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Last Updated:January 24, 2025, 23:28 IST
Donald Trump had said in his inaugural address that the United States recognises only two genders -- male and female -- as both are "immutable biological reality".
US President Donald Trump (Reuters Image)
The United States State Department has halted all passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers, while also freezing changes to gender identity on the existing travel document, according to a report.
The move comes days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day of office. Trump, in his inaugural address on January 20 at the Capitol, had also said that there will only be two official genders recognised in the US – male and female.
Secretary of State in the new Trump administration, Marco Rubio instructed the department staff on Thursday to enforce the new guidelines for the official documentation strictly, The Guardian reported, citing an internal cable.
“The policy of the United States is that an individual’s sex is not changeable," the email read.
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Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:January 24, 2025, 23:28 IST
News world US Freezes Passport Applications With ‘X’ Gender Marker After Trump's ‘Only Male-Female’ Policy
