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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nAs per the latest policy shift, the Department of State will roll out and accept documents only if the gender marker aligns with birth birth-assigned, as that reverses past practice under the previous administration that allowed for self-selected gender markers, including a non-binary X option.<\/p>\n
In the latest dissent, three liberal justices warned that the decision enabled the government to inflict harm on trans people by denying them identity-congruent travel documents and subjecting them to potential humiliation.<\/p>\n The government further argued that change is all about accuracy in official documents and aligned passports with the government\u2019s view of biological gender.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, opponents argued that it discriminates and undermines equal protection rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The US Supreme Court has enabled the Trump administration to put into effect the latest US government passport policy that prevents individuals from designating a gender marker on their passport that does not correspond to their gender assigned at birth. The decision comes without a signed opinion, issued on an emergency basis, in which the…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.smalljoys.me\/2025\/11\/10257885_0_Trans-Rights-Activists-Hold-Counter-Protests-As-Womens-Rights-Groups-Demand-Implementation-Of-Sup_1762464347.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
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