passport applications, beginning on April 11, and new Transportation Security Administration scanners that are gender-neutral. The administration said the federal government will become more inclusive for transgender people, including through the use of a new “X” gender marker on U.S. READ MORE: Oklahoma, Arizona governors sign transgender athletes bans into law The steps come as Republican leaders have advanced state measures targeting transgender people as part of a broader push to stoke culture wars heading into a critical election season. The administration announced several actions to make the federal government more inclusive for transgender people. And we’re committed to advancing transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military and our housing and health care systems.” “This administration is standing up for you against all these hateful bills. “The onslaught of anti-transgender state laws attacking you and your families is simply wrong,” Biden said in the video. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that his administration is “standing up” for transgender Americans against “hateful bills” being passed at the state level and that he is committed to advancing equality across society.īiden commented in a brief video message commemorating Transgender Day of Visibility.
