The U.S. State Department Suspends Passport Applications With This Marker — Here's What Every Traveler Needs to Know
The State Department has suspended the processing of passport applications that selected “X” as their gender following an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a memo reviewed by NBC News, said additional guidance would be issued on existing passports containing an “X” sex marker.
State Department suspends processing passport applications with ‘X’ gender marker
The State Department has suspended processing passport applications seeking the gender marker of “X” and will only process and issue passports for people identifying as male or female, according to a department spokesperson.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order: report
State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.”
State Department halts 'X' passport gender marker applications
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to freeze applications in the passport pipeline with “X” selected as the gender identifier.
Marco Rubio Orders Suspension of Passport Applications From Anyone Seeking to Change Gender Marker
It is one of the first directives to be implemented after Trump signed a sweeping anti-trans executive order declaring only two sexes, male and female as assigned at birth.
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