The State Department has ceased processing passport applications that include an 'X' gender designation following President Trump’s executive directive to recognize only male and female sexes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the suspension, underlining that documentation like passports should only reflect these binary gender markers. The policy change additionally affects the issuance of birth records for U.S. citizens' children born abroad, removing the option of 'X'. Previous conventions allowed for the 'X' designation in passports, but federal policy now mandates a singular recognition of sex.
Following an executive order from President Donald Trump, the State Department has suspended passport applications that selected 'X' as a gender, instead recognizing only 'male' and 'female'.
The memo issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio establishes the policy that an individual's sex is not changeable and directs that documentation must reflect this standpoint.
The State Department's suspension extends to issuing birth records with the 'X' gender identification for U.S. citizens with children born abroad.
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