Aja is speaking out after receiving an updated passport, misgendering her without her consent. The queen, who came out as transgender in 2021, penned a post on social media regarding the incident.
“Today, the U.S. government handed me a passport that says “M” — even though my previous one said “F” and every document I’ve submitted says female,”
The Drag Race alum continued to insist, “I didn’t ask for a change. I was just replacing a lost passport.”
“Instead, they told me they updated the gender marker to “match their records” — records that I submitted, that are all legally female,” Aja continued.
“When I said that having a document with incorrect information puts me in danger traveling internationally, I was denied escalation, refused further documentation, and sent out the door with paperwork and a pat on the head,” she wrote.
Because of this, Aja says she is having to decide between staying safe and her profession, which requires traveling.
“This is what transphobia in policy looks like,” she said. “Quiet. Calculated. And deadly.”
This is a growing issue that comes in the wake of Donald Trump signing an executive order on gender just hours after he was sworn in earlier this year.
The order, ‘Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’ will only recognize one’s sex from the point of conception.
We’ve seen other stars speak out about similar experiences with their gender being changed on their official documents. Fellow queen Adore Delano and actress Hunter Schafer have been especially vocal on the topic.
Despite Trump’s legislation, Aja reassured, “I’m not going down. I’m going public. I’m going legal. And I’m dragging the system with me!”
“And if they thought I’d carry this passport in silence? They forgot who the fuck I am,” she went on. “I’m not going down. I’m going public. I’m going legal. And I’m dragging the system with me!”
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