Trump EOs Cast Doubt on Benefits for Transgender Federal Workers

President Donald Trump’s rescission of executive orders protecting LGBTQ+ individuals in the federal workforce jeopardizes future coverage of gender-affirming care in federal health plans and sets up potential antidiscrimination legal battles.

Trump revoked a series of former President Joe Biden’s executive orders on his first day in office, including two 2021 directives that led the Office of Personnel Management to expand gender-affirming care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. A separate order Trump signed effectively erases the recognition of transgender individuals at the federal level, saying the administration will only acknowledge the existence of two sexes.

Trump signed another ...