The US State Department has implemented a new policy prohibiting passport applications for individuals requesting an X sex marker or a change in their sex designation, as mandated by an executive order signed by Donald Trump. This directive emphasizes that only biological classifications as male or female will be recognized in official documents. The State Department had previously initiated issuing passports with an X sex marker in 2022, which will still remain valid but face issues when renewed. Further guidance on existing X-marked passports remains pending.
The policy of the United States is that an individual's sex is not changeable, the email read.
Rubio's directive states that sex, and not gender, shall be used in official documents including passports and consular reports.
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