Entry #11306: Legal recognition of non-binary gender in California

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RegionCalifornia
IssueLegal recognition of non-binary gender
StatusRecognized
Start Date2018
End Datenow
DescriptionCalifornia introduced a non-binary option on driver's licenses in January of 2019 but introduced a non-binary option on birth certificates in 2018. Also, in 2021, California became the first state to allow gender-neutral markers on death certificates.
Sourceshttps://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1PP2N7


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edited by maddyksf. Added the fact they now allow death certificates to be gender neutral.

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DescriptionCalifornia introduced a non-binary option on drivers licenses in January of 2019 but introduced a non-binary option on birth certificates in 2018.California introduced a non-binary option on driver's licenses in January of 2019 but introduced a non-binary option on birth certificates in 2018. Also, in 2021, California became the first state to allow gender-neutral markers on death certificates.
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California introduced a non-binary option on drivers licenses in January of 2019 but introduced a non-binary option on birth certificates in 2018. driver's licenses in January of 2019 but introduced a non-binary option on birth certificates in 2018. Also, in 2021, California became the first state to allow gender-neutral markers on death certificates.

created by Guy

Original entry
StatusRecognized
Start Date2018
End Datenow
DescriptionCalifornia introduced a non-binary option on drivers licenses in January of 2019 but introduced a non-binary option on birth certificates in 2018.
Sourceshttps://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1PP2N7