Gender Identity Media Regulation (Civil Rights / Communications)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-06-02 — Notice of Vacatur Regarding Certain Provisions of the 2024 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Final Rule: cross-connection with section-1557-gender-identity-vacatur: Parallel federal-level contraction of gender-identity-based protections/recognition, one via judicial vacatur of a healthcare nondiscrimination rule, the other via communications regulation. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-24 — NO FAKES Act of 2026: cross-connection with no-fakes-act-digital-replica-rights: Both address federal regulation of identity-related media content; NO FAKES focuses on unauthorized AI likeness replicas while gender-identity media regulation addresses content classification. (novelty: 4)
2026-05-29 — To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a gender identity content descriptor for video programming, and for other purposes.: HR9067 (119th Congress) proposes amending the Communications Act of 1934 to require a gender identity content descriptor for video programming; referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee (2026-05-29). (novelty: 3)