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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This is absolutely horrible.

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US. This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.com

US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers

Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications

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G Brueckmann @brueckmann.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Jeah German's foreign ministry already put that on their website some days ago. And no, not on the special LGBTQIA+ travel info, that's the general one. www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseunds... TL;DR: Everyone has to fit in either male/female and state whichever they were assigned at birth.

Screenshot of the German foreign travel website. Passage highlighted "Aufgrund einer Executive Order vom 20. Januar 2025 müssen Einreisende in die USA in Zukunft bei ESTA- oder Visumanträgen entweder das Geschlecht „männlich“ oder „weiblich“ angeben; relevant ist hierbei der Geschlechtseintrag der antragstellenden Person zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt. Reisende, die den Geschlechtseintrag „X“ innehaben oder deren aktueller Geschlechtseintrag von ihrem Geschlechtseintrag bei Geburt abweicht, sollten vor Einreise die zuständige Auslandsvertretung der USA in Deutschland kontaktieren und die geltenden Einreisevoraussetzungen in Erfahrung zu bringen." which translates to "Due to an Executive Order dated January 20, 2025, travelers entering the USA must state their gender as “male” or “female” when applying for an ESTA or visa; the relevant gender is the applicant's gender marker at the time of birth. Travelers who have the gender marker “X” or whose current gender entry differs from their gender marker at birth should contact the relevant US diplomatic mission in Germany before entering the country and find out the applicable entry requirements."

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