Starting April 11, 2022, U.S. citizens will be able to select X as their gender identifier on U.S. passport applications. State Department says Deploying options for “nonbinary, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals” is an “important step in recognizing gender diversity.” With additional technical updates, the option to select X will be available in late 2023 for passport cards, emergency passports printed by embassies and consulates, emergency and emergency passports issued by passport agencies and centers, consular birth reports and other formats of the document. Overseas (CRBA).
The announcement looks like White House Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, recognizing “generations of struggle, activism, and courage that have brought our country closer to full equality for transgender and gender nonbinary people in America and around the world.” I was. In a public statement, President Joe Biden drew attention to the disproportionate rates of violence, discrimination, and harassment experienced by transgender people in the United States, addressing issues related to housing, homelessness, employment, and health care. He also called attention to the systematic challenges to be faced. The Biden-Harris administration is committed to fulfilling America’s promise to all Americans by eradicating discrimination and bringing freedom and equality for all,” President Biden said.
on the same day, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also announced Conduct screening procedures in a more respectful and dignified manner with new measures to “better serve all Americans, regardless of their gender identity,” including technology updates, process changes and expanded partnerships You will be able to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorcas said: New DHS changes include updates to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) advanced imaging technology scanners, aimed at reducing the number of putt-downs required during travel security screenings. to avoid delays caused by “mismatches” in gender information on boarding passes or other forms of identification, such as driver’s licenses, when a person’s identification is processed through airport security. , streamlines the identity verification process.
“The State Department is setting a precedent as the first federal agency to provide an ‘X’ gender marker on identification documents,” the State Department said. said in a statementThe agency first announced the news in June 2021, but now an investigation has been conducted to determine how gender markers are defined. In collaboration with the Center’s National Center for Health Statistics, we interviewed a demographically diverse group of individuals, including many members of the LGBTQI+ community, to conduct qualitative research on how to define the “X” gender marker . Statement continues. In order to be inclusive and also pay attention to individual privacy, the definition of X was set to “unspecified or another gender identity”.
If you are applying for a U.S. passport using the X gender option, you can find more information on the State Department website. websiteThe gender you select on the form does not require medical documentation and does not have to match the gender on supporting documents such as birth certificates, old passports or state identification cards.
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