Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government
Executive Order 2025-02090
|Signed on January 21, 2025
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What it means
This order defines sex as binary and biological, directing federal agencies to use terms "male" and "female" based on biological sex rather than gender identity. It requires all federal documents, including IDs, to reflect biological sex and prohibits using federal funds to promote "gender ideology."
Expected impact
- Changes to federal documentation and identification systems to only recognize biological sex
- Reversal of previous administration's policies on gender identity in federal programs
- Potential legal challenges from civil rights organizations concerned about impacts on transgender individuals
- Alignment of federal facilities (prisons, shelters) with biological sex rather than gender identity
- Possible conflicts with state-level policies that recognize gender identity