Drummond successfully supports Trump’s requirement for sex designations on passports

OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 10, 2025) – The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has sided with Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s position in Trump v. Orr, requiring passports to display an individual's biological sex at birth. The ruling stayed a lower court’s decision that blocked the administration’s requirement for newly issued American passports.

In the order last week from SCOTUS, the majority opinion stated, “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth – in both cases the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment.”

“I applaud the Justices on the nation’s high court for upholding this commonsense policy from the Trump Administration,” Drummond said. “Putting one’s biological sex on a government document – especially one that has national security implications – should not be considered political in nature. I’m proud to stand with my colleagues from around the nation to support President Trump’s lawful actions in office.”

Earlier this fall, Drummond and 25 other states led an amicus brief to SCOTUS in support of the Trump Administration’s position, arguing that the Constitution permits the government to issue papers that record sex rather than subjective identities and that recording only sex on passports is a legitimate and rational choice.