A circuit court judge has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify how a recent emergency order impacts transgender citizens suing the State Department for not allowing their passports to display gender markers aligned with their identity.

Last November, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to stop issuing passports to transgender residents who do not feature a gender marker…

The U.S. Department of State has finalized a new immigration rule requiring visa applicants to identify their sex assigned at birth. Advocates warn that the change will expose transgender and nonbinary travelers to scrutiny, delays, visa denials, or deportation if their documents do not align with the Trump administration’s definition of sex.

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Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for a senior State Department post overseeing U.S. engagement with the United Nations, said Tuesday that he is withdrawing from consideration after it became clear he lacked sufficient support in the Senate.

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Ahead of a Thursday confirmation hearing, two former senior U.S. officials in the Biden administration are warning that President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee U.S. engagement with the United Nations could use the post to weaken global human rights protections, particularly for LGBTQ+ people and communities of color.

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