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US Supreme Court grants stay that restricts gender expression on passports (www.jurist.org)

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The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a policy to move forward that prevents nonbinary and transgender people from having gender markers on their passports that align with their chosen identity.

Case file: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a319_i4dj.pdf

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Kinda silly. What’s the point of having this data listed on your passport if it doesn’t describe the person physically?

People checking passports aren’t going to check for penis/vagina to verify the persons sex. So it would be more meaningful to have their gender listed.

[–] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The cruelty is the point.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

True. Not sure why I’m looking at logic here

[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Why do we even list gender or sex at all? How is it in any way applicable to the person checking the passport?