Why the ACLU is Urging Trans People Who Need Passport Updates to Apply “As Soon as Possible”

Human rights group urges trans people to update passports 'as soon as possible'

Human rights organisation American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has urged US transgender people to update their passports “as soon as possible”.  Last month, a judge blocked President Donald Trump’s anti-trans passport policy, which attempted to deny passports with correct gender markers to a group of trans and non-binary people. Trans and nonbinary people, including Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer, reported receiving inaccurate passports after the ex…

Trump’s ban on passport gender marker changes is on hold—for now

ANALYSIS: A temporary window has opened for trans Americans to get documents that accurately match their gender identity.

Why the ACLU is Urging Trans People Who Need Passport Updates to Apply “As Soon as Possible”

The State Department has begun complying with a preliminary injunction issued in June.

Judge OKs Gender Marker On U.S. Passports

A federal judge ruled that transgender and intersex people can acquire passports marked with their preferred gender identity despite the Trump administration’s policy banning citizens from using “X” as a gender marker or changing their gender. The district judge – Julia Kobick – expanded upon an order she issued in April, preventing Trump’s executive order from being enforced. Initially, the ruling  barred the enforcement of the passport policy …