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February 3, 2025

Trump administration strips federal LGBTQ+ protections through executive orders

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Day-one executive order eliminates federal recognition of gender identity affecting 1.6 million transgender Americans

Executive Order 14168 signed January 20, 2025 defines sex as binary and immutable from conception

Order prohibits gender self-identification on federal documents including passports

Title IX protections for transgender students were withdrawn

DOJ-ED Title IX Special Investigations Team launched in April 2025

HUD stopped enforcing 2016 gender identity discrimination rules in February

Administration sued California in July 2025 over transgender girls in sports

OCR laid off half its workforce while shifting to new enforcement priorities

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President Donald Trump

Signed EO 14168 on inauguration day

Department of Education OCR

Shifted enforcement to target transgender students

Scott Turner

HUD Secretary who stopped gender identity discrimination enforcement

California Department of Education

Defendant in federal lawsuit over transgender sports policy

Williams Institute

UCLA research center documenting LGBTQ+ population impacts

What you can do

1

Understand that federal protections for transgender individuals no longer exist across agencies

2

Schools receiving federal funding face investigations if they allow transgender students bathroom or sports access

3

State laws vary widely so protections depend heavily on where you live