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[[File:New Mexico standard horizontal driver identification card obverse - non-PubL109-13 and with neutral gender designator and number and address redaction.png|thumb|An example driver's license with "Sex: X" issued by the state of New Mexico.]] | [[File:New Mexico standard horizontal driver identification card obverse - non-PubL109-13 and with neutral gender designator and number and address redaction.png|thumb|An example driver's license with "Sex: X" issued by the state of New Mexico.]] | ||
It is estimated that there are over 450,000 [[nonbinary]] individuals in the United States of America<ref name="Hendrick">{{Cite web |title=“M,” “F,” Or “X”? Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |author=Hendrick et al. |work=Fisher Phillips |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations | It is estimated that there are over 450,000 [[nonbinary]] individuals in the United States of America<ref name="Hendrick">{{Cite web |title=“M,” “F,” Or “X”? Nonbinary Gender Designations In The Workplace |author=Hendrick et al. |work=Fisher Phillips |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=19 June 2020 |url= https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations}}</ref>, although totally accurate numbers are difficult to ascertain.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Micro Interactions, Macro Harms: Some Thoughts on Improving Health Care for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Folks|journal=International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics|last=Freeman|first=Lauren|year=2018|doi=10.3138/ijfab.2018.05.29}}</ref> This article gives information on [[recognition]] of nonbinary gender identities in law, government, services, and businesses in the USA. This also deals with policies about [[transgender]] people in general, and related policies about [[intersex]] people. Recognition here means whether an organization acknowledges that such people exist and have valid identities, and the organization does this by routinely giving them a place where they aren't forced into being wrongly categorized as a [[gender]] that doesn't match their [[gender identity]]. In the case of recognition of nonbinary people, this means the system doesn't force them to wrongly say they are one of the [[binary gender]]s ([[female]] or [[male]]). | ||
==How to use== | ==How to use== | ||
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Planet Fitness in Richmond, CA is willing to let individuals "choose" which of the two binary locker rooms they would like to use. | Planet Fitness in Richmond, CA is willing to let individuals "choose" which of the two binary locker rooms they would like to use. | ||
As of 2019, United Airlines passengers "now have the ability to identify themselves as M(male), F(female), U(undisclosed) or X(unspecified), corresponding with what is indicated on their passports or identification."<ref name="Chen2019">{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Announced It Will Be The First Airline To Offer Nonbinary Gender Options For Customers To Book Flights |last=Chen |first=Tanya |work=BuzzFeed News |date=22 March 2019 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/united-airlines-transgender-non-binary-gender | As of 2019, United Airlines passengers "now have the ability to identify themselves as M(male), F(female), U(undisclosed) or X(unspecified), corresponding with what is indicated on their passports or identification."<ref name="Chen2019">{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Announced It Will Be The First Airline To Offer Nonbinary Gender Options For Customers To Book Flights |last=Chen |first=Tanya |work=BuzzFeed News |date=22 March 2019 |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/united-airlines-transgender-non-binary-gender}}</ref> | ||
==Charities== | ==Charities== | ||
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| "True Name" initiative enables customers to have their chosen name on the their cards<ref name="Mastercard">{{Cite web |title=Mastercard’s ‘True Name’ supports transgender and non-binary consumers |author= |work=WARC |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=21 June 2020 |url= https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/mastercards-true-name-supports-transgender-and-non-binary-consumers/43710 | | "True Name" initiative enables customers to have their chosen name on the their cards<ref name="Mastercard">{{Cite web |title=Mastercard’s ‘True Name’ supports transgender and non-binary consumers |author= |work=WARC |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=21 June 2020 |url= https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/mastercards-true-name-supports-transgender-and-non-binary-consumers/43710}}</ref><ref name="BMOH">https://www.bmoharris.com/main/personal/true-name/</ref> | ||
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| Capitol One (bank) | | Capitol One (bank) | ||
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| Doesn't print title on debit or credit card.<ref name="PracticalExamples" /> | | Doesn't print title on debit or credit card.<ref name="PracticalExamples" /> | ||
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| Mastercard | | Mastercard | ||
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''See also our page on [[Employment]].'' | ''See also our page on [[Employment]].'' | ||
