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PSA: US State Department Ceases Processing Gender Marker Correction Applications (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Thevenin@beehaw.org to c/trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/18144707

According to the Colorado Name Change Project, the US State Department has stopped processing of all gender marker correction applications. This is confirmed by Notus.org, which adds that the policy change affects passport renewals as well.

At this time, there are rumors that the Minnesota Passport Agency is confiscating documents when denying a gender marker change. These rumors are unconfirmed as of the time of this post, but the situation is still developing.

https://www.namechangeproject.org/gender-marker/

https://m.facebook.com/ColoradoNameChangeProject/

https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/trump-gender-sex-order-passports

The ACLU has a form open for any affected by this policy: https://www.aclu.org/transpassports2025

Update: Marco Rubio has confirmed that the state department has suspended all applications including a gender change or an X gender marker, including applications which were already in progress. Official word on the status of existing passports "will come via other channels." https://theintercept.com/2025/01/23/marco-rubio-state-department-passports-gender-trans-nonbinary/

Update 2: tiktok user @gentlereality has confirmed that her passport application was suspended pending "administrative guidance" on Jan 30, and her original documents (birth certificate, etc) withheld "indefinitely". The application went through (with "M" gender markers) and the original documentation was returned Feb 3. From this I can conclude that the rumors of documentation being confiscated were at least partially true -- the difference between confiscation and withholding depends entirely on how long "indefinitely" actually lasts.

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I'm not trans, but I would have no issue using a fake id to escape fascism.

You do understand that trying to forge a passport is a pretty serious crime, yeah? Otherwise, what exactly are you trying to suggest?

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean that a passport with incorrect information is fine as a means to escape. It would not be a forgery or illegal.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Oh, you're saying incorrect as in not having a person's chosen name, etc? Yes, absolutely the best path forward. But I do think most trans folks already know this.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Who cares?

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because it would give the people currently in charge a legitimate reason to arrest and jail trans people? Because it is exceedingly unlikely that you will be able to due to all of the security features of modern passports?

I dunno, maybe that's just me?

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because it would give the people currently in charge a legitimate reason to arrest and jail trans people

It doesn't really seem like they need a legitimate one tbh. And if a fake passport is your only chance of getting out, maybe you should take it.

It's a fucked up situation all around.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Firstly, "fake" passports wasn't actually what the other person was talking about.

Secondly, no, encouraging vulnerable people to commit potentially unnecessary crimes isn't a good idea. It seems that most should still be able to get a passport in their details from birth. Whereas if they arrive in another country with a fake passport, they'll be immediately deported back into danger.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Please don't misconstrue my words. I literally said, if it is the only way. This will be my last reply on this comment thread.