(WXIN/WTTV) — A federal court has ruled that Indiana may now require biological sexes to be listed on birth certificates, denying the ACLU's request to stop an executive order stripping transgender Hoosiers of the ability to update their gender markers on official documents.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed Executive Order 25-36 on March 4 in an attempt to ensure "Indiana law is based on the reality of biological sex rather than extreme new gender theories." Soon after, the ACLU of Indiana filed a federal class action suit asking for a preliminary injunction.

While Braun said the executive order would "provide freedom and opportunity for all Hoosiers," the ACLU argued it was "extremely problematic" and said it violates the rights of transgender Indiana residents. To read more about the ACL

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