What trans and nonbinary people need to know about updating their passports and birth certificates
Trans and nonbinary people are able to update their passports with the sex marker that aligns with their gender identity as of June 17.
JULY 8, 2025
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Trans and nonbinary people are able to update their passports with the sex marker that aligns with their gender identity as of June 17.
Trans, nonbinary, and intersex people deserve passports that reflect their identity, the representatives say.
While there has been progress in creating inclusive identity markers on the federal level, some states have tried to restrict ID choices.
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had previously blocked the policy only for those who sued, but now it will cover almost all trans and nonbinary passport applicants.
The State Department, acting on a presidential executive order, has ended the use of a third-gender marker on passports and won't allow gender changes on them.
Her passport now says “F” for female.
The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
The Nordic nation joins a growing list of countries warning trans folks visiting the U.S.
He's going after diversity programs, transgender students, and more with executive orders that will most definitely be contested in court.