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Friday, January 22, 2021 Mask Wearing The Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing requires “on-duty or on-site Federal employees; on-site Federal contractors; and all persons in Federal buildings or on Federal lands” to follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines with respect to mask wearing, social distancing, and other public health measures. COVID-19 Response The Executive Order on Organizing and Mobilizing the Uni...

After months of speculation as to how a new administration may enforce Title IX, newly inaugurated President Biden wasted no time in addressing the matter. On his first day in office,...

As House Bill 112 moved through the Montana House Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning, the chorus of voices against the legislation grew louder. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and dozens of Montana civil rights groups have joined in opposition to HB 112 and House Bill 113, both of which are pieces of anti-trans legislation. The Judiciary Committee will vote on HB 113 on Friday morning. The HRC is the largest LGBTQ+ organization in the country. A M...

On Tuesday of this week it was announced that Dr. Rachel Levine would be nominated by the Biden administration to serve as assistant secretary of health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The announcement immediately garnered attention because Dr. Levine, the current secretary of health for…

A new day, a new administration Jan 22, 2021 | Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, as their children Ashley and Hunter, and newly-inaugurated Vice President Kamala Harris, far right, watch. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) President Joe Biden spent his first day issuing executive orders, including one protecting LGBTQ people against discriminat...

by Chase Burns and Jasmyne Keimig • Jan 22, 2021 at 3:30 pm Stacks on stacks on stacks. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images We are only three days into this new era and the recently inaugurated presidents hand is on fucking fire. President Biden has already signed over two dozen executive actions and proclamations, largely undoing many of Trumps most destructive policies. In his first week in office, Bidens orders primarily focused on bolstering t...

Fact Check: Does Bidens Executive Order Allow Transgender Athletes to Compete With Gender of Their Choosing? On 1/22/21 at 1:40 PM EST On his first day in office, newly inaugurated President Joseph Biden enacted 17 executive orders. One combats discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The policy addresses Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other gender discrimination policies such as Title IX and the Fair Housing Act and section 412 of the Immigration and Nation...

In First Executive Orders, Biden Makes Clear Break With Trump Era In First Executive Orders, Biden Makes Clear Break With Trump Era Comments Off on In First Executive Orders, Biden Makes Clear Break With Trump Era President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed 17 executive orders, proclamations, and reviews just hours after his inauguration, signaling an abrupt change of course for the new administration, including rejoining the World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accord. Despite his calls for un...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.  Policy.  Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no matter who they are or whom they love. Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports.  Adults should be able to earn a living and purs...

Image credit: Francine Sreca from Pixabay President Joe Biden spoke of unity throughout his campaign and during his inaugural speech on Wednesday. Then he returned to the Oval Office and forgot about it entirely. Or he just signed whatever his handlers put in front of him so he could get an Ensure and a nap. One of the papers he signed was a pro-transgender Executive Order entitled “Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientatio...