Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order: report
State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.”
Trump two-gender edict would upend ‘X’ identity on passports
The federal government is set to only recognize two sexes, male and female, under an executive order that President Donald Trump is soon expected to sign.
Approximately 16,700 individuals request passports with X gender markers annually
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to freeze passport applications with X gender markers or gender identity changes, enforcing an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump to limit federal identification to biological sex classifications.
Marco Rubio suspends passports applications with changes to gender marker
Joe Biden made it easier for trans people to have passports that reflect who they are. Donald Trump eliminated that policy.
Report: U.S. State Department freezes passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers
The Guardian reports that the U.S. State Department has frozen all applications for passports with “X” sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports. The move follows an executive order signed this week by President Donald Trump declaring there are only two “immutable biological classifications” – male and female.
After Trump’s order, Rubio’s State Department freezes passport applications with ‘X’ gender marker
Passport applicants who call the State Department’s National Passport Information Center with questions are being told to wait for new guidance before applying if they can, whic
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Trump's gender identity rhetoric is seeping north of the border, say N.L advocates
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Trump’s order rejecting ‘gender ideology’ contradicts Pa. rules for schools
Pennsylvania regulations define gender identity as a protected class — despite Trump’s order stating otherwise.
US halts issuing gender-neutral 'X' passports under President Donald Trump’s directive
Trump on Monday signed an executive order mandating federal agencies to offer only male or female sex markers, asserting that ...