A U.S. District Judge has ruled against the Trump administration's executive order that limited passport sex markers, allowing transgender and nonbinary individuals to select male, female, or 'X' markers. This ruling extends protection to those applying for passports or who have expiring passports, countering the administration's narrow definition of sex. The judge emphasized that the government's argument for the policy lacked constitutional justification and acknowledged the potential violation of rights for many Americans. The ruling highlights ongoing tensions in defining gender identity legally.
"Even assuming a preliminary injunction inflicts some constitutional harm on the Executive Branch, such harm is the consequence of the State Department's adoption of a Passport Policy that likely violates the constitutional rights of thousands of Americans."
"Transgender and nonbinary people covered by the preliminary injunction have shown that the passport policy violates their constitutional rights to equal protection."
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