"Nebraska Governor's Order Defines Sex as Assigned at Birth"

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed an executive order narrowly defining a person's sex as that assigned at birth, without using the term "transgender." The order aims to limit transgender access to certain public spaces and directs state agencies to define "female" and "male" based on biological reproductive systems. Pillen stated that his duty as governor is to protect women's athletics and provide single-sex spaces. The order took immediate effect and will expire if a law on trans athletes is passed. A bill to restrict transgender student participation in high school sports and ban gender-affirming surgery for minors was introduced but did not advance in the past legislative session.