Transgender rights lawsuits challenge Trump policies on passport markers, gender-affirming care for minors

Two of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people face court challenges filed Friday.

A group of transgender people sued in U.S. District Court in Boston over an order that led to the halting of allowing gender markers to be changed on passports and barring the use of the "X" marker used by many nonbinary people.

The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, say the abrupt policy change last month did not comply with a requirement for a 60-day notice and comment period — and that it discriminates based on sex and, in some cases, transgender status.