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State Department issues first gender-neutral United States passport

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statement on Wednesday.The State Department announced the change in June in response to a years-long lawsuit filed by Dana Zzyym, an intersex and nonbinary Colorado resident and Naval veteran, who sued to compel the State Department, under both the Obama and Trump administrations, to issue a passport reflecting their true identity.

This pattern of refusal continued for years, even when Zzyym provided a copy of their birth certificate proving that they had been born intersex.In their lawsuit, Zzyym argued that the State Department’s rejection of their application violated their right to due process and equal protection under the Constitution, as well as the federal Administrative Procedure Act.

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