The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favor of a policy requiring American passports to display an individual’s biological sex at birth. This decision, announced last week, supports the position advocated by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond in the case Trump v. Orr.
The Supreme Court’s majority opinion stated, “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth – in both cases the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment.”
Attorney General Drummond expressed support for the ruling. “I applaud the Justices on the nation’s high court for upholding this commonsense policy from the Trump Administration,” Drummond said. “Putting one’s biological sex on a government document – especially one that has national security implications – should not be considered political in nature. I’m proud to stand with my colleagues from around the nation to support President Trump’s lawful actions in office.”
Earlier this year, Drummond and attorneys general from 25 other states submitted an amicus brief supporting the Trump Administration’s stance. The brief argued that it is constitutionally permissible for government documents like passports to record only biological sex rather than gender identity, describing this as a rational choice.
