State DepartmentTrump executive order bans passports with 'X' gender markersLink to Full ArticleWashington Blade - Michael K. Lavers
Published on January 21, 2025
A sweeping executive order that President Donald Trump issued on Monday bans the State Department from issuing passports with "X" gender markers.
"The secretaries of State and Homeland Security, and the director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall implement changes to require that government-issued identification documents, including passports, visas, and Global Entry cards, accurately reflect the holder's sex," reads Trump's executive order.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday told the NOTUS website the executive order is not retroactive and will not invalidate current passports with a gender-neutral gender marker.
"They can still apply to renew their passport — they just have to use their God-given sex, which was decided at birth," said Leavitt. "Thanks to President Trump, it is now the official policy of the federal government that there are only two sexes — male and female."-------------------------
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"the executive order is not retroactive and will not invalidate current passports with a gender-neutral gender marker."
