Passport rule change debated as gender becomes less defined
8 years, 8 months ago

Passport rule change debated as gender becomes less defined

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Navy veteran from Colorado who does not identify as male or female is pushing the U.S. government to allow for a third gender option or get rid of gender designators altogether on passports, highlighting the argument that forms on the state and federal level have been slow to include other identities even as gender becomes less defined. U.S. Attorney Ryan Parker argued that moving beyond two gender choices would upend the State Department’s ability to verify identities and backgrounds largely because of the agency’s reliance on state driver’s licenses and birth certificates. Parker told Jackson on Wednesday that none of the 57 states and territories that issue driver’s licenses allow for a third gender option, but Zzyym’s lawyers expect to see that change. The Colorado case comes amid controversy over North Carolina’s law requiring transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings that are consistent with the sex on their birth certificate — and as several conservative-led states are suing President Barack Obama’s administration over its directive to public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms that match their gender identity.

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Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change
1 week, 1 day ago

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration BOSTON — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine. The delay has prevented him from traveling overseas to receive gender-affirming care this month in Ireland since he refuses to get a passport that lists an …

Transgender Americans set to challenge Trump's passport policy change
1 week, 1 day ago

Transgender Americans set to challenge Trump's passport policy change

India Today  

When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine. The delay has prevented him from traveling overseas to receive gender-affirming care this month in Ireland since he refuses to get a passport that lists an “inaccurate sex designation.” Orr blames the delay on President Donald Trump, who on …

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change
1 week, 1 day ago

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump’s passport policy change

LA Times  

When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine. The delay has prevented him from traveling overseas to receive gender-affirming care this month in Ireland since he refuses to get a passport that lists an “inaccurate sex designation.” Orr blames the delay on President Trump, who on the …

Denmark changes advisory for transgenders travelling to US
1 week, 2 days ago

Denmark changes advisory for transgenders travelling to US

India Today  

Denmark has cautioned its transgender citizens about traveling to the United States, advising them to contact the US embassy due to the lack of a non-binary option for Electronic System for Travel Authorization and visa applications. This update follows similar actions by European countries like Germany and Finland, which have suggested that trans citizens might find difficulties entering the US. …

State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S. as part of Trump agenda on women’s sports
1 month ago

State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S. as part of Trump agenda on women’s sports

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The State Department is …

Trump's passport policy leaves trans, intersex Americans in the lurch
1 month, 1 week ago

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

NPR  

Trump's passport policy leaves trans, intersex Americans in the lurch toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Louie figured he was taking a gamble when he submitted his passport application after President Trump's inauguration. The changes resulting from the executive order also mean that the gender identity of trans, nonbinary and intersex people won't be reflected in official documents, they say, forcing them …

‘Euphoria’ star Hunter Schafer says passport gender marker change ‘doesn’t change anything about me or my transness’
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Euphoria’ star Hunter Schafer says passport gender marker change ‘doesn’t change anything about me or my transness’

CNN  

CNN — Hunter Schafer has shared that the gender marker on her passport has been changed to list her as male. “Now, to specify, my gender markers were first changed in my teens, when I first got my driver’s license and then passports following all have been female since then,” the 26-year-old said. “I don’t know exactly what changed as …

The US stopped allowing passport gender marker changes. Here are some of the people affected
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The US stopped allowing passport gender marker changes. Here are some of the people affected

Associated Press  

The day after President Donald Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Virginia, where they live. “If the worst was to come to worst and things were to threaten my life,” she said, “I would have some way out.” Trump’s Jan. 20 order, which questions the existence of transgender and …

For transgender Americans, passports just got a lot more complicated
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

For transgender Americans, passports just got a lot more complicated

LA Times  

Mellow, a transgender woman, poses for a portrait recently outside of the Norfolk Circuit Court in Norfolk, Va., where she applied for a passport. “If the worst was to come to worst and things were to threaten my life,” she said, “I would have some way out.” Trump’s Jan. 20 order, which questions the existence of transgender and nonbinary people, …

