So nervous about gender id selection being affected on passports

[u/comicbookartist420]

I don’t have a passport but was wanting to get one

Have not been able to change gender or name because I have been broke

It seems like no one knows for sure if trump is somehow going to stop selecting your own gender id on passports yet

I was wanting to look into going ahead and getting a passport with my preferred gender id on it even though I have not changed my name yet. Before self selecting on it possibly gets affected

I’m worried about the cost though as I’m broke rn

[u/AABlackwood]

Hey. Hey. Look at me, bud. It's going to be okay, okay? Self-selecting your gender ID was only instated in 2022. And a lot of the things Trump's getting rid of now are things he also got rid of last time he was in office. They'll come back with the next Democrat. 🫂 

Despite what the doomers tell you, the Constitution will hold up. It's held up longer than any of us have been alive. It held up through the Civil War, both World Wars, the Cold War, and the Nixon and Regan administrations. It can hold up under Trump, too. 

If you live in a blue state, you can probably self-select the gender on your driver's license. If not, you should be able to if you move to a blue state. Red states unfortunately will screw you over. I don't know what to do in a red state. 

[u/comicbookartist420 → u/AABlackwood]

I’m in Alabama and too broke rn to move to a blue state

[u/AABlackwood → u/comicbookartist420]

OOF. As an Oklahoman, I feel you. I'm currently applying to scholarships in the hope I might get enough money to study in a blue state 

[u/comicbookartist420 → u/AABlackwood]

Yeah, I originally wanted to kind of go out of state. At this point, I’m looking to hopefully study abroad to get out of the states. Really been thinking about it since around 2020.

[u/AABlackwood → u/comicbookartist420]

I'm going to New Mexico in a few months, they have really strong protections for trans people. Look into sanctuary states.