In general, employment discrimination laws regarding gender identity and LGBT identity vary by state. See [[Wikipedia: | In general, employment discrimination laws regarding gender identity and LGBT identity vary by state. See [[Wikipedia:Legal_aspects_of_transsexualism_in_the_United_States#Employment_discrimination|Wikipedia: Legal aspects of transsexualism in the United States - Employment discrimination]]. | ||
===Private employment agencies=== | ===Private employment agencies=== | ||
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| [ | | [http://www.roberthalf.com/officeteam RobertHalf OfficeTeam] (office temping agency) | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask | | style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask | | style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask | ||
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| Alabama | | Alabama | ||
| style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth">http://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/transgender/changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth">http://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/transgender/changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations</ref> | ||
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| Alaska | | Alaska | ||
| style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only<ref name="IGRPresources">"Resources." ''Intersex and Genderqueer Recognition Project.'' Updated 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.intersexrecognition.org/resources | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only<ref name="IGRPresources">"Resources." ''Intersex and Genderqueer Recognition Project.'' Updated 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.intersexrecognition.org/resources</ref> | ||
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| Arkansas | | Arkansas | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X<ref>Kate Sosin and Nico Lang. "Arkansas — Yes, Arkansas — Quietly Begins Issuing Gender-Neutral IDs to Non-Binary People." ''Into.'' 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.intomore.com/impact/arkansas-yes-arkansas-quietly-begins-issuing-gender-neutral-ids-to-non-binary-people | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X<ref>Kate Sosin and Nico Lang. "Arkansas — Yes, Arkansas — Quietly Begins Issuing Gender-Neutral IDs to Non-Binary People." ''Into.'' 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.intomore.com/impact/arkansas-yes-arkansas-quietly-begins-issuing-gender-neutral-ids-to-non-binary-people</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| No documentation needed | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| No documentation needed | ||
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| California | | California | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| The first state to allow a third option, "nonbinary," on birth certificates, starting when | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| The first state to allow a third option, "nonbinary," on birth certificates, starting when SB 179, or the Gender Recognition Act, was signed into law on October 15, 2017.<ref name="CA-NBC">John Paul Brammer. ''NBC News.'' 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/california-paves-way-nonbinary-birth-certificates-n813436</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Allows change without a hearing upon request.<ref>https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB179 | | style="background-color:#9f9;"| Allows change without a hearing upon request.<ref>https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB179</ref><ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jtes/california-just-got-one-step-closer-to-nonbinary-ids</ref> | ||
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| Colorado | | Colorado | ||
| style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Connecticut | | Connecticut | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation, no proof of surgery required.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation, no proof of surgery required.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| District of Columbia | | District of Columbia | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation, requiring only a letter from a doctor, not surgery.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation, requiring only a letter from a doctor, not surgery.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Illinois | | Illinois | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Maine | | Maine | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X<ref name="Milton2020">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary people win vital legal recognition as Maine becomes 12th state to issue ‘X’ gender birth certificates |last=Milton |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/maine-non-binary-birth-certificates-x-legal-recognition/ | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X<ref name="Milton2020">{{Cite web |title=Non-binary people win vital legal recognition as Maine becomes 12th state to issue ‘X’ gender birth certificates |last=Milton |first=Josh |work=PinkNews |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/20/maine-non-binary-birth-certificates-x-legal-recognition/}}</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Requires an "individual notarized affirmation that the change is made to align the record with their gender identity." Name on birth certificate can only be changed at the same time as the gender marker change.<ref name="maine">{{Cite web |title=Gender Marker Change on Birth Certificates: Frequently Asked Questions |work=maine.gov |date= |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health-systems/data-research/vital-records/documents/pdf-files/QA%20for%20gender%20marker.pdf | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Requires an "individual notarized affirmation that the change is made to align the record with their gender | ||
