WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris administration announced today (Wednesday, June 30) a major policy changes in the US passport system to ensure that transgender people have accurate passports.
The U.S. State Department will add an “X” gender marker to the ID document and eliminate the medical requirement for a person to change the gender marker on their passport and consular forms. “Having accurate passports and consistent ID is critical to daily life,” said Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. “It’s necessary for travel, banking, starting a new job and school.