A Coincident?

Across the pond, the European Parliament says we are women! Meanwhile, Trump says "FU" and imposes more junk on trans people here.

European Parliament resolution backs ‘full recognition of trans women as women’

Non-binding document outlines UN Commission on the Status of Women priorities

The Washington Blade

By Michael K. Lavers

February 16, 2026

The European Parliament on Feb. 11 adopted a transgender-inclusive resolution ahead of next month’s U.N. Commission on the Status of Women meeting.

The resolution, which details the European Union’s priorities ahead of the meeting, specifically calls for “the full recognition of trans women as women.”

“Their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness of any gender-equality and anti-violence policies; call for recognition of and equal access for trans women to protection and support services,” reads the resolution that Erin in the Morning details.

Was this Trump's response to the ruling? The timing makes you wonder, especially looking at the State Department’s latest move:

State Department visa rule sets stage for ICE scrutiny of transgender immigrants

New visa requirements could create document conflicts that follow gender-nonconforming travelers into immigration enforcement databases.

The Advocate

Christopher Wiggins

Mar 14, 2026

The U.S. Department of State has finalized a new immigration rule requiring visa applicants to identify their sex assigned at birth. Advocates warn that the change will expose transgender and nonbinary travelers to scrutiny, delays, visa denials, or deportation if their documents do not align with the Trump administration’s definition of sex.

The regulation, published Wednesday in the Federal Register, updates federal immigration procedures to align with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump last year directing agencies to recognize sex as a fixed biological classification and remove references to gender identity from federal policy.

Under the new rule, visa and immigration systems will record sex assigned at birth rather than gender identity and recognize only male or female classifications. The policy applies to visa processing and immigration records maintained by the State Department, including applications for programs such as the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.

So how in hell will the CBP and ICE suppose to figure out who is "trans" and who is "cis"? So trans people like me will get booted out of the country but those who can blend in can enter the country!

For transgender and nonbinary travelers, particularly those whose passports reflect gender markers that differ from their sex assigned at birth, the policy could create bureaucratic conflicts between identity documents and federal immigration records. Such discrepancies could carry heightened consequences amid the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement posture, where inconsistencies in official documents can trigger additional vetting or allegations of misrepresentation during visa adjudication.]

Yup, this is exactly what Trump wants: he wants us living in fear the moment we hand over our passports. And what happens to cisgender women who happen to look masculine? Will they also be booted? Is "perfectly feminine" the only look allowed now? Of course, Trump & Company gave no thought to trans men!

In Europe, the courts are moving in the opposite direction, according to Reuters...

The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that ​national legislation barring gender information changes ‌was incompatible with EU law, citing the challenges faced when a person's lived ​gender identity does not align ​with official documents.

The case concerned a ⁠Bulgarian citizen registered male at ​birth who has begun hormone treatment ​and identifies as a woman.

She moved to Italy and asked Bulgarian authorities to change ​her legal gender, name and ​identification number. Courts denied the request, pointing to ‌national ⁠rules that define sex strictly in biological terms and ban changes to gender information.

But here in the courts have ruled the exact opposite!

Justices Uphold Lower Court in Birth Certificate Case Involving Transgender Woman

KOTA

South Dakota’s Supreme Court has ruled that transgender individuals cannot change the gender marker on their birth certificates to reflect their gender identity.

The decision stems from a 2024 case involving Sigrid Nielson, a transgender woman who petitioned to have her sex designation changed from male to female. A circuit court denied the request, and Nielson appealed.

In its ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld that denial, finding that state law allows changes to a birth certificate’s sex designation only when the original record was entered in error at the time of birth.

Let’s get down to the basics. What is the purpose of a birth certificate? Trump and the Republicans think it’s a historical document carved in stone. Europe and the Democrats see it for what it is: a functional identity document. Can you imagine a hairy trans guy standing at a border with a passport that says he’s a "woman"? There is a massive Constitutional showdown coming!