A woman attending a CNN town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders corrected host Anderson Cooper on live television for misgendering her by using the pronoun “she” instead of “they.” The exchange quickly drew attention as it highlighted ongoing tensions around gender ideology and language in American public discourse.
President Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed this week that the administration has adopted a formal policy of refusing to respond to journalists who include pronouns in their email signatures.
NASA has issued a new directive instructing employees, contractors, and grantees to remove pronouns from all work-related communications, including email signatures.
The United States Office of Personnel Management sent a memo to the heads and acting heads of departments and agencies instructing them to end gender ideology in their programs.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed an executive order eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within state government. This move aligns state operations with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College.
An Ohio school district has agreed to a $450,000 settlement with a middle school teacher, Vivian Geraghty, who was forced to resign after refusing to use a transgender student's chosen pronouns. Geraghty, who taught English at Jackson Memorial Middle School, filed a lawsuit against the Jackson Local School District for violating her First Amendment rights and freedom of speech.
