I want to keep track of the transphobic executive orders Trump makes along with easy-to-understand summaries. I will update this post as more are ordered.
January 20, 2025
- The federal government officially defines sex as strictly binary, erasing legal recognition of intersex people and eliminating the distinction between sex and gender.
- Government-issued documents (passports, IDs, personnel records) must list only “male” or “female” based on birth sex, with non-binary markers potentially revoked.
- Transgender individuals will be housed in prisons, shelters, and detention centers based on birth sex, regardless of safety concerns.
- Federal funds will no longer cover gender-affirming care in these institutions, forcing incarcerated trans individuals to de-transition.
- Government agencies must enforce sex-segregated spaces (bathrooms, locker rooms, etc.) based on birth sex, banning trans people from facilities aligned with their gender identity.
- Federal funding for “gender ideology” is prohibited, eliminating support for LGBTQ+ inclusion policies.
January 27th, 2025
- Prohibits the promotion of “gender ideology” within the military, though it does not explicitly define what this includes.
- Bars military institutions from teaching concepts deemed “divisive,” such as systemic racism, sexism in America’s founding, and gender identity-related topics.
January 27, 2025
- Declares that transgender individuals are unfit for military service, citing concerns over “unit cohesion” and “honesty.”
- Requires all service members to use facilities based on their birth sex, overriding previous policies that allowed trans troops to use facilities aligned with their gender identity.
- Rescinds the executive order that previously allowed transgender people to serve openly, effectively banning them from military service again.
January 28, 2025
- Defines “child” as anyone under 19 and bans gender-affirming medical care for all minors, blocking access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
- Prohibits government-funded health insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE) from covering gender-affirming care for people under 19.
- Directs federal agencies to discredit and undermine medical guidelines supporting gender-affirming care.
- Orders federal agencies to cut funding for medical institutions providing gender-affirming treatments, including research and education grants.
- Encourages legal action against doctors and institutions offering gender-affirming care to minors.
January 29, 2025
- Bans social transition support in schools, prohibiting teachers and counselors from using chosen names and pronouns for transgender students.
- Requires schools to disclose a student’s transgender identity to parents, even if doing so may endanger the child.
- Directs legal action against schools and teachers who support transgender students, treating gender-affirming support as a violation of federal law.
- Defunds LGBTQ+ student organizations, curricula, and programs in K-12 schools.
- Reestablishes the “1776 Commission” to promote a nationalist, “patriotic” version of U.S. history, framing discussions of systemic inequality, gender identity, and LGBTQ+ inclusion as “anti-American”, “radical”, “subversive”, and “harmful”.