The United States suspends the issuance of passports with gender ‘X’ after Trump’s decree

USA suspended the issuance of passports with the gender ‘X’ for people who identify as non-binary, following a decree by President Donald Trump during his first day in office, his administration reported.

«The State Department no longer delivers US passports with the mentiona State Department spokesperson told AFP.

Consequently, the processing of passport applications with that mention was suspended, the person in charge said on Friday.

“Guidelines regarding previously issued passports with mention of sex X will be announced” and will be published on the State Department website, he added.

After his inauguration last Monday, Trump signed a decree according to which his administration recognizes the existence of only two genders defined at birth.

“As of today, United States government policy is that there are only two genders: male and female“Trump stated in his speech at the Capitol after becoming the 47th president of his country.

The decree, which provides for “restoring biological truth,” also stipulates that “federal funds should not be used to promote gender ideology.”

Among the measures is eliminating the ‘X’ gender for people who are recognized as non-binary “in official government documents, including passports and visas (which) will faithfully reflect the sex” at birth, said an official from the new government.

The first passport with gender X was issued in 2021

The possibility of documents with gender X being issued was authorized during the administration of Democrat Joe Biden.

The first US passport with gender ‘X’ was issued in October 2021 by the State Department, which then specified that ‘X’ It was reserved for “non-binary, intersex people” and more broadly to those that are not recognized within the criteria that were proposed until then.

During his campaign, Trump attacked diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government and the business sector, and promised to end what he called a “transgender craze” in the United States.

He also announced that he would order all federal agencies to suspend aid for hormonal treatments for gender transition and proposed prohibiting transgender women from participating in women’s sports competitions. This ban is already in force in schools in half of the states in the country.