Trump Administration Challenges Passport Policy for Gender Identity

The Trump administration has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal injunction preventing the State Department from enforcing a policy that denies passports reflecting transgender and nonbinary individuals' gender identities. This policy aligns with an executive order by Trump recognizing only two sexes.

The Trump administration has escalated its battle over passport rights for transgender and nonbinary individuals. The administration filed an emergency plea to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.

This plea seeks to overturn a federal judge's injunction that stops the State Department from implementing a policy denying gender identity recognition on passports. The policy, initiated at President Donald Trump's directive, restricts passports to reflect only male or female sexes.

This dispute is among several stemming from an executive order, signed by Trump on January 20, mandating the federal government to adhere to binary gender recognition.

(With inputs from agencies.)