identity." Name on birth certificate can only be changed at the same time as the gender marker change.<ref name="maine">{{Cite web |title=Gender Marker Change on Birth Certificates: Frequently Asked Questions |work=maine.gov |date= |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health-systems/data-research/vital-records/documents/pdf-files/QA%20for%20gender%20marker.pdf}}</ref> | |||
| "At the time of birth, parents may opt to have a nonbinary designation on the [baby's] birth certificate."<ref name="maine" /> | | "At the time of birth, parents may opt to have a nonbinary designation on the [baby's] birth certificate."<ref name="maine" /> | ||
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| Michigan | | Michigan | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| New Jersey | | New Jersey | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or undesignated/nonbinary. The latter became available on February 1, 2019, making this the 6th state to offer nonbinary birth certificates.<ref name="PinkNewsNJ">https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/30/new-jersey-gender-neutral-birth-certificates/ | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or undesignated/nonbinary. The latter became available on February 1, 2019, making this the 6th state to offer nonbinary birth certificates.<ref name="PinkNewsNJ">https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/30/new-jersey-gender-neutral-birth-certificates/</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| In 2019, proof of medical transition or surgery is no longer required to change your birth certificate in this state. <ref name="PinkNewsNJ" /><ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| In 2019, proof of medical transition or surgery is no longer required to change your birth certificate in this state. <ref name="PinkNewsNJ" /><ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| New Mexico | | New Mexico | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Ohio | | Ohio | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| M or F only, with only one case to the exception: an adult intersex person won a lawsuit to change their birth certificate to say "[[hermaphrodite]]."<ref name="Litigation"> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| M or F only, with only one case to the exception: an adult intersex person won a lawsuit to change their birth certificate to say "[[hermaphrodite]]."<ref name="Litigation">"Litigation." ''Intersex and Genderqueer Recognition.'' http://www.intersexrecognition.org/litigation.html</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#f99;"| Doesn't allow anyone to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#f99;"| Doesn't allow anyone to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Oregon | | Oregon | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| M or F, with one exception where a birth certificate was changed to say "[[Nonbinary]]"<ref | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| M or F, with one exception where a birth certificate was changed to say "[[Nonbinary]]" <ref>http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/oregon-court-rules-non-binary-gender-legal/</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation. Applicant must have undergone surgical, hormonal, or other treatment appropriate for that individual for the purpose of gender transition and that sexual reassignment has been completed. Surgery not required. Doctor letter may be required by a specific judge, though this is uncommon. <ref | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation. Applicant must have undergone surgical, hormonal, or other treatment appropriate for that individual for the purpose of gender transition and that sexual reassignment has been completed. Surgery not required. Doctor letter may be required by a specific judge, though this is uncommon. <ref>http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/oregon-court-rules-non-binary-gender-legal/</ref> | ||
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| Pennsylvania | | Pennsylvania | ||
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| Rhode Island | | Rhode Island | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Requires proof of surgery to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Utah | | Utah | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| Allows people to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | Allows people to change sex designation.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Vermont | | Vermont | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation, requiring only a letter from a doctor saying they've had a transition, not strictly surgery.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation, requiring only a letter from a doctor saying they've had a transition, not strictly surgery.<ref name="LambdaBirth" /> | ||
