Q&A: Orr v. Trump
Trump’s Attack on Access to Passports for Transgender, Intersex, and Non-Binary U.S. Citizens
Following a January 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump barring people from updating the sex designation on their passports, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit challenging the State Department’s refusal to issue passports with accurate sex designations on behalf of seven transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people. Many people from across the country contacted the ACLU after the State Department suspended a prior policy, some reporting their documents had even been withheld from them while the State Department suspended its prior policy. We all have a right to accurate identity documents -- read more about the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging this policy below.
What does the district court’s April 18 ruling mean?
How has President Trump’s administration acted to withhold passports from trans, nonbinary and intersex Americans?
When did the executive order go into effect?
What impact have these actions had on transgender, intersex and nonbinary U.S. citizens?
What are the ACLU’s legal arguments against this executive order and new passport policy
Who are the ACLU clients in this lawsuit? What are their stories?
Can transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people still use passports that have an X sex designation on them or a sex designation different from their sex assigned at birth? What about traveling within the United States with updated state driver's licenses or other identification?
How can we all best support trans people at this time?
If I’m trans, can I submit an application for a passport, for renewal of my passport, or for a change regarding my passport (including a name change)?
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