US EditionTransgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change
- Ash Lazarus Orr is waiting for a new passport with a name change and accurate sex designation, which has delayed his overseas travel to receive gender-affirming care in Ireland.
- Orr blames the delay on President Donald Trump, who issued an executive order banning the use of the 'X' marker and changing gender markers for passports.
- The Trump administration argues that the passport policy change does not violate the Constitution's equal protection guarantees.
- ACLU lawyers claim the policy invites harassment and discrimination against transgender Americans regarding accurate identity documents.
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Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rules - West Hawaii Today
A federal judge held on Friday that the Trump administration’s policy of refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender identities is likely unconstitutional, but she declined to block it nationwide.
Adore Delano is outraged over her passport gender marker update denial & we all should be, too
Trans Drag Race icon Adore Delano is furious that she can’t get a passport that accurately reflects her female gender amid the Trump administration’s anti-trans policy to halt passport applications to Americans whose gender is different than their assigned sex at birth.In a TikTok video posted on Friday morning that is currently going viral, Delano told fans that her name “is now legally Adore Delano,” but the federal government isn’t recognizin…
West Virginia transgender man files a lawsuit challenging Trump's policy from getting a passport that matches his gender
A transgender man from West Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a recent Trump administration policy that prevents him from obtaining a passport that matches his gender identity. Ash Lazarus Orr said the policy shift triggered by President Donald Trump’s executive order has effectively trapped him within U.S. borders and created significant obstacles to both international and domestic travel. "I have transitioned from female to male…
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