Texas State Agency Enforces Gender-Conforming Dress Code for Employees

The Texas Department of Agriculture has issued a memo to its employees stating that they must dress in a manner "consistent with their biological gender," which is seen as an attack on transgender employees. The memo lays out acceptable business casual items and prohibits certain clothing and footwear. The policy comes as Texas and other US states have moved to attack transgender Americans. The CEO of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Texas said the ambiguities in the policy could lead to confusion, and an attorney with the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said the policy violated federal law.