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As the State Department freezes passport applications with the X gender markers, what are the implications for both current and future passport holders?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State Department on Wednesday to suspend all passport applications seeking to change a sex marker and all applications requesting an “X” sex marker ...

In a controversial decision, the U.S. State Department announced today that it will no longer process passport applications that include the "X" gender marker, effectively halting the issuance of ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to freeze applications in the passport pipeline with X selected as the gender identifier, according to internal communication ...

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas have performed everywhere from local Louisiana clubs and festivals to international stages in Austria, Spain, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Turkey, Germany and even ...

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has announced that its passport application portal is now open for optimal service. NIS Public Relations Officer, DCI KT Udo, stated that the portal was ...

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, says all passport applications will be processed online by March 1, 2025, as part of a broader digitalisation effort aimed at enhancing efficiency and ...