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[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Your, or even any, office not receiving official orders doesn't make this not true.

[–] frickineh 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, saying people should avoid updating their documents because this is the new policy is, in fact, untrue. Also, most of the documents listed are handled at the county or state level, not the federal level, so it's going to be extremely location-dependent, other than passports.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you haven’t already updated your federal documents then it is probably too late. At least until these shits are gone.

[–] frickineh 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I'm sure it is - my office has had quite a few people in to change gender markers recently, which wasn't a surprise. However, updating a drivers license or doing a name change may still be possible, especially for people who may not plan to travel internationally.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 month ago

True, it’s just a huge blow because updated federal ID documents were an easy fall back for trans people living in states where they can’t update their state level documents, for whatever reason.

[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For starters, you made a blanket statement about the post in its entirety claiming it, and the experience of the person who made it, isn't true, you can backpedal now, but that's what you did.

Secondly:

so it’s going to be extremely location-dependent, other than passports.

In other words

Your, or even any, office not receiving official orders doesn’t make this not true.

Thirdly:

https://theintercept.com/2025/01/23/marco-rubio-state-department-passports-gender-trans-nonbinary/

You not being comfortable confronting reality doesn't mean it isn't happening.

[–] frickineh 18 points 1 month ago

What in my comments gives you the impression I'm not comfortable "confronting reality"? I'm under no illusions about what the Trump administration is planning and how many people they're going to hurt. I'm just saying that it's not a policy to confiscate someone's passport based on their gender marker at this time.