Trump Passpolitik a “fundamental rejection of my identity,” says the transgender plaintiff

Ash Lazarus Orr, a transgender man from West Virginia, has submitted a federal action that questions the US President Donald Trump.S Executive Ordinance, which recognizes male and female as the only two genders in government documents.

Orr prevented this order from receiving a pass that corresponds to its gender identity.

Orr flew from West Virginia to New York City in early January. At the TSA security control point, he was accused of presenting fake documents because he had a male name for his driver’s license, but a woman on his passport.

Orr said he had to explain in detail that he was a trans man.

“This was not only a scary and humiliating experience, but it was also so invasive,” said Orr to How it happens Host Nil Köksal.

He extended his passport four days before Trump’s office to apply for a passport with a change of name and a gender name that reflects who he is.

But more than two months have passed and he is still waiting. Together with a group of transgender, intersex and non -bobage persons, Orr is suing the administration to pass policy.

Orr says he always travels with his passport on domestic and international flights

He spoke to Köksal about how the delay had his life. Here is part of your conversation.

Will you be able to live without a pass that represents who you are?

The reality is when I have my passport back and the marker for sex names is wrong, it is not just a bureaucratic mistake.

It is a fundamental rejection of my identity and my existence.

International trips become a mining field of humiliation, invasive examination and the risk of being denied the entry within limits.

It is very difficult to know that I juggle and (weigh) and not only for pleasure, but also for health care.

What was told you why you have not yet received your passport?

My application was not available from In-Process to not available, and then I started to contact the passage agency.

They told me that we had no further instructions for you at that time.

After a few weeks I received a call from a superior in San Francisco who commissioned my application, and basically I was told that I had to prove my biological sex.

I was told that you will receive something either by e -mail or certified email to explain what we need from you.

About a week after this call, I received something in the post in which I said that at that time you could not continue my application until I can prove my biological sex.

Since then I haven’t heard anything else and I don’t have a passport at that moment.

The Ministry of Justice says that this guideline “does not violate the same protection guarantees of the constitution”, and also said: “Some plaintiffs also claim that inconsistent identification documents will increase the risk that an official will find that it is transgender, but the ministry is not responsible for the plaintiff’s decision to change its gender name for state documents, but not their pass.”

How do you answer what you say there?

If you hear this type of language and only the framework of this overall problem, this constant exam really undermines the dignity of the trans community.

If we question our identities in public areas, be it at work or by government agencies, (it is) the harmful idea that we are not the one we say we are.

This disability calls for our well -being a mental and emotional tribute.

We regularly face challenges when accessing important services. This includes health care, education and legal documentation, since these systems question our identity and question the police instead of confirming them.

If we have asked ourselves in public environments about our identity, there is even more risk of harassment or violence. (IT) increases the risk of discrimination against employment and living space and health care for trans people.

If we have the government and the institutions that take on our identity as trans people doubts, she sends a broader message that the legal recognition of gender identity is rather limited than a fundamental right.

Ash, this case is called Orr against Trump. How did it feel to see her name next to the US President?

There was a lot of fear, only general fear of my security and the security of my family.

But only a lot of proud.

I am very proud to be a trans -west virginian, and I am very proud that my name not only stands for myself, but for the entire trans community in the United States.

I just gained a lot of strength, not only from my community, but also from those who came in front of me.

If we know that we are fighting for equality for our community, it really only helps me to concentrate on what the final goal is here.