America Freezes 'X' Gender Marker Passport Applications

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.
Trump two-gender edict will upend ‘X’ identity on passports
The federal government will only recognize two sexes, male and female, under an executive order that President Donald Trump signed Monday.
Marco Rubio Tells Staff To 'Suspend' Passport Applications With 'X' Gender Marker
The directive comes days after Trump signed a sweeping executive order that there are only "two sexes" — and it's causing confusion and panic in the trans community.
Unclear how Trump's gender order would impact Canadians with 'X' mark on passports
President Donald Trump signed a presidential order that says the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes, male and female. The order also says all federal documents — including passports — should refer to “sex” rather than “gender.
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.
After Trump’s order, Rubio’s State Department freezes passport applications with ‘X’ gender marker
Passport applicants who call the State Department’s National Passport Information Center with questions are being told to wait for new guidance before applying if they can, whic
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.”
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What Happens to Passports With 'X' Gender?
U.S. citizens have been able to select "X" as their gender, to signify an "unspecified or another gender identity" since 2022. People could do this without their "X" marker needing to match the gender ...