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| Virginia | | Virginia | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M or F or X since July 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazettejournal.net/new-virginia-dmv-laws-now-in-effect/|title=New Virginia DMV laws now in effect – Gazette Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-09 | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M or F or X since July 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazettejournal.net/new-virginia-dmv-laws-now-in-effect/|title=New Virginia DMV laws now in effect – Gazette Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff"| Allows people to change sex designation, requiring only a letter from a Gender Designation Change Request signed by a physician, psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, clinical social worker, psychologist, or professional counselor, certifying the applicant's gender identity. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transequality.org/documents/state/virginia|title=Virginia|website=National Center for Transgender Equality|language=en|access-date=2020-09-09 | | style="background-color:#9ff"| Allows people to change sex designation, requiring only a letter from a Gender Designation Change Request signed by a physician, psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, clinical social worker, psychologist, or professional counselor, certifying the applicant's gender identity. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transequality.org/documents/state/virginia|title=Virginia|website=National Center for Transgender Equality|language=en|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref> | ||
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| Washington | | Washington | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X, since January 27, 2018, per rule WAC 246-490-075.<ref name="WA-state-birth">"Sex Designation Change on a Birth Certificate." ''Washington State Department of Health.'' Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/BirthDeathMarriageandDivorce/SexDesignationChangeonaBirthCertificate | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X, since January 27, 2018, per rule WAC 246-490-075.<ref name="WA-state-birth">"Sex Designation Change on a Birth Certificate." ''Washington State Department of Health.'' Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/BirthDeathMarriageandDivorce/SexDesignationChangeonaBirthCertificate</ref> | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation on birth certificate. Since January 27, 2018, per rule WAC 246-490-075 requires only "the appropriate Sex Designation Change request form. A court order or a letter from your physician will not be accepted."<ref name="WA-state-birth"></ref> | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows people to change sex designation on birth certificate. Since January 27, 2018, per rule WAC 246-490-075 requires only "the appropriate Sex Designation Change request form. A court order or a letter from your physician will not be accepted."<ref name="WA-state-birth"></ref> | ||
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====Driver's license==== | ====Driver's license==== | ||
In the USA, driver's licenses in most states can show an M or F only, with the limitations described above that apply to all official documents. As with birth certificates, the gender marker on driver's licenses is called "sex" instead of "gender." All U.S. states allow the gender marker to be changed on a driver's license,<ref>"Driver's License Policies by State." National Center for Transgender Equality. Accessed June 20, 2012. http://transequality.org/Resources/DL/DL_policies.html | In the USA, driver's licenses in most states can show an M or F only, with the limitations described above that apply to all official documents. As with birth certificates, the gender marker on driver's licenses is called "sex" instead of "gender." All U.S. states allow the gender marker to be changed on a driver's license,<ref>"Driver's License Policies by State." National Center for Transgender Equality. Accessed June 20, 2012. http://transequality.org/Resources/DL/DL_policies.html</ref> although the requirements for doing so vary by state. Often, the requirements for changing one's driver's license are less stringent than those for changing the marker on the birth certificate. This can create conflicts between documents, because sometimes a person is allowed to change their marker on one document, but not the other. | ||
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| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or "nonbinary," which became available on driver's licenses in October 15, 2017.<ref name="CA-NBC"></ref> | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or "nonbinary," which became available on driver's licenses in October 15, 2017.<ref name="CA-NBC"></ref> | ||
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| Colorado | | Colorado | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| Starting November 30 2018, drivers licences and ID cards can have an M, F, or X marker.<ref name="colo_Colo">{{Cite web |title=Colorado to offer non-binary sex identifier on driver licenses and IDs |author= |work=Department of Revenue - Motor Vehicle |date= |access-date=3 August 2020 |url= https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dmv/colorado-offer-non-binary-sex-identifier-driver-licenses-and-ids}}</ref> | ||
