A federal judge in Boston has determined that transgender and intersex individuals are entitled to obtain passports that correspond with their gender identity, marking a significant opposition to the Trump administration's executive order. The ruling by US district judge Julia Kobick not only challenges past policies requiring passports to align with assigned sex at birth, but it also provides a pathway for all transgender citizens to update their gender markers on passports while a legal challenge continues against the previous administration's directive.
A federal judge in Boston ruled that transgender and intersex individuals may now obtain passports reflecting their gender identity, challenging a Trump administration executive order.
Judge Julia Kobick's ruling expands a previous injunction against the enforcement of a policy that mandated passports match assigned gender at birth, citing potential unconstitutionality.
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