Reposted by Rachel
wrote up the latest on U.S. passport gender marker changes, which State is now processing in compliance with last month's injunction: www.them.us/story/state-...
@aclu.org urges class members who need one to apply ASAP in case a stay is sought + granted; apps for a correction are free
them.us
Why the ACLU is Urging Trans People Who Need Passport Updates to Apply “As Soon as Possible”
The State Department has begun complying with a preliminary injunction issued in June.
![A figure showing the effect of rolling ball transformations, as described in the paper caption:
The image of the lovely lady in Fig. 5a is seen in Fig. 5b not quite as sparkling.
That is because she has been opened by a spherical structuring element about the
size of her eyeballs. The opening process has removed the glint in her eye, the
diamonds of her collar pin, and the highlights in her hair. They appear in the
difference image which is shown in Fig. 5c.
[5c is black and white and looks like a pair of ghostly eyes with a vague semblance of hair framing it]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:umk34cazrenu4sns27cg2osv/bafkreigduwqcol24xhzqbcehovoyuik2pgiredmjv6dx3njw76ll2ncde4)
