Puerto Rico Supreme Court recognizes ‘X’ as third gender for birth certificates in landmark decision
Puerto Rico's Supreme Court mandates an "X" gender option on birth certificates, a victory for nonbinary individuals.
June 3, 2025
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Puerto Rico's Supreme Court mandates an "X" gender option on birth certificates, a victory for nonbinary individuals.
People will be able to legally identify outside the gender binary in Germany.
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Oregon authorities OK'd the move after courts recognized some residents' nonbinary gender identity.
Transgender and third-gender people in impoverished nations like Bangladesh are alone and adrift.
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The Gender Recognition Act of 2022 made a third gender option available on state-issued identification in New York.
The State Department, acting on a presidential executive order, has ended the use of a third-gender marker on passports and won't allow gender changes on them.
As America battles over gender identity, there’s something we’re overlooking: the world’s rich history of nonbinary identities that challenge the Western notion of "male" and "female."
While recognition of gender identity has increased significantly in the past two decades, so has the criminalization of transgender people, a new study shows.
The third option, an X marker, will be available to passport applicants starting next year.
A California congressman wants the State Department to make traveling easier for those who don't identify as "male" or "female."
Monika Shahi Nath — who legally identifies as third gender — registered her marriage with husband Ramesh Nath Yogi, making this the first official transgender marriage in Nepal.