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Executive Order on “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”

President Trump issued a broad executive order attempting to identify and unwind all instances of federal government recognition of either nonbinary expressions of gender or of transgender identity. 

Among other provisions, this order rescinded the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission’s (EEOC’s) 2024 “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” which expanded the EEOC’s view of illegal gender-based workplace sexual harassment to include harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The order also impacts the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) practices for documenting the gender of federal employees.