Hunter Schafer: Trans Euphoria star says new passport lists her as male

Hunter Schafer, a transgender woman, hits out at President Donald Trump's policies on gender.

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"I was shocked," Schafer said in a TikTok video showing the "M" marker on her new travel document. Her previous passport listed her as female.

"I just didn't think it was actually going to happen," the 26-year-old added, criticising US President Donald Trump's policies on gender.

On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order recognising only two sexes and declaring they cannot be changed. The US now issues passports with just male or female designations, based on a person's sex recorded at birth.

Previously, Americans could select their gender for passports and also request to be listed as "X", which the Biden administration said in 2022 was being offered as an option "for non-binary, intersex and gender non-confirming individuals".

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