US expected to issue its first passport with ''X'' gender marker
The State Department expects to be able to offer the option to nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming people early next year, an official said
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The State Department is expected to announce Wednesday that the United States has issued its first passport with an X gender designation a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don't identify as male or female.
That's according to a U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of an expected announcement.
The State Department expects to be able to offer the option to nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming people early next year, the official said.
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First Published: Oct 27 2021 | 7:16 PM IST