Briefing 3: Federal Actions & LGBTQ+ Communities

Wesley Hartman, senior attorney at ChangeLab Solutions, and Christy Mallory, Roberta A. Conroy Interim Executive Director and legal director at the Williams Institute shared an overview of executive orders attacking LGBTQ+ communities and explain the impacts of other federal actions, such as cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. They’ll also discussed legal challenges to many of these actions, along with strategies to help public health practitioners navigate the federal landscape.

Chat Resources

• https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/experts/christy-mallory/
• https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/
• Recording from Briefing #1: https://actforpublichealth.org/event/act-for-public-health-briefing-1/
• Recording from Briefing #2: https://actforpublichealth.org/event/act-for-public-health-briefing-2/
• Register for Act4PH briefing series: https://actforpublichealth.org/event/act-for-public-health-2025-briefings/
• Act for Public Health LGBTQ FAQ: https://actforpublichealth.org/executive-orders-affecting-lgbtq-communities-faqs/
• Exec Order 14168: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02090/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal
• Exec Order 14187: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02194/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation
• EO re schools: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02232/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling
• “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” EO: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/11/2025-02513/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports
• “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” EO: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02178/prioritizing-military-excellence-and-readiness
• https://lgbtqbar.org/programs/trump-executive-order-tracker/