Reports of US Documentation Agents Confiscating Trans Peoples Passports
Source in pic: https://homestead.social/@lily/113878607769958499
Secondary confirmation: https://bsky.app/profile/erinryanhey.bsky.social/post/3lggfjx55vk2w
Anecdotally, I've seen several more reports.
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This isn't true, at least not entirely. I work at an office that accepts passport applications and we haven't received any communication regarding gender markers from the new administration. I can't speak to whether this is the policy at regional passport centers, and I fully expect these Project 2025 sacks of shit to come out with something hateful sooner than later, but at the moment, nothing has been issued.
It’s possible that the agent that did this did so understanding that they would face no consequences for it, regardless of whether it was true or not. Which means regardless of whether it’s official policy, it may be something trans people want to take into account before handing over any documents.
Yup, this is my guess. Whether or not it’s official policy doesn’t matter; The bigot behind the clerk’s desk is confiscating paperwork regardless. It’s possible their superiors don’t even know about it, and they’re just quietly shredding the IDs without telling anyone else in the office.
But the important point is that the bigot feels empowered to do so, because they don’t believe they’ll face any repercussions for it. We need to make bigots afraid again…
Your, or even any, office not receiving official orders doesn't make this not true.
I mean, saying people should avoid updating their documents because this is the new policy is, in fact, untrue. Also, most of the documents listed are handled at the county or state level, not the federal level, so it's going to be extremely location-dependent, other than passports.
If you haven’t already updated your federal documents then it is probably too late. At least until these shits are gone.
Oh I'm sure it is - my office has had quite a few people in to change gender markers recently, which wasn't a surprise. However, updating a drivers license or doing a name change may still be possible, especially for people who may not plan to travel internationally.
True, it’s just a huge blow because updated federal ID documents were an easy fall back for trans people living in states where they can’t update their state level documents, for whatever reason.
For starters, you made a blanket statement about the post in its entirety claiming it, and the experience of the person who made it, isn't true, you can backpedal now, but that's what you did.
Secondly:
so it’s going to be extremely location-dependent, other than passports.
In other words
Your, or even any, office not receiving official orders doesn’t make this not true.
Thirdly:
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/23/marco-rubio-state-department-passports-gender-trans-nonbinary/
You not being comfortable confronting reality doesn't mean it isn't happening.
What in my comments gives you the impression I'm not comfortable "confronting reality"? I'm under no illusions about what the Trump administration is planning and how many people they're going to hurt. I'm just saying that it's not a policy to confiscate someone's passport based on their gender marker at this time.