USCIS Drops Nonbinary Option, Will Only Recognize Two Sexes on Immigration Forms

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that it only recognizes two biological sexes, male and female, and it will no longer offer a third gender option on its forms, according to a news release yesterday. Consistent with the Jan. 20, 2025, executive order, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, USCIS is returning to its historical policy of recognizing two biological sexes. “There are only two sexes — male and female,” said DHS Assistant Secretary for...