![]() ![]() jurisdictions are also a complex mix of federal and state rules. passport and Certificate of Naturalization. However, federal law regulates sex as listed on a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and other federal documents that list sex or name, such as the U.S. Recognition and protection against discrimination is provided by some state and local jurisdictions to varying degrees.īirth certificates are typically issued by the Vital Records Office of the state (or equivalent territory, or capital district) where the birth occurred, and thus the listing of sex as male or female on the birth certificate (and whether or not this can be changed later) is regulated by state (or equivalent) law. In 2016, the Departments of Education and Justice issued a letter to schools receiving federal funding that interpreted Title IX protection to apply to gender identity and transgender students, advising schools to use a student's preferred name and pronouns and to allow use of bathrooms and locker rooms of the student's gender identity. President Barack Obama issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in employment by the federal government and its contractors. The Equality Act, if passed, would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment housing public accommodations education federally funded programs credit and jury service. ![]() Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Court held that Title VII protections against sex discrimination in employment extend to transgender employees. The Supreme Court of the United States has only once ruled directly on transgender rights, in 2020 in the case of R.G. Many of these bills became law, specifically in Republican-led states, with left-leaning states vetoing said bills. In 2023, over 480 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced as of late May. In 2022, over 300 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced, of which at least 171 were anti-transgender. ![]() In 2021, 191 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced by these politicians, and 80 percent of them specifically sought to restrict the rights of transgender people. There is a coordinated national campaign by conservative/ right-wing politicians and organizations to target transgender rights. In the United States, the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. ![]()
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