07/01/2021

Americans Will be Able to Self-identify Their Gender on Their Passports

They will be able to do this without medical certification

Americans will soon be able to select whichever gender they identify as on their passports — without medical certification. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced in a press release that the Department of State would be changing its polices regarding gender identification on passports. Passport applicants will be able to self-select their gender as "M" or "F" and will no longer require a doctor's note if their self-selected gender doesn't match the gender on any other forms of government-issued identification forms, like citizenship papers or drivers licenses.

Blinken also announced that the department is working on adding an option for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming Americans who are applying for a passport or Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA). 

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