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Rescind EO 14075, Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals

President Trump issued an executive order rescinding Executive Order (EO) 14075, Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, signed by President Biden on June 15, 2022. EO 14075 acknowledged that LGBTQI+ individuals and families face systemic discrimination and barriers to full participation in American life, including direct political and legislative targeting and attacks at the State level, and established that the Federal Government must defend the rights and safety of LGBTQI+ people. To that end, EO 14075 directed the heads of various federal agencies (Health and Human Services, Education, Housing and Urban Development) to review their policies and use their authority within the boundaries of applicable law to support LGBTQI+ individuals and families across several domains. These included: expanding access to comprehensive healthcare; preventing and addressing homelessness and housing instability; protecting students and educators in educational institutions; explicitly combating so-called conversion therapy both in the US and around the world; and ensuring that LGBTQI+ children did not face discrimination in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.