LGBTQ+

Transgender Military Ban

1. Policy: Reinstated a ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, reversing the Obama-era inclusion policy.

Ban on Gender-Neutral Passports

1. Policy: Revoked the option for non-binary individuals to use an "X" gender marker on U.S. passports. Passport applications must reflect biological sex only.

Healthcare Restrictions

1. Policy: Rolled back protections for transgender people under the Affordable Care Act by allowing discrimination in healthcare based on gender identity.

Education: Pronouns and Gender Identity

Policy: Threatened schools with loss of federal funding if they support gender transition (e.g., using chosen names/pronouns).

Ban on Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports

1. Policy: Signed an executive order to prohibit transgender girls and women from participating in female sports at schools receiving federal funds.

Ban on Pronouns in Federal Emails

1. Policy: Federal employees ordered to remove gender pronouns from email signatures. Legal experts raised First Amendment concerns.

Legal Action Against Discrimination

1. Example: Transgender plaintiffs are suing the Trump administration over passport and healthcare discrimination.