Two weeks after a federal ruling reinstated the right for transgender individuals to update their passport gender markers, reports indicate that the government is intentionally delaying compliance. A source stated that processing could resume immediately, yet transgender applicants are still unable to update their passports, effectively obstructing their ability to travel. This noncompliance follows a ruling that declared former President Trump's restrictions as likely unconstitutional, reflecting animus against transgender Americans and violating the Equal Protection Clause. As a result, many are currently faced with outdated documentation.
According to a source, the administration could resume processing gender marker updates immediately, but instead appears to be deliberately stalling implementation in a refusal to comply with the court order.
The judge had earlier found that the ban 'conveys a fundamental moral disapproval of transgender Americans' and constitutes a clear expression of animus, likely violating the Equal Protection Clause.
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