Caitlyn Jenner Appeals to Trump on Passport Issue

Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender former Olympic athlete and prominent Republican supporter, revealed in a recent interview that she has appealed directly to President Donald Trump for help resolving a passport issue that has left her unable to travel internationally. The problem stems from a new federal policy requiring passports to reflect an individual's sex assigned at birth, which in Jenner's case lists her as male despite her transition and updated documents.

Jenner, 76, who publicly came out as transgender in 2015, described the ordeal during an appearance on the podcast "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless." She explained that after renewing her passport earlier this year, it was returned with a male gender marker, or "M," overriding her previous female designation. "I sent it back. It comes back with gender marker M. Screws everything up," Jenner said. She attempted to correct the error by submitting forms and a hard copy of her birth certificate, which had been amended to reflect her female identity following her transition. Those efforts failed, and officials upheld the birth-sex designation.

The change resulted from an executive order Trump signed on his first day back in office,...