| Must have a DR2083 Change of Sex Designation form with a signature from their medical or behavioral healthcare provider. No specific surgery or other treatment is required.<ref name="colo_Colo" /> | | Must have a DR2083 Change of Sex Designation form with a signature from their medical or behavioral healthcare provider. No specific surgery or other treatment is required.<ref name="colo_Colo" /> | ||
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| Hawaii | | Hawaii | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| "Starting July 1, 2020, Hawaii will update the gender marker on a Hawai’i ID to male, female, or X upon self-attestation by the applicant of their gender, no medical documentation required."<ref>https://transequality.org/documents/state/hawaii</ref> | ||
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| Indiana | |Indiana | ||
|style="background-color:#9ff;"|"M", "F", or "X" available since 2019.<ref name="IndianaDL">{{Cite web |title=Indiana becomes the 6th state to offer a new gender option on driver's licenses |author=Hwang, Kelley |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=March 12, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |url= https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/03/12/indiana-drivers-licenses-now-have-x-gender-option/3138447002/ | |style="background-color:#9ff;"|"M", "F", or "X" available since 2019.<ref name="IndianaDL">{{Cite web |title=Indiana becomes the 6th state to offer a new gender option on driver's licenses |author=Hwang, Kelley |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=March 12, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |url= https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/03/12/indiana-drivers-licenses-now-have-x-gender-option/3138447002/}}</ref> | ||
|Must visit the Bureau of Motor Vehicles with supporting documentation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/learners-permits-and-drivers-licenses-overview/drivers-license/amending-your-drivers-license-or-identification-card/|title=Amending Your Driver’s License or Identification Card|last=Licenses|first=Permits|date=2020-07-01|website=Licenses, Permits, & IDs|language=en|access-date=2020-11-11 | |Must visit the Bureau of Motor Vehicles with supporting documentation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/bmv/licenses-permits-ids/learners-permits-and-drivers-licenses-overview/drivers-license/amending-your-drivers-license-or-identification-card/|title=Amending Your Driver’s License or Identification Card|last=Licenses|first=Permits|date=2020-07-01|website=Licenses, Permits, & IDs|language=en|access-date=2020-11-11}}</ref> | ||
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| Maine | |Maine | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"|X marker available since June 2018.<ref name="maineDL">{{Cite web |title=Maine BMV to offer non-binary gender designation on driver’s licenses, ID cards |author= |work=maine.gov |date=June 11, 2018 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |url= https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2018/genderdesignationdlid.html | | style="background-color:#9ff;"|X marker available since June 2018.<ref name="maineDL">{{Cite web |title=Maine BMV to offer non-binary gender designation on driver’s licenses, ID cards |author= |work=maine.gov |date=June 11, 2018 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |url= https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2018/genderdesignationdlid.html}}</ref> | ||
|Fill out the [https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/forms/GENDER%20DESIGNATION%20FORM.pdf Gender Designation Form]. Standard renewal and duplicate license fees apply. | |Fill out the [https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/forms/GENDER%20DESIGNATION%20FORM.pdf Gender Designation Form]. Standard renewal and duplicate license fees apply. | ||
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| Massachusetts | | Massachusetts | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X options since November 2019 | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X options since November 2019 <ref name="Vaughn">{{Cite web |title=The RMV Officially Recognizes a Non-Binary Gender Option Now |last=Vaughn |first=Alyssa |work=Boston Magazine |date=13 November 2019 |access-date=5 June 2020 |url= https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/11/13/massachusetts-rmv-gender-neutral-drivers-licenses/}}</ref> | ||
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| style="background-color:#9ff;"|X marker available since late 2018<ref name="MinnesotaDL">{{Cite web |title='X' is new gender choice on Minnesota driver's licenses |last=Nelson |first=Tim |work=MPR News |date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |url= https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/10/02/real-id-minnesota-licenses-new-gender-choice-x}}</ref> | |||
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| style="background-color:#9ff;"| X marker available since late 2018 | |||
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| New Hampshire | | New Hampshire | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X options since January 1, 2020 | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X options since January 1, 2020<ref name="Feely">{{Cite web |title=Bill allowing 'X' to mark gender on NH licenses becomes law |last=Feely |first=Paul |work=New Hampshire Union Leader |date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=October 30, 2020 |url= https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/bill-allowing-x-to-mark-gender-on-nh-licenses-becomes-law/article_054ba80d-0066-53cf-a7e9-98118d2ac907.html}}</ref> | ||
