Summary
The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a policy that blocks transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that match their gender identity. This decision means the policy will remain in effect while legal challenges continue. The policy mandates that passports display the sex assigned at birth.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to enforce a passport policy affecting transgender and nonbinary people.
- The decision permits the policy to stay in effect while a lawsuit challenging it is ongoing.
- The policy requires passports to show the sex assigned at birth.
- The court's three liberal justices disagreed with the decision.
- The policy comes from a Trump executive order recognizing only male and female sexes based on birth certificates.
- Before 2021, sex markers on passports could be changed with medical documentation.
- President Biden's administration allowed nonbinary people to choose an X gender marker.
- Nonbinary and transgender plaintiffs argue that the policy puts them at risk of harassment or violence.
