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The United States Issues The First Nonbinary Passport With Gender ‘X’ Option

<p data-pm-slice&equals;"0 0 &lbrack;&rsqb;">The United States has made significant strides when it comes to recognizing individuals&&num;8217&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;lego-commits-to-removing-gender-bias-harmful-stereotypes-from-its-toys-to-make-the-brand-more-inclusive&sol;">genders<&sol;a>&period; They have implemented the &&num;8220&semi;bathroom bill&comma;&&num;8221&semi; which granted access to sex-segregated public facilities for an individual based on a determination of their sex as defined&period; There are laws put into effect that protect gender identities&comma; and now the Biden Administration has created another way for people to embrace their gender identity while traveling&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The U&period;S&period; has issued its first passport with an &&num;8220&semi;X&&num;8221&semi; gender designation&period; This milestone marks the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female&comma; said the State Department&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;27&sol;1049690803&sol;state-department-first-passport-with-nonbinary-gender-x-option">NPR<&sol;a>&period; President Joe Biden&&num;8217&semi;s administration kept good on their word after promising this move earlier this year to make documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary&comma; intersex&comma; and gender non-conforming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pressure to make this change came after a lawsuit filed earlier this year by Dana Zzyym&comma; an intersex and nonbinary Colorado resident&period; Dana argued it was impossible to get a passport with their accurate gender because &&num;8220&semi;female&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;male&&num;8221&semi; were the only options available&period; Lambda Legal represented Dana in the lawsuit and confirmed Dana was the first passport with a gender &&num;8220&semi;X&&num;8221&semi; marker&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dana also made a statement about the news stating it was thrilling to get the passport finally&period; She continued explaining the goal was to help the next generation of intersex people win recognition as full citizens with rights rather than travel the globe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>State Department Spokesperson Ned Price released a statement about the change&comma; saying&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I want to reiterate&comma; on the occasion of this passport issuance&comma; the Department of State&&num;8217&semi;s commitment to promoting the freedom&comma; dignity&comma; and equality of all people – including LGBTQI&plus; persons&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The department plans to offer the option to all passport applicants once their system finishes updating along with its forms by early 2022&comma; according to Ned Price&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom"><span class&equals;"s1"><b>https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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