Mere hours after his Jan. 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order stating that the federal government would recognize only two sexes, male and female. As a result, the State Department immediately eliminated the “X” gender as an option and suspended its previous policy that permitted transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to update gender markers on their passports.

The American Civil Liberties Union subsequently brought a lawsuit against the Trump administration , resulting in a court order that’s allowed trans and gender non-conforming people to once more apply once again for a passport that correctly reflects their identity — for now. Jump straight to: What should I know about updating my gender marker on a U.S. passport right now, and what could

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