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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Texas is quietly collecting data on trans people who legally updated their gender
Texas has been documenting every request from trans people seeking to update their gender.
March 19, 2025
Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses
The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.
August 22, 2024
Marco Rubio's State Department won't issue passports with X gender markers
It also has forbidden sex changes on existing passports, in accordance with Donald Trump's "two genders" executive order.
January 23, 2025
Social Security Will Allow Users to Select Own Gender Marker
LGBTQ+ groups applauded the move, which eliminates the need to provide documentation of gender.
October 20, 2022
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.
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March 5, 2025
Is the Trump Administration Trying to Discourage Trans Travelers?
Policy regarding gender markers on passports has not changed, but new language seems designed to create confusion.
September 13, 2018
Texas attorney general tells state agencies to ignore court orders on gender marker changes
Brad Pritchett, interim CEO of Equality Texas, said the move would “jeopardize the safety of the nearly 100 thousand trans people” who live in Texas.
March 18, 2025
Here's how trans Americans can get accurate passports... for now.
Legal advocates suggest any trans person who may need to obtain a passport with their accurate gender marker do so now, while the State Department is being forced to comply with a court order blocking Trump's anti-trans passport policies.
July 21, 2025
Customs and Border Patrol says airlines may only use male and female gender markers for travelers
The State Department still must issue alternatives to 'M' and 'F' on passports, but airlines must now change those of their own forms.
October 20, 2025
Montana issues rule banning gender marker changes on birth certificates
The new rule mirrors an old rule which was defeated in court.
February 22, 2024
These 9 countries have issued trans travel advisories to the U.S.
Donald Trump's attack on trans rights have led to some countries warning LGBTQ+ people about traveling to the U.S.
April 7, 2025
Ohio Supreme Court Reviews Trans Woman's Request to Adjust Birth Certificate
It’s already legal to do, but a procedural grey-area makes it so each county’s probate court can decide differently unless the justices make a decision.
April 6, 2023
Intersex People #WontBeErased, Support Their Trans Friends
Advocates for intersex people speak out against the gender binary the Trump administration is seeking to impose.
October 26, 2018
Ohio Supreme Court punts on transgender people changing their birth certificates
Experts hold little hope for trans individuals attempting to change their gender markers in the red state.
November 25, 2024
What Does the Anti-Trans Memo Mean?
The denial of trans people's existence would marginalize them even further, in many ways -- but we can keep it from happening.
October 24, 2018
Judge Blocks Montana Ban on Birth Certificate Gender Changes
Judge Michael Moses said his earlier order to revert to a simple process to change the gender marker was "clear as a bell."
September 15, 2022
Iowa now allows anti-transgender discrimination
The Republican-led state is the first in the nation to take protections related to gender identity out of its civil rights code.
July 1, 2025
Tennesseans Can No Longer Update Gender Markers on Official Documents
As of July 1, only one’s sex assigned at birth as reflected on a birth certificate can be noted on identification documents in Tennessee.
July 9, 2023
Famous Roman Skeletons Found Holding Hands Were Both Male
The relationship between the men remains unknown.
September 13, 2019
Which state has the least transgender people? These are the bottom 10
These are the states with the lowest number of trans people per capita.
August 25, 2025