The Ruling Reverses a Biden-Era Policy Allowing “X” Gender Markers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with enforcing a rule that limits gender markers on U.S. passports to “male” and “female” as assigned at birth, reversing a key policy that expanded recognition for transgender and nonbinary Americans.

The 6–3 decision, issued on the court’s emergency “shadow docket,” reinstates the policy that removes the “X” gender marker option introduced under the Biden administration in 2021. The ruling effectively forces transgender individuals to carry passports that do not reflect their gender identity, even if their other legal documents do. The court’s three liberal justices dissented.

The Biden-era rule had allowed applicants to self-select a g

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