End of DEI, Gender ID in Government as Trump Keeps Vow (Correct)

Jan. 22, 2025, 7:00 PM UTC

From Corporate America to college campuses to the US Supreme Court, the backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts has been building since well before Donald Trump’s election.

But on his first day in office, the returning president made clear that the movement’s recent setbacks were only just the beginning.

One of Trump’s raft of initial executive orders called for ending DEI efforts in the federal government, including terminating diversity programs and potentially eliminating all related offices and positions. Another was a new policy declaring that the US will recognize only two sexes, male and female — signaling a ...

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