The United States Customs and Border Protection has introduced and implemented a rule that will require all airlines to disregard the “X” sex markers on passports, raising questions about what it ...

Human Rights Watch has reported that the policy increases the risks of discrimination, citing a survey from advocacy group Trans Equality of 84,000 transgender adults in the United States, which found ...

US Customs and Border Protection implemented a rule requiring airlines to disregard “X” gender markers on American passports and instead input either “M” or “F” designations into their systems. This ...

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency this week fully implemented a rule that mandates airlines disregard “X” gender markers on passports and instead input either “M” or “F” when processing ...

Its website has been revised again to confirm that all passports “remain valid for travel until their expiration date" The ...

A policy that requires passports to display a person’s sex assigned at birth will come into play during renewals and first-time applications.

A US passport application with an 'X' gender marker - Copyright AFP JUSTIN TALLIS A US passport application with an 'X' gender marker - Copyright AFP JUSTIN TALLIS ...

The court blocked a lower court order as the case works through the legal process, saying sex at birth is a historical fact.

The move requiring applicants to be identified by their biological sex on the document is the latest blow to transgender Americans’ rights.

The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Thursday to require passport applicants to be identified on the document by their biological sex at birth rather than their gender identity.