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Are Trump’s executive orders still in effect?

As lawsuits against the administration grow, here is where some of the orders that affect LGBTQ+ people and women stand.

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Candice Norwood

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In the first few months of his second term, President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders restricting immigration, programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and services for transgender people. Trump’s administration is now facing dozens of lawsuits, and some judges have already issued decisions blocking some of the orders.

Here is your status update on where some of the orders that affect LGBTQ+ people and women stand.

Gender ideology | Trans people and the military | Gender-affirming care | Women’s sports | Inclusion in K-12 education | Birthright citizenship

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Gender ideology

What does the order do?

The government recognizes two sexes, male and female, and has removed references to transgender people and gender-affirming care from websites and databases. It has also revoked passports and withheld medical care and gender-affirming housing for incarcerated transgender people.

  • What Is The Order’s Status?
    A close-up of President Trump holding open a signed executive order with a large signature visible on the right page.
  • What Is The Order’s Status? Is Trump’s executive order on gender ideology in effect?

Transgender people in the military

What does the order do?

It claims that being transgender “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life” and is harmful to military readiness. It requires Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to issue a revised policy.

  • What Is The Order’s Status?
    A close-up of President Trump holding open a signed executive order with a large signature visible on the right page.
  • What Is The Order’s Status? Is Trump’s executive order on trans people serving in the military in effect?

Gender-affirming care

What does the order do?

“It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another.” Hospitals, clinics and medical schools that provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth are at risk of losing federal funding.

  • What Is The Order’s Status?
    A close-up of President Trump holding open a signed executive order with a large signature visible on the right page.
  • What Is The Order’s Status? Is Trump’s executive order limiting access to gender-affirming care for youth in effect?

Women’s sports

What does the order do?

The order threatens to withhold federal funding from educational programs that allow transgender women and girls to compete in women’s sports categories.

  • What Is The Order’s Status?
    A close-up of President Trump holding open a signed executive order with a large signature visible on the right page.
  • What Is The Order’s Status? Is Trump’s executive order on girls’ and women’s sports still in effect?

Inclusion in K-12 education

What does the order do?

It threatens to withhold federal funding from K-12 schools that allow inclusive language and policies for transgender students or language and policies that recognize systemic inequities based on race or gender.

  • What Is The Order’s Status?
    A close-up of President Trump holding open a signed executive order with a large signature visible on the right page.
  • What Is The Order’s Status? Is Trump’s executive order on inclusion in K-12 education still in effect?

Birthright citizenship

What does the order do?

The order would withhold U.S. citizenship from children born to mothers who are living in the country without authorization or who have temporary legal status, and whose fathers are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

  • What Is The Order’s Status?
    A close-up of President Trump holding open a signed executive order with a large signature visible on the right page.
  • What Is The Order’s Status? Is Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship in effect?

Orion Rummler, Mel Leonor Barclay and Mariel Padilla contributed reporting.


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