A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.

Using words like “maiming” and “junk science,” the directives try to portray trans people as lacking honesty and integrity, and thus unworthy of legal rights.

President Trump’s executive order is altering scientific exploration across a broad swath of fields, even beyond government agencies, researchers say.

The executive order was among several the president signed meant to steer American schools and universities to adopt Republican priorities, such as restricting how schools discuss racism and gender issues.

Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.

The administration will take steps to roll back federal support for racial equity and protections for transgender people.

Republicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain.

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.

Because of a lack of access to menstruation products, girls across Africa and Asia often stay home from school when they have their periods.

The congregation in Nairobi, Kenya, has been forced to move to 10 different locations over 10 years, and yet it has survived as a sanctuary in an increasingly hostile environment.