Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Trump's Gender Identity Passport Policy Restrictions
Supreme Court justices have allowed the Trump administration to enforce its new passport policy, which would restrict changes to gender information on passports for individuals seeking to align their identity with their sex assigned at birth. The decision has been met with opposition from a group of transgender and nonbinary Americans who had challenged the policy.
The Supreme Court's Republican-appointed majority has allowed the Trump administration to enforce its new passport policy, which aims to change gender markers on government-issued identification documents according to a person's sex listed on their birth certificate, rather than their self-reported gender. The policy has been met with opposition from a group of transgender and nonbinary Americans who claim it is discriminatory and restrictive. Under the new rule, transgender and nonbinary individuals would not be able to have their gender markers changed on passports without first obtaining a court order, unless they can provide 'sufficient evidence' that their gender identity differs from their sex at birth. The ruling has been seen as a victory for conservative groups who support the policy.
