New York adds ‘X’ gender mark on driver’s licenses, birth certificates
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(Worthy News) – New Yorkers will be able to designate their sex as “female,” “male” or “X” on driver’s licenses and birth certificates under a law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Thursday.
Nonbinary New Yorkers sued in March arguing the state was discriminating against them by failing to provide the “X” option to indicate nonbinary, intersex, undesignated or other.
The new law will take effect in 180 days. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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