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| Region | United States |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | Jan 20, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognise two genders: "Male" and "Female". Other IDs are still state dependant. |
| Sources | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-sign-executive-orders-proclaiming-are-only-two-biological-sexes-rcna188388 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/two-genders-us-passports-federal-government-trump/index.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx84en1yp4o https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-executive-order-gender-sex |
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edited by jadeywadey. Clarified language, added sources.
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| Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognise two sexes: "Male" and "Female". Other IDs are still state dependant. | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognise two genders: "Male" and "Female". Other IDs are still state dependant. |
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| Sources | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-sign-executive-orders-proclaiming-are-only-two-biological-sexes-rcna188388 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/two-genders-us-passports-federal-government-trump/index.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx84en1yp4o https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-executive-order-gender-sex |
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edited by jadeywadey. Clarified description.
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| Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognise two sexes: "Male" and "Female". | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognise two sexes: "Male" and "Female". Other IDs are still state dependant. |
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created by jadeywadey
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | Jan 20, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognise two sexes: "Male" and "Female". |
| Sources | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ |