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Monday March 24, 2025
CPSC Uses Blanket Disclaimer to Comply with No-Gender OrderCPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender. The order dictates that federal agencies must recognize only two sexes and forbids them from using the word gender for such distinctions.
The disclaimer seems to appear at the bottoms of all website pages, including the home page. It is there whether or not any content or linked CPSC documents contain noncompliant concepts. It reads: "Website disclaimer: This website, www.cpsc.gov, contains historic agency records issued prior to Exec. Order No. 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Jan. 20, 2025). It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female, and to use the term 'sex' and not 'gender' in all applicable policies and documents. Historical records, which the agency is required to maintain, may not reflect current CPSC policy." CPSC mostly has not added the disclaimer to documents like PDFs. There are exceptions, seeming to involve use of gender regarding non-binary identity, but PSL did find such use without content notices. Regardless, historically, when CPSC used gender, it mainly was as a synonym for sex and almost entirely regarding a male/female binary.
Some documents with or without the disclaimer include:
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