Members of the trans community are highly upset at the Trump administration’s “two genders” on passports policy. President Trump signed an Executive Order stating that there are only two genders, male and female. This order extends to passports as applicants may only select their biological birth gender. In 2022, the Biden administration allowed people who do not identify as male or female explicitly to use “x” as a gender marker on their passports. Trump’s order reversed that policy, upsetting many within the LGBT community. Proponents of the change say that this is a matter of national security and it is not about being bigoted or hateful.
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New passport rules leave trans, nonbinary Americans in limbo
New passports for trans Americans blocked by State Department
Jeffco clerk’s office reaffirms support for nonbinary and transgender communities amid federal passport directive – Jeffco Transcript
Minnesota LGBT advocates raise concerns surrounding Trump order targeting transgender people
Trump passport rules: X gender marker, impact on trans, intersex – Fast Company
Trump executive orders: Trans people can no longer renew their passports with their real gender. Here’s what that means.
What Trump’s executive order on gender means for passports with an X – The Washington Post
