Never Going To Stop Being Trans: Euphoria Actress Hunter Schafer On Why She Spoke Out About Being Issued A Male Passport

Hunter Schafer, who is trans, recently revealed that her new passport had been issued with a male gender marker.

The actress is known for her role in Euphoria and expressed her displeasure over being issued a male passport despite identifying as female on her docs since her teens.

In an 8 ½-minute video posted to TikTok on Friday, Schafer said the passport that was meant to carry her well into her 30s was stolen while she was filming in Spain.

After receiving an emergency passport, she later had to apply for a new, permanent one in Los Angeles.

Having had female gender markers on her license and passport since she was a teenager, Schafer marked “female” on her application.

But received a passport that identified her as male, she said.

In the video, Schafer said she had not had her birth certificate amended.

Speaking to The Associated Press on the red carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards, Schafer said she felt “it was a good, necessary point” to share.

chafer, also a presenter at the award show, was nominated for best lead performance for Cuckoo.

“Trans people are beautiful. We are never going to stop existing. I’m never going to stop being trans. A letter and a passport can’t change that,” she shared.