The directive comes days after Trump signed a sweeping executive order that there are only "two sexes" — and it's causing confusion and panic in the trans community.

A sweeping executive order that President Donald Trump issued on Monday bans the State Department from issuing passports with “X” gender markers. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June 2021 announced the State Department would begin to issue gender-neutral passports and documents for American citizens who were born overseas.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the state department to stop passport applications with “X” markers, which are used by many trans and non-binary citizens. Rubio, who previously said voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time”,

Trans, intersex, and nonbinary people applying for passports will no longer be able to select an “X” marker for gender.

The U.S. State Department moved swiftly Wednesday to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order doing away with DEI.

The Washington Blade has obtained a copy of a new State Department policy that bans embassies and other U.S. diplomatic institutions from flying the Pride flag.

The US administration led by US President Donald Trump has barred the State Department buildings and embassies from flying any flags other than the American flag. This comes as a major shift from the

Elise Stefanik will defend Trump pulling out of the World Health Organization and Paris climate agreement at the United Nations if the Senate confirms her.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to freeze all applications for passports labeling their gender as 'X.'

State Department freezes nonbinary passport applications as Rubio rolls out Trump’s anti-LGBT agenda - Existing passports won’t be affected by Trump executive order until they begin expiring in 2032

Donald Trump always said he would put America first. His barnstorming return to executive power shows he intends to do so with an American fist.