A federal judge questioned the Trump administration about why the U.S. Department of State is only issuing passports with male and female gender markers.
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick questioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) about “what scientific data or alternatives” were “consulted” upon prior to the Department of State issuing guidance that they would “no longer issue U.S. passports or Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBAs) with an X marker,” according to Bloomberg Law.
“You’ve got to give me something, or else I’ll assume there’s nothing,” Kobick said, according to the outlet.
Per the outlet, Kobick’s response came after “a group of transgender Americans” filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, “claiming the policy forces them to ‘out’ themselves to border officials and exposes them to potential violence while traveling”:
A group of transgender Americans sued the administration, claiming the policy forces them to “out” themselves to border officials and exposes them to potential violence while traveling. They’re asking the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts for a preliminary injunction to…
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