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Here’s the Difference Between Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Beyond the binaries of gay and straight, male and female lies a broad spectrum of identities. (All are real and valid, despite what certain executive orders or conservative talking points would have ...
JD Supra

Decoding the Executive Order on Gender Identity: Key Insights for Private Employers

In previous legal updates, our team analyzed the recent executive order entitled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, which encourages, but does not mandate, that ...

‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label

When I asked Manisha to describe her gender identity, she gave a simple answer: “Meh.” “I don’t have a gender identity,” ...
The Heritage Foundation

Gender Ideology as State Education Policy

One sees the effects of gender ideology almost everywhere. It seems routine when a conservative journalist uncovers yet another banner celebrating “Young Trans Joy” on school grounds. It is all too ...
JD Supra

EEOC Guidance on Transgender Workers in Flux in Wake of District Court Opinion, While EEOC Continues to Lack Quorum

On May 15, 2025, a District Court struck portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) 2024 guidance pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity under Title VII. Although ...
USA Today

Gender identity question, ethnicity option among new additions being added to US Census

The Census Bureau is also testing more gender-neutral language throughout the survey. A new "Middle Eastern or North African" racial category will also be implemented. These changes could be ...
Forbes

Gender Identity Discrimination Still Illegal, Lawyers Remind Employers

Legal experts remind business leaders that it is is still illegal for most employers to discriminate against employees because of their transgender status. The Trump Administration’s campaign against ...
CNN

The White House wants to eliminate ‘gender ideology’ and ‘trans ideology.’ What does that mean?

Last week, the board of regents of the Texas A&M University System voted to forbid professors from teaching courses that “advocate race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or ...
HR Dive

Judge vacates gender identity portions of EEOC harassment guidance

Kacsmaryk took a precise approach, striking down specific provisions of the guidance — those dealing with gender identity — rather than the full document. The elements he found illegal and vacated ...
KCCI Des Moines

Bill removing gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act advances out of committee

A subcommittee hearing Monday morning on a bill that would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act drew heavy protests. The hearing had to be paused at one point due to loud chants ...
The Gazette

Iowa schools debate removing ‘gender identity’ from non-discrimination policies

The front of Linn-Mar’s new Administration building in Marion on May 9. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be ...