The lawsuit states the passport policy is "unconstitutional," adding that it discriminates against individuals based on their sex and transgender status.

Gender identity is a personal, internal sense of gender outside of a strict male-or-female definition. It differs from biological sex, which is assigned at birth based on physical traits. For years, ...

A year later, the Department of Homeland Security allowed applicants for immigration benefits “to mark their preferred gender identity without ... border-related issues such as human trafficking ...