2 minutes agoFirst passport of neutral gender is issued in the United States
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(5 years ago)The United States has announced they have issued their first passport “X” for a person who does not recognise himself in the traditional choice “m alike” or “ ”, in accordance with American President Joe Biden's promise to take into account the rights of sexual minorities. “State Department has “marked an X sign for [...]
The State Department “wrote an X sign for non-binary gender, for intersex people and for all those who cannot identify within the proposed gender criteria”, said Biden spokesman Ned Price.
The new option will be offered to all applicants for issuing passports from the beginning of 2022”, Price said, noting the commitment of American diplomacy to “the compromise of freedoms, dignity and equality of all people”, reports the returners.
At least eleven other countries in the world, including Canada, Germany and Argentina, but India and Pakistan, offer the possibility of choosing “ “” or other “” in their passports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken facilitated the rules in June, when he allowed American citizens to choose their gender in sections given in their passports.
Previously, people who wanted to score a gender that did not comply with the records on birth records had to issue a medical certificate.
