Trans People Can Obtain Accurate Passports Again. Here’s How.

Trans people need to be terrified

Donald Trump has held the presidency for less than six months in 2025. But already, trans people have been defaced, demoralized, and fatigued. On June 18, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on gender affirming care for trans youth in nearly half of U.S. states. This ensures that trans youth do not have access to hormone blockers that prevent them from becoming their hated gender. The Trump administration has also ensured that Medicaid can no longer …

Trans people can obtain accurate passports again. Here’s how.

This piece originally appeared in The 19th on 6/17/25 and appears here with permission. By Orion Rummer LGBTQ+ civil rights groups are urging transgender Americans to update their passports now, while a court order forces the State Department to process new applications. For most of this year, trans and nonbinary Americans have been blocked from obtaining passports that match their gender identity, spurring travel fears and causing bureaucratic …