SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration to Restrict Gender Identity Markers on Passports
The conservative-majority Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to temporarily enforce a passport policy restricting transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals from using gender markers that differ from the sex listed on their original birth certificates.
This policy reverses a Biden-era practice that allowed passports to include a gender-neutral marker — an "X" — and let applicants choose a marker aligned with their gender identity.
“Forcing transgender people to carry passports that out them against their will increases the risk that they will face harassment and violence and adds to the considerable barriers they already face in securing freedom, safety, and acceptance.” — ACLU
LGBTQ+ advocates have vowed to keep fighting against this discriminatory rule.
More updates on this developing story will follow after the headlines.
Summary: The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration's policy to require passports to reflect birth certificate sex, sparking strong opposition from LGBTQ+ groups concerned about safety and rights.