The State Department is rolling out a new “X” gender designation for passports and it’s being hailed as a “milestone” for passport applicants who don’t identify as male or female.
There are still Americans stranded in Afghanistan, but the Biden administration has its own set of priorities.
Colleen Slevin reports at the Associated Press:
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender markerThe 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 — and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday.The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, called the moves historic and celebratory, saying they bring the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations.“When a person obtains identity documents that reflect their true identity, they live with greater dignity and respect,” Stern said.The department did not announce to whom the passport was issued. A department official declined to say whether it was for Dana Zzyym, an intersex Colorado resident who has been in a legal battle with the department since 2015, saying the department does not usually discuss individual passport applications because of privacy concerns.
Just yesterday, the State Department spokesman made a statement about gender for “Intersex Awareness Day.”
Doesn’t the State Department have bigger issues to deal with right now?
It’s just stunning to see the State Department focused on this as the United States faces multiple, major issues on the world stage.
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