GSA rescinds the FMR bulletin recognizing gender identity discrimination in federal buildings

Publishes a Notification of Rescission withdrawing a 2016 Federal Management Regulation bulletin issued under 41 CFR part 102-74. The rescinded bulletin had concluded that the prohibitions on sex discrimination under Title VII and Title IX "also included discrimination based on gender identity and gender status," and cited EEOC decisions supporting restroom access consistent with gender identity in GSA-controlled federal facilities. The rescission cites E.O. 14168. No replacement guidance is issued; the effect is to remove the government-wide interpretive basis for gender-identity-consistent facility access in federal buildings.