The framing is in line with many conservatives' views but at odds with major medical groups and policies under former President Biden.Her family wants Mellow to be able to leave the country if things became unbearable for transgender people in the U.

For transgender Americans, passports just became a lot more complicated. President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying there are two sexes, male and female, and rejecting the idea that people can transition to a gender identify different from the one assigned at birth.

The A.C.L.U. filed a lawsuit after the president’s administration stopped issuing passports that reflect the gender identity of transgender and nonbinary people.