Trump Signs Executive Order Defining Two Sexes — Ending Federal Recognition of Transgender Identity

President Trump signs Executive Order 14168 declaring that the official position of the US government is that there are only two sexes — male and female — and that these are 'not changeable.' The order directs federal agencies to remove any recognition of gender identity from official documents including passports, mandates 'privacy in intimate spaces' in federal facilities, bars federal funds from being spent on gender-affirming healthcare for incarcerated transgender individuals, and directs the Department of Justice to pursue litigation against entities that maintain gender-affirming care policies. The order is one of several actions on January 20 targeting transgender rights, with subsequent orders in February banning trans women and girls from women's sports. The administration ultimately seeks to reinterpret Title IX to exclude gender identity protections nationwide, threatening federal funding for schools that allow trans students to participate in sports matching their gender identity.