WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has ceased issuing passports with a gender-neutral "X" option, the State Department said, following President Donald Trump's order limiting government recognition of transgender identity.

The move rolls back the option first introduced under former president Joe Biden's administration and leaves an unknown number of people awaiting further guidance on the fate of their pending applications and already issued passports.

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