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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of State opposing proposed changes to the passport application process that would restore biological truth on passports.

Under Trump's Executive Order "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," the State Department announced it would no longer issue U.S. passports or Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBAs) with an X marker. That means passports will only be issued with an M or F sex marker that matches the customer's biological sex at birth.  

Furthermore, anyone submitting a passport application requesting an X marker or requesting a sex marker that differs from the sex marker at birth will experience delays, and likely receive requests for more information.

Any current passport with an X marker will remain valid for travel until its expiration date.

This change doesn't sit well with Tong, who seems to be opposed to everything the Trump Administration does.

“This is yet another rash proclamation from a President with zero consideration for the real hurt it will inflict on American people, and the chaos it will cause. A passport is for travel identification. It’s not something for the government to muck around with to score political points at the expense of people just trying to live their lives,” said AG Tong.

In its comment letter, the coalition argues that the proposed changes would "significantly harm non-binary and transgender people. Forcing a transgender or non-binary person to have identity documents that do not align with their gender identity impedes their ability to live and travel. For example, when a person’s passport does not comport with their physical appearance, it could cause confusion, delays, or harassment when they travel within the United States and internationally. These harms compound the psychological harm that could result from the new policy."

The coalition further argues that the policy would cause "considerable confusion between state-issued identification cards and federal identification documents. The proposed changes conflict with state laws that permit gender marker changes on identifying documents, allowing individuals to participate society and obtain public benefits. At least 16 states, including Connecticut, allow transgender and non-binary people to correct their state-issued birth certificate to accurately reflect their gender identity. If identifying information on state-issued documents does not match with information on federal documents, individuals would likely experience delays when trying to access resources, and states would likely be forced to expend needless resources to review mismatched documents." 

Joining Attorney General Tong in submitting the comment letter, which was led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and New York Attorney General Letitia James, were the attorneys general from Massachusetts, New York, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

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