Judge Blocks Policy Against “X” Markers On Passports

The Associated Press reports:

A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.

U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, sided with the American Civil Liberties Union’s motion for a preliminary injunction, which stays the action while the lawsuit plays out.

In its lawsuit, the ACLU described how one woman had her passport returned with a male designation while others are too scared to submit their passports because they fear their applications might be suspended and their passports held by the State Department.

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A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s refusal to issue passports reflecting the gender identities of transgender and nonbinary Americans is likely unconstitutional, and temporarily blocked its enforcement for six transgender plaintiffs. https://t.co/srUkFlBbuI pic.twitter.com/dDxLPlTrmK

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