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Zzyym had their application for a [[Recognition (USA)|passport]] denied due to refusing to select a binary gender option on the application form. With help from Lambda Legal, an LGBTQ+ legal assistance organization, a court ruled that denying Zzyym a passport was not within the U.S. State Department's authority.<ref name="Warnke">{{Cite web |title=Victory! State Department Cannot Rely on its Binary-Only Gender Policy to Deny Passport to Nonbinary Intersex Citizen |author=Warnke, Tom |work=Lambda Legal |date=19 September 2018 |access-date=6 October 2020 |url= https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/co_20180919_victory-state-department-cannot-rely-on-binary-only-gender-policy}}</ref> | Zzyym had their application for a [[Recognition (USA)|passport]] denied due to refusing to select a binary gender option on the application form. With help from Lambda Legal, an LGBTQ+ legal assistance organization, a court ruled that denying Zzyym a passport was not within the U.S. State Department's authority.<ref name="Warnke">{{Cite web |title=Victory! State Department Cannot Rely on its Binary-Only Gender Policy to Deny Passport to Nonbinary Intersex Citizen |author=Warnke, Tom |work=Lambda Legal |date=19 September 2018 |access-date=6 October 2020 |url= https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/co_20180919_victory-state-department-cannot-rely-on-binary-only-gender-policy}}</ref> | ||
Dana finally received their X-marked passport in late October of 2021, being the first person in the USA to receive such a passport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender 'X' option |last=Hernandez |first=Joe |work=NPR.org |date=27 October 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |url= https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049690803/state-department-first-passport-with-nonbinary-gender-x-option}}</ref> | |||
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| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | they/them[1] |
| Gender identity | nonbinary |
| Occupation | associate director of Intersex Campaign for Equality[1] |
Dana Zzyym is an intersex activist and former sailor. In the lawsuit Zzyym v. Pompeo, they were the first military veteran in the United States to seek a nonbinary gender marker on their U.S. passport.[2]
Zzyym had their application for a passport denied due to refusing to select a binary gender option on the application form. With help from Lambda Legal, an LGBTQ+ legal assistance organization, a court ruled that denying Zzyym a passport was not within the U.S. State Department's authority.[3]
Dana finally received their X-marked passport in late October of 2021, being the first person in the USA to receive such a passport.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "10th Circuit Court Orders State Department to Reconsider Decision to Deny Intersex Vet an Accurate Passport". Lambda Legal. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ Nemir, Samy (13 December 2018). "Intersex and Non-Binary in America: A Q&A With Dana Zzyym". INTO. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ Warnke, Tom (19 September 2018). "Victory! State Department Cannot Rely on its Binary-Only Gender Policy to Deny Passport to Nonbinary Intersex Citizen". Lambda Legal. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ Hernandez, Joe (27 October 2021). "The U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender 'X' option". NPR.org. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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