This timeline breaks down the federal legal and policy threats —from the Trump-Vance Administration, Congress, and federal courts— to the freedom, equality, and dreams of countless LGBTQ+ Americans and others nationwide to help provide oversight and accountability.
Our fight continues, and we’re not backing down. We will track the threats to equality and hold those who threaten our rights accountable. Be ready to show up, protect our progress, and stay informed.
President Trump has already signed several executive orders that directly impact LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly transgender, non-binary, and intersex people. Learn more about what executive orders are, how they look, and their impacts.
Doubling down on his agenda of division, President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order attempting to prohibit transgender students from participating on school sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
On January 29, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order that attempts to dictate to students, their parents, and educators what they can read, learn, say, and who they can be.
"All students deserve to feel safe and welcome in school. But this new administration is making it clear they want to dictate to children, their parents, and educators what they can read, what they can learn, what they can say, and who they can be. "
President Trump issued an executive order relating to the provision of health care for transgender people throughout the U.S. The order includes many falsehoods about gender-affirming care, ignoring the fact that this care is supported by every major medical association, including the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, and others.
“Everyone deserves a fair shot and a workplace free from discrimination. But the illegal firing of EEOC Commissioners Burrows and Samuels isn't just another bureaucratic shake-up – it's a calculated attack on every American worker's fundamental right to a workplace free from discrimination."
HRC and Lambda Legal announced their intent to sue the Trump administration to block implementation of yet another discriminatory and dangerous attempt to bar patriotic transgender military service members from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Forces.
PEPFAR, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days. Read the article from The New York Times.
The Mexico City policy, or “global gag rule,” blocks U.S. aid to foreign organizations that perform or discuss abortions. Read the article from the Washington Post.
Trump has directed federal agencies to only define gender as either, male and female, and reject a person’s preferred gender identity or pronouns. Read the article from The Independent.
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Read the article from HuffPost.
On his first day in office as the 47th president of the United States, President Trump signed a slew of executive orders (EOs) that impact the LGBTQ+ community, as well as many others.
These executive actions could undermine nondiscrimination enforcement and embolden the harassment of the LGBTQ+ community and all women and girls.
In a deeply partisan vote, the House passed a bill that would prohibit transgender students from participating on school sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
The United States Senate passed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision blocking healthcare for the transgender children of military servicemembers.
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