Donald Trump · Republican · Executive Order
Recognizing Only Two Sexes / Rolling Back Gender Policy (EO 14168)
Jan 20, 2025
Donald TrumpCulture & SocialExecutive OrderEO 14168Second term (2025–)
📜 View the official record — Executive Order 14168 on federalregister.gov
What happened
Directed the federal government to recognize only two sexes (male and female) defined at conception, affecting IDs, prisons, shelters and federal policy. Companion orders restricted gender-affirming care for minors and barred transgender people from some military service.
How it happened
Signed Inauguration Day, followed by implementing orders across agencies.
Documented impact
Positive impactcontested
Supporters say it restores sex-based definitions in law and protects women's spaces/sports.
Backers framed it as defending single-sex facilities and fairness in women's sports.
Negative impactcontested
Civil-rights groups say it strips recognition and care from transgender Americans.
Opponents and several courts challenged provisions on passports, military service and minors' care.
Public opinion
📊 Public opinion
Gender / transgender policy
Genuinely mixed: ~58% support transgender people serving in the military (down from 71% in 2019), but majorities side with Trump on barring transgender women from women's sports and on school-bathroom policy.
Sources
Every claim above links to its source. Primary record and cited reporting: