Current Version
| Region | Australia |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | 2011 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. It's not recognised in New South Wales, for example. |
| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8 |
Revision History (4)
edited by Notdog1996. For the sake of consistency with other countries that allows X on passports
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Recognized |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2013 | 2011 |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. However it's not recognised in new south wales | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. It's not recognised in New South Wales, for example. |
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| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8 |
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| Value | Recognized | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. However it's not recognised in new south wales |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 1, 2013 |
created by DuffdeNecker
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. |
| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender |