Biden calls for LGBTQ protections in day-one executive order, angering conservatives Samantha Schmidt, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Moriah Balingit, The Washington Post Jan. 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - On his first day in office, President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order making clear that gay and transgender people are protected against discrimination in the workplace, schools, health care, and other realms of American life. The executive order outlines a broad interpretation of last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling that gay and transgender employees are covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination "because of sex." The Trump administration had interpreted that decision in Bostock v. Clayton County narrowly and only applying to employment.