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April 22, 2025

Judge Sides with 6 Plaintiffs Challenging Trump's Anti-Trans Passport Rules
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Back in the United States, a federal judge has issued a preliminary
injunction ordering Trump's State Department to allow six transgender
and nonbinary people to obtain U.S. passports with sex designations that
match their gender identity. For now, the order only applies to the six
plaintiffs, who plan to file a motion that would extend the protections
to all impacted trans and nonbinary people. The measure was among a
series of anti-trans executive orders issued by President Trump on his
first day back in office. The State Department has since suspended the
processing of passports for people who indicate their sex as "x" on
their applications.


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