Summary
The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a rule that prevents transgender and nonbinary people from choosing gender markers on passports that match their gender identity. This decision overturned a previous lower court ruling that supported allowing gender marker options beyond male and female. The legal case against this policy is still ongoing.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration's passport policy to take effect while legal challenges continue.
- This policy requires passport gender markers to match the sex listed on birth certificates.
- The policy removes the option to select a nonbinary "X" marker, introduced by the Biden administration in 2021.
- The State Department change followed an executive order issued by President Trump in January.
- Transgender and nonbinary applicants argue the policy leaves them with IDs that may not reflect their gender identity, causing potential risks.
- Transgender actor Hunter Schafer reported being listed as male on her passport under the new rule, despite being identified as female elsewhere.
- The appellate court previously left a block on the policy, but the Supreme Court's decision reversed this.
- The lawsuit challenging the policy will continue in federal court.
