FACT SHEET: Your Rights in California in Response to Recent Executive Orders
Authored by California LGBTQ+, Civil Rights, and Health Care Advocates
In his first few weeks in office, President Trump has rolled out a series of executive orders that openly target transgender, gender expansive, and intersex people, and purport to require recipients of federal funding to discriminate against transgender, gender expansive, and intersex people. Our organizations recognize how frightening these executive orders—and future federal actions in alignment with the orders—are for LGBTQ+ families and communities. We will do everything in our power to protect and support our families and community in California, and we are fortunate that our state elected officials have also pledged their support to our families and community.
For the time being, California’s laws and federal law broadly protect LGBTQ+ Californians from discrimination. And several of our organizations are suing the Trump administration to try to prevent his harmful orders from taking effect. As the federal landscape evolves, we will do our best to keep our families and community informed of their rights.
This document is meant for community members and advocates, to help you understand. It is a document for you to know what rights you have in California. You can use this information to advocate for yourself and others.
Disclaimers: This document is not legal advice. If you have a potential legal problem, you should promptly consult with an attorney about what options you may have and what time limits may apply. The law may change rapidly, but this document cannot be updated frequently, so the information and links in this document may have changed since the date of publication. The information and resources here focus on transgender and gender expansive rights in California; this is not a comprehensive list of all LGBTQ+ resources or protections available in our state.
