Caitlyn Jenner claims she is no longer able to leave the US after Donald Trump's changes to the US passport system.
Since returning to the White House in 2025, the Republican leader issued an executive order demanding that all US passports contain either an 'F' (for female) or 'M' (for male) sex marker, which must match the sex assigned to the passport holder at birth.
The controversial move means that 2.8 million trans or non-binary American citizens (close to one percent of the population) now have passports and government documents containing the wrong gender.
And it would appear that status or political allegiance won't save you from the ruling, as registered Republican and Trump supporter Jenner found out when renewing her passport document.
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The 76-year-old Olympian, who was born male and later came out as trans in 2015, revealed that she'd made a personal plea to President Trump over the matter during an interview with Tomi Lahren on her Fox News show.
After sending her passport off for renewal, Jenner received the document back with an 'M' gender marker, which she had previously changed while transitioning.
Jenner initially believed it was a mistake and mailed it back to the State Department – only to have a second one sent out to her with the same gender marker.
"So now, I’m in a position, Tomi, that… What do I do? This is a safety factor. I can’t travel internationally anymore. I can’t use my passport," she told the Fox News host.
"So somebody in my position, who has transitioned, I worked very, very hard. I worked with a law firm to make sure everything was changed from ‘M’ to ‘F,’ right down to my birth certificate," she explained.
"All my documentation was right, my passport."
Revealing that she'd reached out to Trump personally over the matter, The Keeping up with the Kardashians star added: "I was in Mar-a-Lago two months ago, [and] wrote a letter explaining all of this to him, how it’s affecting me and a lot of other people."
She continued: "Unfortunately, he wasn’t there that weekend. The Secret Service guy said he could get it to him, put it on his desk and stuff... I haven't heard from him. He’s kind of busy right now. My gender marker is not big on the issue, OK? So, I get that, and I’m not blaming him whatsoever. I love the guy, and I love what he’s doing."
Jenner isn't the only high-profile figure to have the wrong gender on her passport, with Euphoria actor Hunter Schafer revealing back in February 2025 that her passport now listed her as 'male'.
"I had a bit of a harsh reality check today, and felt like it’s important to share with whoever is listening," the actor and trans-activist said in a TikTok posted last February.
However, Jenner has faced a mixed response to her admission, with many people pointing out that she continues to be an outspoken supporter of Trump, despite his policies towards trans people.
"A painful example of someone who supported Trump and is now paying for that choice on their own skin," wrote one person on X, while a second added: "She literally voted for this lmfao."
Topics: Donald Trump, US News, Kardashians, Celebrity, LGBTQ
Brenna Cooper