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| style="background-color:#9ff;"| "X" gender designation available | | style="background-color:#9ff;"|"X" gender designation available starting July 2020.<ref name="Limberg">{{Cite web |title=PA Now Offering Nonbinary Option for Driver License and IDs |last=Limberg |first=Andrew |work=1010 WINS |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/radiocom/pa-now-offering-non-binary-option-for-driver-licenseid}}</ref> | ||
|Fill out a form and bring it to DMV in person. No medical or social service documentation is needed.<ref name="dmvPA">{{Cite web |title=Gender-Neutral Designation |author= |work=PennDOT Driver & Vehicle Services |date= |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://www.dmv.pa.gov/Driver-Services/Driver-Licensing/Pages/Gender-Neutral-Designation.aspx | |Fill out a form and bring it to DMV in person. No medical or social service documentation is needed.<ref name="dmvPA">{{Cite web |title=Gender-Neutral Designation |author= |work=PennDOT Driver & Vehicle Services |date= |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://www.dmv.pa.gov/Driver-Services/Driver-Licensing/Pages/Gender-Neutral-Designation.aspx}}</ref> | ||
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|style="background-color:#9ff;"|"M", "F", and "Other" available. | |style="background-color:#9ff;"|"M", "F", and "Other" available. | ||
|Fill out [ | |Fill out [https://dmv.vermont.gov/sites/dmv/files/documents/VL-040-Replacement_License_1.pdf this form] and pay the applicable fee. | ||
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| style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X since 2020. | | style="background-color:#9ff;"| M, F, or X (X available since June 2017)<ref name="gove_HowG">{{Cite web |title=How Governments Are Transitioning Their Gender Policies to Nonbinary |last=Norwood |first=Candice |work=governing.com |date=June 2019 |access-date=14 April 2020 |url= https://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-nonbinary-lgbtq-legislation-regulations.html}}</ref> | ||
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| Washington | | Washington state | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#f99;"| M or F only.<ref name="IGRPresources"></ref><ref>"Change your gender designation: Driver licenses and ID cards" ''Washington Department of Licensing.'' Retrieved 2019-07-08. https://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/genderchange.html</ref> | ||
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====Passports==== | ====Passports==== | ||
In the USA, passports show an M or F only, with the limitations described above that apply to all official documents. The State Department determines what identifying biographical information is placed on passports. In 2010, they began to allow permanent gender marker changes to be made with a letter from a doctor saying that "the applicant has had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the new gender,"<ref>"FAM 1300 APPENDIX M - GENDER CHANGE." United States Department of State. June 10, 2010. Accessed October 14, 2010. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/143160.pdf | In the USA, passports show an M or F only, with the limitations described above that apply to all official documents. The State Department determines what identifying biographical information is placed on passports. In 2010, they began to allow permanent gender marker changes to be made with a letter from a doctor saying that "the applicant has had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the new gender,"<ref>"FAM 1300 APPENDIX M - GENDER CHANGE." United States Department of State. June 10, 2010. Accessed October 14, 2010. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/143160.pdf</ref> and no longer requires proof of surgery.<ref>"FAM 1300 APPENDIX F - PASSPORT AMENDMENTS." United States Department of State. March 18, 2009. Accessed May 7, 2009. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86784.pdf</ref> | ||
====Military ID==== | ====Military ID==== | ||
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====Massachusetts==== | ====Massachusetts==== | ||
Marriage certificates at the City of Cambridge in Massachusetts ask for binary sex, but by special permission, this can be left blank, so the marriage certificate has no gender on it.<ref>http://practicalandrogyny.tumblr.com/post/7025100121/gender-free-marriage-certificate-from-cambridge | Marriage certificates at the City of Cambridge in Massachusetts ask for binary sex, but by special permission, this can be left blank, so the marriage certificate has no gender on it.<ref>http://practicalandrogyny.tumblr.com/post/7025100121/gender-free-marriage-certificate-from-cambridge</ref> | ||
===Voting=== | ===Voting=== | ||
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See the article ''[[Health insurance]]'' for more on this topic. | See the article ''[[Health insurance]]'' for more on this topic. | ||
