"US Customs and Border Protection implemented a rule this week that will require airlines to disregard X sex markers on passports and input an M or F marker instead, sending those people with an X marker into panic. X markers became available to US passport holders in 2022, in an effort to allow people with gender identities other than male and female to obtain more accurate travel documents."
"Passports with X markers should still be considered valid travel documents; the US district court of Massachusetts issued an order in June ensuring that they would remain valid after the Trump administration attempted to ban them under executive order 14168, titled Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. While the courts have continued to prevent the Trump administration from outright banning a third gender marker,"
The CBP rule requires airlines to ignore X sex markers on passports and input either M or F, triggering alarm among travelers with X markers. X markers were introduced for US passports in 2022 to accommodate gender identities beyond male and female and to provide more accurate travel documents. A US district court in Massachusetts issued an order in June to keep X-marked passports valid after an attempted ban under executive order 14168. Courts have blocked an outright ban on a third gender marker, but the new rule could still increase travel difficulties and discrimination risks. CBP, TSA, and DHS have not provided clear implementation or enforcement guidance, leaving uncertainty for travelers and frontline agents.
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