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Federal Judge Expands Block on Trump Passport Gender Policy

It forces the State Department to restore gender identity markers on travel documents pending appeals.

A partially completed passport application, with an X gender marker, is seen on a computer monitor in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 11, 2022.
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'X' gender markers for US passports were introduced in 2022. (Getty)
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Overview

  • Judge Julia Kobick expanded on June 17 a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s January executive order that mandated passports mirror sex at birth
  • The injunction now covers all transgender, nonbinary and intersex Americans who lack a valid passport or need to renew or amend their documents
  • Kobick ruled the policy likely infringes on constitutional equal protection by discriminating on the basis of sex and authorized M, F and X markers
  • The State Department is directed to resume processing self-declared gender markers under its January 19, 2025 policy while the lawsuit proceeds
  • The ACLU hailed the decision as a decisive victory for equality, while the White House condemned it as judicial overreach