A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must allow six transgender plaintiffs to obtain passports reflecting their self-identified gender rather than the sex on their birth certificates. Judge Julia E. Kobick deemed the new policy likely unconstitutional, constituting sex discrimination under the Fifth Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act. The suit arose from an executive order limiting the recognition of transgender identities, highlighting the hardships faced by plaintiffs who felt their identity was misrepresented. While the ruling benefits the six plaintiffs temporarily, it does not alter the policy for others.
The new passport policy imposed by the Trump administration discriminates against transgender individuals based on sex, as it does not respect their self-identified gender.
Judge Kobick noted that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in proving the new policy violated their rights under the Fifth Amendment and Administrative Procedures Act.
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