of the most coordinated attacks on trans rights in modern US history, prompting widespread legal challenges.
Trump Signs Executive Order Defining Sex as Binary
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order titled 'Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government', declaring that the US government would recognise only two sexes, male and female, as determined at conception. The order directed all federal agencies to revise policies, documents, and systems accordingly, effectively eliminating official recognition of non-binary and transgender identities.
