"The new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy has been issued to comply with president Donald Trump's "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order, which directed airlines to disregard the "X" marker and ask for either "M" or "F" instead. The "X" non-binary marker was introduced in 2022, during Joe Biden's presidency, but has since been suspended for anyone applying for a new passport."
"Although, if government-issued IDs need to be renewed, they must reflect the holder's biological sex at birth. "They can still apply to renew their passport - they just have to use their God-given sex, which was decided at birth," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement at the time. "Thanks to President Trump, it is now the official policy of the federal government that there are only two sexes - male and female.""
US Customs and Border Protection has instructed airlines to ignore the "X" non-binary passport gender marker and require passengers to present either "M" or "F". The change implements an executive order asserting only two sexes and directs that renewed government-issued IDs reflect biological sex at birth. The "X" marker, introduced in 2022, was suspended for new passport applicants, while previously issued passports remain valid. Officials stated renewals must use birth-assigned sex. Legal and advocacy voices warned the policy could cause confusion at check-in desks and border control, with primary impacts expected for international travellers.
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