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Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Passport Gender Policy

11/8/2025

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration policy requiring passports to show the sex assigned at birth, removing the option for identity-based markers.
Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated, underscoring a binary view of sex.
Dissenters, including Ketanji Brown Jackson, criticized the ruling as unwarranted and risky for transgender people.
The policy reverses decades of practice by removing the nonbinary 'X' option and fuels ongoing legal battles.

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration policy requiring passports to show the sex assigned at birth, removing the option for identity-based markers.
Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated, underscoring a binary view of sex.
Dissenters, including Ketanji Brown Jackson, criticized the ruling as unwarranted and risky for transgender people.
The policy reverses decades of practice by removing the nonbinary 'X' option and fuels ongoing legal battles.