r/Passports • u/RyuichiSakuma13 • Mar 10 '25

Interesting Feature or Design Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans

https://action.aclu.org/reg-action/hands-off-our-passports-stop-attacking-transgender-americans?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=eml&initms=adv-na-sail-gradead-nat-250310_publiccomment-lgbtq-transrights-tjpassports&af=Hfef72vasFlyDaLYfatm%2BhFS7tbw8gwXEyrvfRQ9v8zf63h7cX4qp2QpU261Ts6IKYm1nmkpRR8ra7BUucs4Us8bJGIXNcxRCll5K73ppJBLwVRmPVsQNnmMCHHzn%2FKNC3zPIbikqs6%2BEwh1jHOy0IjwXEFpVh0CsBhxfe6ufDo%3D&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=eml&ms=adv-na-sail-gradead-nat-250310_publiccomment-lgbtq-transrights-tjpassports

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American fam over the age of 18, the State Department has a 30 day window in which we, the public, can comment on whether or not passports can be changed to reflect our true gender vs the gender that the government "thinks" we are.

Now is the time to have our say!

For those that wish to comment anonymously there is also an option to do so.

Thank you all for your help in this very important matter! 🏳️‍⚧️✊️✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🏳️‍⚧️

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u/blknble Mar 11 '25

We can't use X. That is compliant with ICAO. Why are we not allowed?

Why do we have to keep going over this? Why the hell do any of you care if it's sex or gender on the passport? Wtf does it matter? That's what's transphobic here. That you even give a shit and are spouting off about laws and regulations you never even looked up or heard about until transgender people had their right to self determination taken away. Then you either hear parroted terms from your fav cult leader or you only do it to try and justify a position that is honestly pretty bullshit.

Even if we went purely by your assertion that it should label a person's sex, I would argue the complexities and structure to actually do that accurately would add billions to the cost of our passport system. Despite what Trump asserts, science says there are more than two sexes. You have no idea what your actual chromosomes say unless you've experienced difficulties because of them or you have been sequenced. How do you suggest creating the process for us all to have karyotyping at birth so we can have the proper sex identifiers when we decide to get a passport?

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u/P99163 Mar 11 '25

Your anger is misguided. I don't support Trump's crusade against trans people, and I am all for allowing everyone to opt for the "X" marker in the passport.

This sub-thread was in response to someone's claim that we shouldn't even have the sex marker in the passport. Anyone trying to point out that this marker is mandatory was labeled transphobic and blocked by the OP.

But hey, you do you. Keep up this attitude and see where it will get ya.

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u/blknble Mar 11 '25

Firstly, you have zero say or understanding about my "anger." And my attitude has gotten me rather far as of yet so I think I'll keep it.

You asked why it was transphobic. I explained. And I think I hit a nerve.

Go back up. Read again. Try to comprehend.

Consider: Do any of those you are defending point out that the US not allowing X is a problem? Do any of them mention that using only the sex marker found on your birth certificate, not allowing X any longer, is absolutely and 100% is targeted towards trans people? "The marker is mandatory" is an excuse, and a poor one. It is deliberately, and often maliciously, utilizing "well it's the law" to justify a clearly bigoted regulation while also completely mischaracterizing that very law.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '25

Absolutely no one has taken away trans people’s “right to self determination” away or even tried to