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Region | United States |
Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
Status | Varies by Region |
Start Date | Jan 23, 2025 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: “Male” and “Female”. The order also directed federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. On January 23rd, 2025, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, ordered the U.S. state department to freeze all applications for passports that had requested an ‘X’ on their gender marker. Other IDs are still state dependent, and there are many states in the U.S. that recognize third gender identities. |
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.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-rubio-x-gender-passport 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 https://www.them.us/story/trump-gender-executive-order-passports-x-marker-effects |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Making the Marco Rubio section stand out more
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Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: “Male” and “Female”. The order also directed federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. On January 23rd, 2025, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, ordered the U.S. state department to freeze all applications for passports that had requested an ‘X’ on their gender marker. Other IDs are still state dependent, and there are many states in the U.S. that recognize third gender identities. | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: “Male” and “Female”. The order also directed federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. On January 23rd, 2025, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, ordered the U.S. state department to freeze all applications for passports that had requested an ‘X’ on their gender marker. Other IDs are still state dependent, and there are many states in the U.S. that recognize third gender identities. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing date, adding to description, and adding source
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Start Date | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 23, 2025 |
Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: "Male" and "Female", and to direct federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. While the proceedings for this new function are still in progress, the efficacy and constitutionality of the executive orders are under scrutiniy. In the meanwhile, other IDs are still state dependent and there are several jurisdictions in the U.S. that recognize third gender identities on this local level. | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: “Male” and “Female”. The order also directed federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. On January 23rd, 2025, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, ordered the U.S. state department to freeze all applications for passports that had requested an ‘X’ on their gender marker. Other IDs are still state dependent, and there are many states in the U.S. that recognize third gender identities. |
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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.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 https://www.them.us/story/trump-gender-executive-order-passports-x-marker-effects | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/trump-rubio-x-gender-passport 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 https://www.them.us/story/trump-gender-executive-order-passports-x-marker-effects |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. There is still non-binary recognition on the state level and the efficacy of this order is still to be determined.
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Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: "Male" and "Female", and to direct federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. Other IDs are still state dependent. | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: "Male" and "Female", and to direct federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. While the proceedings for this new function are still in progress, the efficacy and constitutionality of the executive orders are under scrutiniy. In the meanwhile, other IDs are still state dependent and there are several jurisdictions in the U.S. that recognize third gender identities on this local level. |
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edited by crazymarshmello. Added some more information about passports and a grammar correction
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Description | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: "Male" and "Female", and to direct federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines. Other IDs are still state dependant. | In his first hours in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to only recognize two sexes: "Male" and "Female", and to direct federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines, including an instruction to the Secretary of State to discontinue the use and option of X gender markers in passports moving forward, but not retroactively invalidating passports. Other IDs are still state dependent. |
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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.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 | 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 https://www.them.us/story/trump-gender-executive-order-passports-x-marker-effects |
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edited by crazymarshmello. Replaced "two genders" with "two sexes" because the executive order specifies sex and directs government agencies to replace "gender" with sex.
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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 genders: "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 recognize two sexes: "Male" and "Female", and to direct federal agencies to eliminate the use of "gender" in federal documents and guidelines. Other IDs are still state dependant. |
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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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Status | Not legally recognized |
Start Date | Jan 20, 2025 |
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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". |
Sources | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ |