Initially, the LA Passport Agency offered to give Mary Fox, whose California ID identifies her as female, a passport with a male gender marker on it. Then they reneged that offer—and told her they couldn’t issue her a passport at all. What happened?

Initially, the LA Passport Agency offered to give Mary Fox, whose California ID identifies her as female, a passport with a male gender marker on it. Then they reneged that offer—and told her they couldn’t issue her a passport at all. What happened?