Trump Day 1 Executive Orders Explained - 2025

On President Trump’s first day in office, he issued a number of executive actions impacting many communities, including those most at risk in our country such as immigrants and communities of color. One executive action specifically targeted transgender, nonbinary, and intersex communities.

This document, written in collaboration with our movement partners, goes over the following:

1. What does the order say?
2. What is the impact of the order on me and other transgender, nonbinary and intersex people?
3. Other executive orders
4. What happens next? 
5. What can I do?