Trans influencer complains about major passport change after Trump executive order
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trans influencer complains about major passport change after Trump executive order

Daily Mail  

A transgender influencer has revealed that the gender marker on her new passport has been reverted to male - despite the fact she has undergone a full sex change. Zaya Perysian took to Instagram and TikTok to confirm that she had received her new US passport with a 'big ugly M' in it following various rulings made by President Donald …

‘They changed my gender to male because of Donald Trump’: US trans influencer on getting new passport
Trending News
2 months ago

‘They changed my gender to male because of Donald Trump’: US trans influencer on getting new passport

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump, after taking his oath, ordered that the country would recognise only two sexes, male and female. Amid these, a transwoman, who was born male but later “surgically updated to female”, has claimed that the gender on her passport was changed to “Male” under the new administration, adding that all her other documents recognise her as a …

Trump’s Gender Orders Have a Lot of Horrifying Effects. This One Might Top the List.
2 months ago

Trump’s Gender Orders Have a Lot of Horrifying Effects. This One Might Top the List.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order against “gender ideology extremism,” declaring that the federal government would only recognize two sexes—male and female—and that “these sexes are not changeable.” Days later, new Secretary of State …

The future of passports with the X gender marker
2 months ago

The future of passports with the X gender marker

NPR  

The future of passports with the X gender marker As the state department freeze passport applications with the X gender markers, what are the implications for both current and future passport holders? SCOTT DETROW, HOST: For the past few years, Americans applying for a passport could choose male, female or X as their gender marker. Carl Risch was the head …

Marco Rubio Tells Staff To 'Suspend' Passport Applications With 'X' Gender Marker
2 months, 1 week ago

Marco Rubio Tells Staff To 'Suspend' Passport Applications With 'X' Gender Marker

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The State Department is reportedly halting all passport applications from people requesting an “X” legal sex marker or a different marker than the one on their previous passport, according to an email Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent to his staff on Thursday. In the email, first reported by The Guardian, Rubio directed his staff to “suspend …

Trump's 'Two Sexes' Order Could Cause Major Issues For Passports
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's 'Two Sexes' Order Could Cause Major Issues For Passports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LGBTQ+ advocates expect President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring there are only “two sexes, male and female,” to have sweeping effects across federal agencies and on the lives of transgender people. Within hours of taking office, Trump signed a broad order urging federal agencies to revoke policies issued under Joe Biden that made it easier for trans …

Trump two-gender edict will upend ‘X’ identity on passports
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump two-gender edict will upend ‘X’ identity on passports

CNN  

CNN — The federal government will only recognize two sexes, male and female, under an executive order that President Donald Trump signed Monday. Titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” the order says that “sexes that are not changeable, and they are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.” The federal government will …

Centre outlines process for transgender citizens returning to India after gender affirmation surgery abroad
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre outlines process for transgender citizens returning to India after gender affirmation surgery abroad

The Hindu  

Transgender citizens who undergo gender affirmation surgery abroad can re-enter India by submitting a sworn affidavit of gender change along with a certificate from the hospital, the Union government has informed the Delhi High Court. The court was dealing with the case of a transgender person who had undergone gender affirmation surgery outside India and faced difficulties in returning home. …

Montana judge blocks rule that prevented transgender people from changing their sex on documents
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Montana judge blocks rule that prevented transgender people from changing their sex on documents

Associated Press  

— A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. Another policy prevents transgender residents from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses without an amended birth certificate — which they can’t obtain if they were born in Montana. Plaintiff Jessica Kalarchik, who was …

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate

Associated Press  

— A state judge in Montana heard arguments Thursday over policies that block transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. One rule in the state blocks transgender people born in Montana from changing the sex designation on their birth certificate. Another policy prevents transgender residents from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses …

