The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to soon decide whether U.S. passports can include the “X” gender designation.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to say this week whether a lower court injunction that allows citizens to self-designate their sex on their passports shall continue in force. The injunction, issued by a federal district court judge in Boston in June and upheld by a federal appeals panel September 4, applies to citizens nationwide. Unless the Supreme Court stays the injunction, it will remain effective for the many months it will take for a pending lawsuit to resolve the constitutional issues concerning President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring the federal government would recognize only “male” or “female” as sex designations. Twelve peop