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| Region | United States |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jul 3, 2017 |
| End Date | Apr 10, 2022 |
| Description | On June 15th, 2017, Oregon officials voted yes to allowing the legal representation of non-binary people. On July 3rd, 2017, this option became available to the public. |
| Sources | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/oregon-nonbinary-gender-neutral-option-licenses |
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edited by Unknownmiles. I noticed the us had non binary recognition as varies forever when I was looking at an old year on the map so I fixed it all.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 3, 2017 |
| Description | Non-binary gender is recognized in some states and jurisdictions for use on state-issued ID cards. | On June 15th, 2017, Oregon officials voted yes to allowing the legal representation of non-binary people. On July 3rd, 2017, this option became available to the public. |
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| Sources | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3270298 https://www.state.gov/x-gender-marker-available-on-u-s-passports-starting-april-11/ | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/oregon-nonbinary-gender-neutral-option-licenses |
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edited by Notdog1996. Removing the mention of passport in the description, as it's on a separate entry now
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| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Varies by Region |
| End Date | Apr 11, 2022 | Apr 10, 2022 |
| Description | Non-binary gender is recognized in some states and jurisdictions for use on state-issued ID cards. Additionally, the United States allows people to have X gender on their passports at a national level. | Non-binary gender is recognized in some states and jurisdictions for use on state-issued ID cards. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Putting the new status to legal for the sake of consistency for countries that offer it on the passport
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| End Date | (none) | Apr 11, 2022 |
edited by TommmyThorpe. Updated wording to be more specific, added information about X gender marker on passports.
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| Description | Non-binary gender is recognized in some states and jursidictions. | Non-binary gender is recognized in some states and jurisdictions for use on state-issued ID cards. Additionally, the United States allows people to have X gender on their passports at a national level. |
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| Sources | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3270298 | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3270298 https://www.state.gov/x-gender-marker-available-on-u-s-passports-starting-april-11/ |
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- Other "Should note that while the United States allows people to have X gender on their passports, they do not currently have the capability to have other/X/unspecified sex identification on social security.
https://www.ssa.gov/people/lgbtq/gender-identity.html"
- Status is not correct "Ohio does not have a non-binary marker on State issue IDs"
created by DuffdeNecker
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| Description | Non-binary gender is recognized in some states and jursidictions. |
| Sources | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3270298 |
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- Newer law has been passed "April 11, 2022 - X gender marker available on passports.
https://www.state.gov/x-gender-marker-available-on-u-s-passports-starting-april-11/"
- Newer law has been passed ""In April 2022, the United States joined a growing list of countries that allow for a third gender option (“X”) in passports." Source: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/x-marker-trans-nonbinary-travelers"
- Newer law has been passed "New York passed the gender recognition act on June 24th, 2021. It establishes X markers on birth certificates, state IDs, and drivers licenses. Source: https://www.nyclu.org/en/know-your-rights/changing-your-name-or-gender-marker-under-gender-recognition-act"