Texas Issues Policy Preventing Gender Updates On Driver's Licenses
7 months, 1 week ago

Texas Issues Policy Preventing Gender Updates On Driver's Licenses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Transgender Texans are no longer able to update the sex marker listed on their state driver’s licenses, even if they have officially updated their birth certificates or other legal documents, according to an internal policy issued by Texas’ Department of Public Safety this week. “Effective immediately, August 20, 2024, the Department will not accept court orders or …

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate

LA Times  

Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., earlier this year. A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. Sutton wrote that the plaintiffs could not show that Tennessee’s policy was …

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate

Hindustan Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “There is no fundamental right …

Labour plans to ‘simplify’ process to change gender
10 months, 1 week ago

Labour plans to ‘simplify’ process to change gender

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Labour is set …

People could have gender transition signed off by single GP under Labour plans
10 months, 1 week ago

People could have gender transition signed off by single GP under Labour plans

The Telegraph  

People who want to change their gender could have their transition signed off by a single GP under Labour plans. Plans would be put to consultation A source told The Times, which first reported on the plans, that the party wanted the process to become “less medicalised” but that the proposals would still have a doctor involved, and would not …

Court: Politicians must decide how to handle non-binary gender registration
1 year, 5 months ago

Court: Politicians must decide how to handle non-binary gender registration

NL Times  

It is up to politicians to decide how people can indicate an alternative gender or a non-binary identity with the registry office, in addition to male or female. The fact that the change to non-binary is not yet possible is an “unauthorized distinction between binary and non-binary transgender people,” the court said. According to the court, “complex considerations must be …

Kansas to no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect gender identities
1 year, 6 months ago

Kansas to no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect gender identities

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kansas will no longer change …

Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says
1 year, 7 months ago

Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge ruled Thursday that Kansas officials are no longer required to change transgender people’s birth certificates so the documents reflect their gender identities, a loss for those who fought for that ability and leaves questions on how the state will respond. Gonzalez-Pagan said he believes the state agency could continue changing genders on birth certificates …

Kansas Must Stop Letting Trans People Change Sex Listed On Driver's Licenses, Judge Says
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas Must Stop Letting Trans People Change Sex Listed On Driver's Licenses, Judge Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, a state-court judge ordered Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s Republican attorney general. Watson wrote in her brief order that for the motor vehicles division to keep making changes for transgender people would case “immediate …

Kansas must stop changing trans people’s sex listing on driver’s licenses, judge says
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas must stop changing trans people’s sex listing on driver’s licenses, judge says

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, a state-court judge ordered Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s Republican attorney general. Kelly announced last month that the state’s motor vehicles division would continue changing driver’s licenses for transgender people so that their sex listing matches their …

The number of Kansas residents officially changing genders quadrupled this year ahead of a new law
1 year, 9 months ago

The number of Kansas residents officially changing genders quadrupled this year ahead of a new law

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Four times as many Kansans changed their gender on birth certificates and driver’s licenses this year ahead of a new state law that prevents residents from identifying themselves differently than the sex assigned them at birth. At a Statehouse news conference this week, Kobach said the governor “has a legal and indeed a constitutional obligation to comply …

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says
1 year, 9 months ago

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This was a bunch of bombast by an attorney …

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says
1 year, 9 months ago

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A new Kansas law requires the state to reverse any previous gender changes in its records for trans people’s birth certificates and driver’s licenses while also preventing such changes going forward, the state’s conservative Republican attorney general declared Monday. “This was a bunch of bombast by an attorney general engaging in politics.” A formal but non-binding legal …

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates
1 year, 9 months ago

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attorney General Kris Kobach filed …

Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female
1 year, 10 months ago

Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female

Associated Press  

— Republican Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female — joining Kansas and Tennessee, which have similar laws that LGBTQ+ advocates argue will deny legal recognition to nonbinary and transgender people. The Montana bill “is an attempt to erase trans, nonbinary and two-spirit people from the code, thereby …

