{"id":1412417,"date":"2022-03-31T09:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412417"},"modified":"2022-03-31T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:44:49","slug":"biden-admin-rolls-out-gender-neutral-passports-americans-can-now-identify-as-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-rolls-out-gender-neutral-passports-americans-can-now-identify-as-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Rolls Out \u2018Gender Neutral\u2019 Passports, Americans Can Now Identify As \u2018X\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-rolls-out-gender-neutral-passports-americans-can-now-identify-as-x%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Passports.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Come April, U.S. citizens can choose \u201cX\u201d as their gender on their passport instead of either male or female, after the Biden administration pushed earlier this year for the integration of gender ideology into documentation for international travel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jessica Stern, U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/gender-neutral-x-passports-will-available-april-rcna22292\"><span>stated<\/span><\/a><span> that humans \u201cdo not always fit within a male or female category around the world,\u201d during her announcement about the rollout of the \u201cX\u201d addition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe addition of a third gender marker propels the U.S. forward toward ensuring that our administrative systems account for the diversity of gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics among U.S. citizens,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Stern claimed that this move would serve to recognize the \u201ctrue identity of the passport holder.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The move to make \u201cgender neutral\u201d passports was first announced back in June 2021 by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. At the time he said that the State Department would add another \u201cgender marker\u201d and allow people to choose whether they were marked male or female despite medical documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMost immediately, we will be updating our procedures to allow applicants to self-select their gender as \u2018M\u2019 or \u2018F\u2019 and will no longer require medical certification if an applicant\u2019s self-selected gender does not match the gender on their other citizenship or identity documents,\u201d Blinken <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/proposing-changes-to-the-departments-policies-on-gender-on-u-s-passports-and-consular-reports-of-birth-abroad\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Transportation Security Administration <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/us-gender-neutral-x-passports-a5374c37-5bbe-4696-8df5-54e351086ce4.html?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=editorial&#038;utm_content=politics-trans\"><span>will<\/span><\/a> <span>also be implementing policy changes to move its protocols in line with the addition of the \u201cX\u201d passport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These moves include changing the \u201ccurrent, gender-based system\u201d for pat-downs and other screening and taking away \u201cgender considerations when validating a traveler\u2019s ID at airport security checkpoints,\u201d according to Axios.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Biden administration\u2019s integration of transgender ideology into international travel comes as Biden recognizes \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d on Thursday, which included a special focus on transgender children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/31\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-equality-and-visibility-for-transgender-americans\/\">statement<\/a>, Biden vowed that his administration would provide support and \u201cresources for transgender kids and their families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This support included backing \u201cgender affirming care\u201d on the \u201cmental health\u201d of children. He also explained that he had the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health develop a <a href=\"https:\/\/opa.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf\">resource<\/a> to detail the importance of \u201cgender affirming care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So-called gender affirming care includes things like puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for children and adolescents. The \u201csurgeries,\u201d which include \u201ccreat[ing] male typical chest shape\u201d on females and \u201csurgery\u201d on male and female reproductive organs and genitalia, are to be used on a \u201ccase- by-case in adolescence,\u201d according to the administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The statement from the White House also condemned states that have passed bills outlawing transgender surgery and hormone blockers for minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President has consistently made clear that legislative attacks against transgender youth are un-American, and are bullying disguised as legislation,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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