MONTREAL, Canada — The Canadian authorities has issued a warning to residents holding passports with the nonbinary “X” gender designation, cautioning that they could encounter difficulties when getting into the USA.
“Whereas the Authorities of Canada points passports with a ‘X’ gender identifier, it can’t assure your entry or transit by way of different nations,” stated World Affairs Canada in its journey advisory.
The warning, printed Monday, notes: “You would possibly face entry restrictions in nations that don’t acknowledge the ‘X’ gender identifier.”
Since returning to the White Home in January, US President Donald Trump has taken steps concentrating on trans and nonbinary people. In his inaugural handle, he asserted that there are solely “two sexes, female and male.”
Via an govt order, the US State Division sought to cease issuing passports with the “X” gender marker, in addition to passports for people whose gender differs from their beginning intercourse. Nonetheless, a court docket injunction blocked the coverage from taking impact, and earlier this month, a US appeals court docket denied the administration’s try and reinstate it.
Between 2019 and 2024, Ottawa issued roughly 3,400 passports that includes the “X” gender identifier.
