recent executive order prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination.The executive order, issued on the first day of Biden’s presidency, seeks to ensure that the federal government complies with a recent Supreme Court decision finding that instances of anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination are simply iterations of sex-based discrimination, and thus, illegal under federal law.
Contrary to what has been reported in right-wing and even so-called “mainstream” media outlets, Biden’s order is not intended to exclusively deal with transgender athletes in sports.
Rather, it includes transgender participation in athletics as just one of several areas where LGBTQ people should protected from discrimination, in addition to housing, credit, or access to public.