Montana governor signs law to define 'sex' as only male or female
1 year, 10 months ago

Montana governor signs law to define 'sex' as only male or female

The Independent  

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Bengaluru processes passport with gender change for man turned woman: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru processes passport with gender change for man turned woman: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a rare instance, the Regional Passport Office in Bengaluru received a gender change request on a passport after a resident underwent sex-change surgery to become a woman. This is perhaps the first time that a passport is being rectified for gender change after a surgical procedure in Bengaluru since the process became digitised, The Times of India reported. A …

Clarity sought in transgender birth certificate ruling
2 years, 9 months ago

Clarity sought in transgender birth certificate ruling

Associated Press  

— The ACLU of Montana is asking a judge to clarify an order that temporarily blocked a law requiring transgender people to have had their sex changed by “surgical procedure” before they could change the sex listed on their birth certificates. About a month later, the state health department said Moses’ April 21 ruling put them in “an ambiguous and …

Montana not following transgender birth certificate ruling
2 years, 10 months ago

Montana not following transgender birth certificate ruling

Associated Press  

— It’s been a month since a Montana judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a state law that required transgender people to undergo surgery before they could change their gender on their birth certificate, and the state still isn’t in compliance with the court order, the ACLU of Montana said. “We have continued to be patient in allowing the state time …

Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the Passport Rues, insofar as they require a Transgender person to produce certificate of Gender Re-assignment Surgery, is prima facie in teeth of the Supreme Court's judgment in NALSA v. Union of India and is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.A Bench led by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi observed,"You can't …

US passports to offer X gender marker starting April 11
3 years ago

US passports to offer X gender marker starting April 11

Live Mint  

Americans will be able to select an X gender designation on their passports starting next month, the State Department said, a new option for those who don’t identify as exclusively male or female. The State Department said Thursday the X gender designation will become an option for U.S. citizens to select on their passport applications starting April 11. The X …

‘Awesome moment’: Dana Zzyym celebrates as first American with an ‘X’ gender passport
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Awesome moment’: Dana Zzyym celebrates as first American with an ‘X’ gender passport

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Opening the envelope that contained America’s first “X” gender passport was an …

United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
3 years, 5 months ago

United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker

Associated Press  

DENVER — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday. “Intersex, nonbinary, and transgender people need identity documents …

United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker
3 years, 5 months ago

United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States has issued …

US issues first passport with ‘x gender’ marker
3 years, 5 months ago

US issues first passport with ‘x gender’ marker

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Department of State has issued its first-ever passport using a …

Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates
3 years, 10 months ago

Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates Thursday, a ruling that came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Every U.S. state except Tennessee allows people to change their gender markers on birth certificates, though …

Court: Ohio must allow gender changes on birth certificates
4 years, 3 months ago

Court: Ohio must allow gender changes on birth certificates

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio can’t keep refusing to allow people to change the gender listings on their birth certificates, a federal court ruled Wednesday. In response to a lawsuit brought by four transgender people, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found Ohio’s birth certificate rule imposed by the state Department of Health and the Office of …

Boris Johnson ‘drops plans to let people change legal gender without medical diagnosis’
4 years, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson ‘drops plans to let people change legal gender without medical diagnosis’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson is set to scrap plans to allow people to …

Idaho bill targets transgender birth certificate changes
5 years ago

Idaho bill targets transgender birth certificate changes

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling declaring such a law unconstitutional headed to the governor’s desk on Tuesday, bringing the state closer to becoming one of less than a handful of states with such a restriction. A federal judge in March 2018 ruled that …

Why I had the gender on my birth certificate changed to non-binary
5 years, 11 months ago

Why I had the gender on my birth certificate changed to non-binary

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, for transgender and intersex people …

Non-binary people deserve to have their identities legally recognised – but the government is standing in the way
6 years, 1 month ago

Non-binary people deserve to have their identities legally recognised – but the government is standing in the way

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After seeing the amazing Gina Martin …

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