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===Gender===
Selective Service bases the registration requirement on [[sex assigned at birth]], and forces binary interpretation of this, including upon [[intersex]] individuals. This is in line with a [[Executive Order 14168|presidential executive order]] denying any legal recognition of [[transgender]] individuals' [[gender identity|gender identities]], [[Gender transition|social transition]] status, and [[transgender health care|medical transition]] status, as well the legal existence of [[intersex]] individuals, which was issued by the second Trump Administration on January
Prior to the second Trump Administration taking office and purging all references to transgender and gender non-conforming people on government websites, according to the SSS, individuals who were born male were required to register regardless of their current gender identity or gender reassignment. This included [[Trans woman|transgender women]]. People who were born female who have transitioned, or are in the process of transitioning ([[Trans man|transgender men]]), were not required to register. Individuals who identified as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] were required to register if they were born male.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Needs to Register |url=https://www.sss.gov/faq/#who-needs-to-register |access-date=27 January 2022 |publisher=sss.gov}}</ref> U.S. citizens register for the SSS using their [[Social Security number|Social Security Number]] and the sex designation associated with that number. It was possible to change the sex associated with a Social Security Number (SSN), and the [[Social Security Administration]] (SSA) did not require medical or legal evidence of a sex designation to do so. However, despite some states now allowing an "X" designation on official identification, like birth certificates, the current SSN system is only designed for male or female designations. The SSA was previously looking into more diverse designation options for the future, but this was put on hold by the Second Trump Administration, given a memo sent out to bar changes to gender markers on SSA records on January 31, 2025 and enforce a binary interpretation of sex, as noted in the aforementioned [[Executive Order 14168|presidential executive order]].<ref>[https://www.ssa.gov/people/lgbtq/gender-identity.html#:~:text=To%20change%20the%20sex%20identification,sometimes%20citizenship%20or%20immigration%20status. Gender Identity | SSA]</ref>
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