SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration to Restrict Gender Identity Markers on Passports
LGBTQ+ advocates pledged to continue their fight after the conservative-leaning Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to temporarily enforce a policy limiting gender identity options on U.S. passports.
The measure requires passport gender markers to align with the sex listed on an individual’s original birth certificate, effectively ending the previous policy that permitted a gender-neutral “X” option or selection based on self-identified gender.
“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,” said the ACLU in a statement.
More updates on this development are expected following the day’s main headlines.
Author’s Summary
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to restore passport rules based on birth sex, prompting outcry from LGBTQ+ advocates and civil rights organizations.