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“LGBTQ+ Americans are living in a state of emergency.

A gender-critical feminist campaigning group called For Women Scotland argued that sex-based protections should apply only to those born female, claiming that the law could affect single-sex services for women, such as “abuse shelters, hospital wards, and sports" (Frayer, 2025).

Reasonable Objection - A reasonable objection is a justifiable reason to disagree or refuse to do something, specifically in legal and formal contexts. Even at 30, I wouldn't have believed you. In addition, all federal funding for gender-affirming care has ended, and gender self-identification on federal documents like passports is no longer permitted (Mirsch, Houlis, and Yu, 2025).

Executive orders are legally binding for federal agencies and officials.

Facial Recognition Technology - Facial recognition technology is a biometric system used to identify or verify individuals by analyzing their facial features from digital images or videos. It is a colonial-era law imposed by the British.

United Kingdom 

On April 16 of this year, the UK Supreme Court ruled that "sex" in law refers to a person's sex assigned at birth. We've come a long way in the past decade. Trans people also face criminalisation under laws that ban “crossdressing”, “impersonation” and “disguise” and many gender diverse people are targeted under laws that ban same-sex sexual activity based on their assigned at birth gender.

It allows the president to manage operations within the executive branch of the government without needing congressional approval. Transgender women were included in this quota to ensure gender balance, provided they held a Gender Recognition Certificate identifying them as female (Frayer, 2025, also see Hatton, 2025).

Trump has also banned transgender people from serving in the military.

Sri Lanka: Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both men and women and trans people also face criminalisation.

Burundi: Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both men and women. The guidance notes that if a trans woman or trans man presents in an obviously feminine or masculine way, their presence in a single-sex space could lead to “reasonable objection” from entering a single-sex facility (Perry, 2025).

But, there are still many challenges that the community faces today, and we must not be complacent in our fight for true equality. Most importantly, Orbán’s amendment did not prevent people from gathering at Budapest Pride in June. Some far-right groups have engaged in violence and terrorism, while others operate within mainstream politics.

Feminist - A feminist is someone who advocates for women's rights and supports political, economic, and social equality between the sexes.

It establishes a legal framework to prevent direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, and victimization based on protected characteristics, including cases where a person is perceived to have, or is associated with someone who has protected characteristics.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, established under the Equality Act 2006.

So, what does this looks like?