On January 20, 2025, the US Department of State ceased processing passport applications with 'X' gender markers, following an executive order from President Trump defining gender as strictly male and female. This new policy reverses the 2022 initiative allowing self-selection of gender markers, significantly impacting many individuals who identify outside the traditional binary. The ACLU reported over 1,500 inquiries from concerned individuals fearing inaccessibility to accurate passports under these new restrictions, highlighting widespread apprehension about the implications for gender diversity and personal identity.
"I've lived virtually my entire adult life as a man," Solomon-Lane said in a statement to the ACLU. "Everyone in my personal and professional life knows me as a man,..."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says it has been contacted by more than 1,500 people worried about being able to get accurate passports as a result of the new policies.
The new policy revokes applicants' ability to self-certify their gender when the selection does not match the sex stated on other identity documents.
As of January 21 the State Department will only process M (male) or F (female) markers on new passport applications according to the sex reported on an applicants' supporting documents...
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