What to Know About the New Gender Rules for US Passports

Trump's passport policy leaves trans, intersex Americans in the lurch

What to know about the new gender rules for US passports

The order temporarily approves a policy requiring passports to display a person’s sex assigned at birth, even if it differs from their gender identity.

Supreme Court makes ruling on passports and biological sex

On Thursday, November 6th, the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Orr, upheld the federal government’s right to issue U.S. passports indicating a person’s true sex. The Administration abandoned the Biden State Department policy that basically [...]

Supreme Court: Trump administration can require biological sex on passports

Photo of the latest federal passport form with no “X” option and the updated sex identification section. / Credit: U.S. Department of State CNA Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 11:56 am (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday that the Trump administration could require passports to display an applicant’s biological sex, granting the White House a victory in its efforts to roll back transgender ideology in federal policy.The court said in an unsigned …

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Require Biological Sex On Passports

U.S. Department of State Photo of the latest federal passport form with no “X” option and the updated sex identification section. 'Today’s stay allows the government to require citizens to list their biological sex on their passport,' Bondi wrote. 'In other words: There are two sexes, and our attorneys will continue fighting for that simple truth.'

U.S. Supreme Court backs Trump policy requiring biological sex markers on passports

The U.S. Supreme Court has approved the government’s right to require that passports list a holder’s sex as recorded at birth, marking a key victory for President Donald Trump’s administration in its effort to reverse policies recognising “nonbinary gender identities”. In a decision released on Thursday, the Court ruled that displaying a person’s biological sex “no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth,”…