A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's policy of only recognizing two genders on U.S. passports, eliminating the "X" designation and suspending options for identifying as nonbinary or intersex. The ruling, issued by Judge Julia Kobick, extends a previous decision to all Americans, citing discrimination against transgender individuals. Trump's executive order defending two sexes as "grounded in reality" was challenged by Kobick, who found the policy to be arbitrary and prejudiced. The judge emphasized the importance of gender-concordant identity documents for transgender individuals' well-being and safety.