Many kinds of health insurance don't cover transgender-related healthcare (meaning [[hormone therapy]] and [[surgery]]). However, in some states, insurance is required by law to cover it:<ref>http://nonbinary-support.tumblr.com/post/113431196413/states-where-it-is-the-law-for-insurance-to-cover | Many kinds of health insurance don't cover transgender-related healthcare (meaning [[hormone therapy]] and [[surgery]]). However, in some states, insurance is required by law to cover it:<ref>http://nonbinary-support.tumblr.com/post/113431196413/states-where-it-is-the-law-for-insurance-to-cover</ref> | ||
* [ | * [http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/4273 California] (April 2013) | ||
* [ | * [http://www.one-colorado.org/what-coloradans-need-to-know-about-the-division-of-insurance-recent-bulletin-on-health-insurance/ Colorado] (March 2013) | ||
* [http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/12/31/connecticut-becomes-fifth-state-require-transgender-medical-coverage Connecticut] (December 2013) | * [http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/12/31/connecticut-becomes-fifth-state-require-transgender-medical-coverage Connecticut] (December 2013) | ||
* [ | * [http://www.aidschicago.org/illinois-news/915-illinois-advocates-hail-great-first-step-to-end-discrimination-against-transgender-individuals-in-health-insurance-coverage Illinois] (July 2014) | ||
* [http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/06/23/trans-residents-celebrate-monumental-health-care-ruling-mass Massachusetts] (June 2014) | * [http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/06/23/trans-residents-celebrate-monumental-health-care-ruling-mass Massachusetts] (June 2014) | ||
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/nyregion/in-new-york-insurance-must-cover-sex-changes-cuomo-says.html?_r=0 New York] (December 2014) | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/nyregion/in-new-york-insurance-must-cover-sex-changes-cuomo-says.html?_r=0 New York] (December 2014) | ||
* [ | * [http://www.basicrights.org/featured/historic-news-oregon-removes-barriers-to-transition-related-care/ Oregon] (January 2013) | ||
* [ | * [http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/7506 Vermont] (April 2013) | ||
* [ | * [http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/10537 Washington] state (June 2014) | ||
* [http://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-gray-announces-steps-protect-glbt-community-discrimination-health-care Washington D.C.] (February 2014) | * [http://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-gray-announces-steps-protect-glbt-community-discrimination-health-care Washington D.C.] (February 2014) | ||
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) maintains a list of health insurance companies and their relevant policies: "[ | The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) maintains a list of health insurance companies and their relevant policies: "[http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/finding-insurance-for-transgender-related-healthcare Finding Insurance For Transgender Related Health Care]." | ||
However, even with coverage, many insurance companies will misgender clients on ID cards, websites, and promotional mailings (such as those offering a discount for getting a certain medical procedure). | However, even with coverage, many insurance companies will misgender clients on ID cards, websites, and promotional mailings (such as those offering a discount for getting a certain medical procedure). | ||
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===Blood donation=== | ===Blood donation=== | ||
The American Red Cross Blood Services does not ban transgender or nonbinary people from donating blood/platelets/etc, and they recognize the existence of various nonbinary genders. However, donors must self-identify themselves as either male or female; this is required by the FDA.<ref name="redcross">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ Donors |author= |work=redcrossblood.org |date= |access-date=6 June 2020 |url= https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/lgbtq-donors.html | The American Red Cross Blood Services does not ban transgender or nonbinary people from donating blood/platelets/etc, and they recognize the existence of various nonbinary genders. However, donors must self-identify themselves as either male or female; this is required by the FDA.<ref name="redcross">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ Donors |author= |work=redcrossblood.org |date= |access-date=6 June 2020 |url= https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/lgbtq-donors.html}}</ref> | ||
==Shopping== | ==Shopping== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [http://www.intersexrecognition.org/home.html Intersex & Genderqueer Recognition Project] "is the only legal organization in the United States addressing the right of non-binary adults to gender-self-identify on legal documents. [...] IGRP's goal is to allow non-binary adults to self-identify as something other than male or female on their driver’s license, passport, and other government-issued identification." | ||
* [https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/identity_document_laws/ Movement Advancement Project: Identity Document Laws and Policies] | * [https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/identity_document_laws/ Movement Advancement Project: Identity Document Laws and Policies] | ||
* [https://www.lambdalegal.org/x-markers Lamda Legal: X Gender Markers by State] | * [https://www.lambdalegal.org/x-markers Lamda Legal: X Gender Markers by State] |