The State Department issues the first US passport with an 'X' gender marker as it seeks to implement gender-inclusive policies
The State Department has issued the first US passport with an"X" gender marker as it seeks to implement gender-inclusive polices, the department announced Wednesday.
The department announced in June it would update its procedures to allow applicants to self-select their sex marker for passports and that it"will no longer require medical certification" if an applicant's self-selected sex marker doesn't match the sex listed on other official identity documents."As the Secretary announced in June, the Department is moving towards adding an X gender marker for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons applying for a U.S.
In a statement recognizing Intersex Awareness Day, the State Department said Monday it was US policy to end"violence and discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics."Read MoreThe US joins Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries with similar gender-inclusive passport policies.
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