Some good news this Transgender Day of Visibility.
Stern was clear to explain that the change doesn’t represent a political statement or any change in rights — it simply recognizes people for who they are.
“This policy change recognizes the true identity of the passport holder," she said. "The lived realities of transgender, intersex, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming persons reflect that there is a wider spectrum of humanity than is represented by a binary sex designation on passports," Stern said. The change was the result of a six-year legal battled spearheaded by Lambda Legal, a non-profit organization that helps LGBTQ+ Americans fight for their legal rights. The case centered on Dana Zzyym, an intersex Colorado resident who refused to check M or F. Zzyym, who was born with ambiguous genitalia, uses gender-neutral pronouns.
"I almost burst into tears when I opened the envelope, pulled out my new passport, and saw the 'X' stamped boldly under 'sex,'""I'm also ecstatic that other intersex and nonbinary U.S. citizens will soon be able to apply for passports with the correct gender marker. It took six years, but to have an accurate passport, one that doesn't force me to identify as male or female but recognizes I am neither, is liberating,” they continued.
. Still, many states don’t, and some require medical documentation of sex change, red tape, and money before they’ll allow changes.
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