Time sensitive: act now to support Trans rights to passports and Real ID from the State Dept.
(Crossposted from LGBTQ+) Submit comments to the U.S. Department of State on passport applications to make your voice heard on anti-trans changes
The federal government is currently attempting to undermine access to passports for trans people, and it's crucial that we act now! The U.S. Department of State has opened public comment periods on three crucial passport applications, and we must flood all three with our opposition to these harmful changes before it's too late.
Our strategy? Our community and supporters should submit as many comments as possible to all three portals. This will show massive public resistance, potentially leading to media attention and increased public awareness, making it harder for them to push these changes through. Each step is critical, and once you complete one, we’ll direct you to the next.
Remember, the more comments we submit, the more difficult it will be for the government to deny us our rights. Your voice matters, and together, we can make a significant impact!
💡 Things to Know:
✔️ You can use an alias when submitting a comment, but an email address is required.
✔️ After you complete Step One, you’ll automatically be directed to Step Two. If you get lost, don’t worry—we’ll send you a confirmation email with the following link.
✔️ The deadline is coming up fast! Make sure to take action before the submission windows close.
https://transequality.org/news/freedom-fly-passport-access-action
My comment - feel free to steal, edit, etcetera:
I urge you to reject this policy change. President Trump issued an executive order attempting to deny that trans and intersex people exist, and denying them equal rights and treatment under the law. But trans people are our friends, our neighbors, our coworkers, and our family members. I do not support this type of discrimination in my country.
All of us, including transgender people, need accurate and consistent identity documents that reflect who we are. That’s what IDs are for. These documents allow us to travel, start new jobs, open bank accounts, and enroll in school.
Every citizen deserves a U.S. passport that matches who they are to ensure they can safely travel, obtain employment, interact with law enforcement, and go about their daily lives without fear of harassment, undue scrutiny, and discrimination.
It is a burden on passport applicants to be asked for evidence of our biological sex at birth, and a waste of government time and resources to require State Department employees to research this information. It is none of the federal government’s business to track down these private details about us.
We rely on our federal government to be thoughtful, well-reasoned, and fair to all Americans, yet this new policy provides no thought, reason, or fairness. Instead, it targets a small population of the United States and denies them identification documents they need to safely travel and go about their lives.
State Department, I urge you to reject this policy change – do not take away the rights of trans and intersex citizens to obtain a passport that reflects who they are, a right we've had here in the United States for over 30 years.
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