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State Department Issues First “Gender Neutral” Passport
The United States has officially issued its first “gender neutral” passport. The State Department announced the milestone on October 27. Citizens can now choose an “X” on their passport application to show that they don’t “identify” as the customary “F” for female or “M” for male.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the changes to the passport application back in June, but October 27 marked the first time a person has received a passport with the “X” designation.
According to Jessica Stern, the State Department’s special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights — a position left vacant during the Trump administration — the new passport option is more in line with the “lived reality” of people who believe they are neither male or female.
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