VOLUNTEERS; it is important to say we are not attorneys, and cannot give legal advice. 
This information is subject to change. Each button is on a specific order that focuses on our community.

What is an Executive Order: 

An Executive Order is a written directive that is signed by the acting president that gives orders to the government on how to take action.

An executive order does not override federal laws and statues. It is also not a statue or law. It is a declaration on how to implement a law or statute.

The time line on when an executive order takes effect is not set, as some can go into effect as soon as an order is signed whereas others may take days, weeks or even years. Some may have a deadline while others may not.

There may be checks and balances to stop harmful orders. A future president can amend or rescind an early order. Congress can enact a law that reverses an order. And a court can hold that an order violates the Constitution or federal law.

Anti-Transgender Executive Order – Non-Military    -Signed January 20, 2025

HOW:                    

• Eliminates the idea of gender identity and replaces it with biological sex, which is determined at birth and cannot change.
• The only two sexes are male and female.
• Requires all federal government issued I.D.’s and records to include only biological sex, including personnel records for government employees.
• Applications for new and renewed passports who use an “X” marker or for transgender people who have updated their gender markers will be rejected or changed to the biological sex determined at birth. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THOSE HOLDING CURRENT PASSPORTS NOT RENEW THEM UNTIL THEY ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO.  CURRENT PASSPORTS ARE BEING HONORED.
• Ignore the transgender rulings of the Supreme Court case in 2020 that established the federal anti-discrimination laws under Title VII (expect lots of litigation over this one!)
• Orders Federal Bureau of Prisons to house inmates solely based on biological sex.
• Bars federal funds for gender confirmation surgery or procedures in any federal prison.
• Directs Department of Housing and Urban Development to bar transgender women from women-only spaces under its regulations.

WHEN:                 These will be implemented between now and July 2025.  It is difficult to say when each individual piece will go into effect within that time frame.             

UPDATE: Trans Inmates: Injunction (freeze) on transferring prisoners - only applies to the specific prisoner who filed this lawsuit.

UPDATE: Passports showing gender marker: Lawsuit filed, no decision yet.

Transgender Military Ban Executive Order    -Signed January 27, 2025                       

HOW:                    

• Trump rescinded President Biden’s order stating that all transgender people who wish to serve in the military and meet appropriate standards shall be able to serve open and free of discrimination. This is now no longer in effect.  This will allow the Pentagon and other military agencies to adopt new regulations to bar transgender people from service (both new and existing service members) and bar transgender healthcare in the military.

WHEN:                 This gives the military time to review their procedures, but it is expected that it will be implemented between now and July 2025.

UPDATE: Lawsuit filed, no decision yet.

Transgender Youth Healthcare Ban Executive Order   -Signed: January 28, 2025             

HOW:                    

• Seeks to limit access to necessary medical care for transgender young people.
• Directs agencies to implement policies that would ban federal funding for such care.
• These policies directly impact those with federal employee health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.
• Restricts federal research and education funding to academic institutions that provide such care. THIS IS PARTICULARLY WORRYING, AS IT CAN STOP FEDERAL GRANTS TO MOST UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS IF THEY PROVIDE TRANSGENDER CARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, EVEN IF THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS ARE NOT USED FOR THAT PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

WHEN:                 It appears these will be implemented between now and April 2025.  It is difficult to say when each individual piece will go into effect within that time frame.    

UPDATE: Lawsuit filed, no decision yet.

Anti-Inclusion in School Executive Order    -Signed January 29, 2025

HOW:                    

• This is a sweeping order that takes aim at inclusion efforts in schools that support transgender, non-binary, gay, lesbian, bisexual and youth of color.
• Directs the Department of Education to incorporate policies that would threaten school’s ability to provide education about race and gender.
• Could jeopardize funding for schools if they refuse to censor curriculum about United States history, families and the diversity of our country or recognize transgender or non-binary students.

WHEN:                 It appears these will be implemented between now and April 2025.  It is difficult to say when each individual piece will go into effect within that time frame.    

Blocking trans females from playing sports corrsponding to their gender    -Signed February 6, 2025

HOW:                    

• Attempts to withhold federal funding from educational programs that allow trans females to participate as female in sports.
• Develop policies to block admission to the United States to non-citizen trans females looking to participate in sports as females.
• Try to encourage international organizations (i.e. the Olympics) to adopt similar policies.

WHEN:                 It appears, these will be implemented between now and April 2025.  It is difficult to say when each individual piece will go into effect within that time frame.