Washington, July 2: In a progressive step, the US government has announced to introduce a new gender option슬롯 머신 사이트 추천other than "male" or "female" for transgender Americans seeking US passport. Once the new gender option is introduced, Americans who are nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming will be able to choose a슬롯 머신 사이트 추천sex marker슬롯 머신 사이트 추천other than "male" or "female" when applying for US passport.

In a statement, the US State Department said that it was working "towards adding a gender marker for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons applying for a passport or (a consular report of birth abroad),"슬롯 머신 사이트 추천meaning applicants will in the future be able to choose something other than "M" or "F". The US will soon join a growing list of countries that have allowed a third gender option for passport applicants. Below is the full list.

  • Australia: Transgender Australian슬롯 머신 사이트 추천can choose to list their gender on their passports as "X" rather than male or female.

  • Canada: Transgenders can request that their gender should be read as "X" on passport, indicating that it is unspecified. However, a gender of "M" or "F" has to be added as a gender to comply with legal requirements of other countries.

  • Germany: German passport authorities allow a third designation, X, to be added in applications for intersex citizens.

  • India: The Indian government permits슬롯 머신 사이트 추천transgender, intersex, and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천eunuch individuals to obtain passports that match their gender identity, whether male, female, or third gender. Three options;슬롯 머신 사이트 추천M, F, and E (for male, female, and eunuch, respectively) are available for applicants.

  • Nepal:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The Nepalese passport authority gives an option "other" for transgender applicants.

  • New Zealand: New Zealand allows슬롯 머신 사이트 추천non-binary and transgender people to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천change the gender marker on their passports via a simple declaration. Options for passports include male, female, and X (indeterminate/unspecified).

In the United States too, at least 20 states and Washington, DC, have슬롯 머신 사이트 추천recognised non-binary or third gender classifications or have already introduced X gender for documents.

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