"In keeping with this, the State Department announced it would cease issuing passports with the gender-neutral X marker, which became available when Joe Biden was president, and would not let Americans change the gender marker on their passports. Existing passports with the X marker would remain valid until expiration, as would those representing a trans person's gender identity, but upon renewal they would have to reflect the holder's sex assigned at birth."
""You might face entry restrictions in countries that do not recognize the 'X' gender identifier. Before you leave, verify this information with the closest foreign representative for your destination. You should also be aware that current systems used by some countries and travel companies may not recognize the 'X' gender identifier. You may still be asked to provide your sex/gender information as either male or female when travelling.""
Canada warns passport holders with an 'X' gender identifier that entry or transit through some countries may be restricted and urges verification with foreign representatives and travel companies. The advisory notes some systems may not recognize 'X' and that travelers may be required to provide male or female sex/gender information. The U.S. administration under Donald Trump has taken hostile actions toward transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people and announced it would stop issuing the 'X' marker and block gender-marker changes. A court injunction currently blocks that policy, the administration is complying with the injunction while seeking emergency appeal, and existing X passports remain valid until expiration but may be forced to reflect sex assigned at birth upon renewal.
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