Executive Order 13988, officially titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, is the fourth executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021.[1][2][3]
| "Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation" | |
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 President Biden signs a series of Executive Orders amongst which was order 13988 shortly after his inauguration on January 20, 2021. | |
| Type | Executive order |
|---|---|
| Executive Order number | 13988 |
| Signed by | Joe Biden on January 20, 2021 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 2021-01761 |
| Publication date | 20 January 2021 |
| Summary | |
| Requires all federal agencies to extend existing protections on the basis of sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity | |
Provisions
editThe order directs all federal agencies to review all policies which implement the non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex ordered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (pursuant to the Supreme Court case Bostock v. Clayton County), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Fair Housing Act and section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and to extend these protections to the categories of sexual orientation and gender identity. Extending beyond the scope of President Barack Obama's Executive Order 13672 of 2014, which protected against discrimination on the basis of gender identity in the civilian federal workforce as well as sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination by federal contractors, as well as President Bill Clinton's Executive Order 13087, which protected against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the civilian federal workforce.
Effects
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Reactions
editSupport
editThe Human Rights Campaign hailed Biden's order as "most substantive, wide-ranging executive order concerning sexual orientation and gender identity ever issued by a United States president".[4]
Opposition
editIn opposition, Republican Senator Roger Marshall stated the executive order "shows no common sense and will bring about the destruction of women's sports".[5] Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley denounced Biden's order, calling it "an attack on women's rights".[6][unreliable source?]
Lauren Adams, legal director for the Women's Liberation Front said "both executive orders send a heartbreaking message to women and girls that their government does not view them as worthy of consideration and is not willing to recognize female people as a discrete class."[7]
See also
edit- List of executive actions by Joe Biden
- LGBT rights in the United States
- Bostock v. Clayton County
- Equality Act, proposed legislation to formalize these and related changes into federal law
References
edit- ^ Schmidt, Samantha; Wax-Thibodeaux, Emily; Balingit, Moriah (January 21, 2021). "Biden calls for LGBTQ protections in Day 1 executive order, angering conservatives". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation". The White House. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation". Federal Register. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Acosta, Lucas (January 20, 2021). "President Biden Issues Most Substantive, Wide-Ranging LGBTQ Executive Order In U.S. History". Human Rights Campaign - Press Releases. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ Marshall, Roger (March 1, 2021). "Sen. Marshall Op-ed: Biden's gender discrimination executive order will destroy women's sports". Sen. Roger Marshall's Press Releases. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Norman, Greg (February 8, 2021). "Nikki Haley calls Biden's executive order about transgender athletics an 'attack on women's rights'". Fox News. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Liberation Front: Biden Executive Order on "Gender Identity" Will Eviscerate Women's Rights". PR Newswire. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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