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[[~~Recognition (USA)~~]]. This article gives information on [[recognition]] of [[nonbinary]] gender identities in law, government, services, and businesses in the ~~United States of America (~~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]]).

[[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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034529/https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</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==

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* blue (#9ff) means it offers a write-in field. This is good because it acknowledges the existence of nonbinary people, but it can make a mismatch with other paperwork.

* yellow (#ffb) means it asks but answering it is optional. For a title, this means it lets you leave it blank. For a gender, this means it lets you leave it blank, or select an option called "none", "prefer not to state", or "unspecified". This doesn't acknowledge the existence of nonbinary people and can make mismatches with other paperwork, but it's better than otherwise.

* purple (#f9d) means it has a mandatory selection but gives some gender-neutral options, which may even acknowledge the existence of people who are nonbinary or intersex. For a title, this means the available options include not only Dr, but [[Mx]]. For a gender, it acknowledges that there could be other genders than female or male, giving options such as "other" or "intersex". This acknowledges the existence of nonbinary people, which is good, but requires you to be either out or closeted, and can create mismatches with other paperwork, which is trouble.

* purple (#f9d) means it has a mandatory selection but gives some gender-neutral options, which may even acknowledge the existence of people who are nonbinary or intersex. For a title, this means the available options include not only Dr but [[Mx]]. For gender, it acknowledges that there could be other genders than female or male, giving options such as "other" or "intersex". This acknowledges the existence of nonbinary people, which is good, but requires you to be either out or closeted, and can create mismatches with other paperwork, which is trouble.

* red (#f99) is mandatory selection, without gender-neutral options. For a title, the only remotely gender neutral titles it offers are things such as "Dr". For a gender, it only allows only [[female]] or [[male]]. This is the worst because it is [[nonbinary erasure]]. Activists need to let the organization know it can be more inclusive.

* red (#f99) is mandatory selection, without gender-neutral options. For a title, the only remotely gender-neutral titles it offers are things such as "Dr". For a gender, it only allows only [[female]] or [[male]]. This is the worst because it is [[nonbinary erasure]]. Activists need to let the organization know it can be more inclusive.

* white background means we don't have information about this yet, or some other situation (describe)

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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.

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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529022753/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/united-airlines-transgender-non-binary-gender |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Charities==

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==Education==

~~Schools of all kinds, as well as other educational resources.~~

See [[Educational bodies (USA)]].

~~Note that for~~ [[gender nonconforming]] [[children]] and teens, homeschooling or unschooling is an option. This still involves a lot of paperwork, but it's a life-saving option for youth who have difficulty with fitting in or feeling safe around peers and faculty at school. Homeschooled or drop-out teens can work to pass the General Education Development (~~GED) test instead of getting a high school diploma. A GED certificate will satisfy all employers and colleges that ask for a high school diploma.~~

~~===Colleges and universities===~~

In the USA, many colleges use paperwork that makes problems for transgender people, especially nonbinary people. The Common Application and Universal College Application, used by many USA colleges, used to restrict answers to only the binary sex assigned at birth of the applicant. However, starting in the 2016-2017 academic year, these applications updated the "sex" field to "sex assigned at birth" and added an optional free text field for gender.<ref name="OConnor">{{Cite web |title=College Applications Just Got Way More Gender-Inclusive |last=O'Connor |first=Lydia |work=HuffPost |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-application-gender_n_57225c03e4b01a5ebde4faf9}}</ref>

The [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person] article is highly recommended, because it goes into more detail about many aspects of college life for a nonbinary person in the USA~~, and some common problems in paperwork.~~

~~{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"~~

~~! Organization~~

~~! Gender~~

~~! Notes~~

|-

~~| American University~~

|

| Allows gender-neutral housing, "limited to the 'social justice' house for first years"<ref name="College">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person]. October 21, 2013</ref>

|-

~~| Bard College~~

|

~~| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" />~~

|-

~~| Bowling Green State University~~

|

| Allows gender neutral housing, but is limited to Founders Hall and one floor of MacDonald Hall for 2016-17 academic year<ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/residence-life/housing-options/gender-neutral-housing.html</ref><ref>http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/05/01/BGSU-to-offer-less-expensive-all-gender-dorm.html</ref> Also has some gender neutral bathrooms accross campus <ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/multicultural-affairs/documents/gender-neutral-bathrooms.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/multicultural-affairs/documents/Gender%20Neutral%20Bathrooms_List+Campus%20Map.pdf</ref>

|-

~~| Burlington College~~

~~| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Can choose "I do not wish to identify"<ref name="College" />~~

||

|-

~~| College of Wooster~~

|

~~| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" />~~

|-

~~| Connecticut College~~

~~| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Uses the Common App, which asks for sex assigned at birth, and has free text field for gender identity<ref name="OConnor" />~~

~~| >~~

|-

~~| Dickinson College~~

|

~~| Allows gender-neutral housing, new to first years<ref name="College" />~~

|-

~~| Evergreen State College, the~~

~~| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Can choose "unspecified"<ref name="College" />~~

||

|-

~~| Gutenberg College~~

~~| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Paper application doesn't ask<ref name="College" />~~

||

|-

~~| Goucher College~~

~~| style="background-color:#f99;"| Application requires you to say whether your "sex" is M or F only, then asks a separate question in which you can write in your "gender."<ref name="College" />~~

||

|-

~~| Grinnell College~~

|

~~| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" />~~

|-

~~| Hampshire College~~

|

~~| Allows gender-neutral housing. Has gender-neutral bathrooms in all dorms and all over campus. Campus-wide~~

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-[[Recognition (USA)]]. This article gives information on [[recognition]] of [[nonbinary]] gender identities in law, government, services, and businesses in the United States of America (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]]).
+[[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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508034529/https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-m-f-or-x-nonbinary-gender-designations |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</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==
@@ Line 10: / Line 11: @@
 * blue (#9ff) means it offers a write-in field. This is good because it acknowledges the existence of nonbinary people, but it can make a mismatch with other paperwork.
 * yellow (#ffb) means it asks but answering it is optional. For a title, this means it lets you leave it blank. For a gender, this means it lets you leave it blank, or select an option called "none", "prefer not to state", or "unspecified". This doesn't acknowledge the existence of nonbinary people and can make mismatches with other paperwork, but it's better than otherwise.
-* purple (#f9d) means it has a mandatory selection but gives some gender-neutral options, which may even acknowledge the existence of people who are nonbinary or intersex. For a title, this means the available options include not only Dr, but [[Mx]]. For a gender, it acknowledges that there could be other genders than female or male, giving options such as "other" or "intersex". This acknowledges the existence of nonbinary people, which is good, but requires you to be either out or closeted, and can create mismatches with other paperwork, which is trouble.
+* purple (#f9d) means it has a mandatory selection but gives some gender-neutral options, which may even acknowledge the existence of people who are nonbinary or intersex. For a title, this means the available options include not only Dr but [[Mx]]. For gender, it acknowledges that there could be other genders than female or male, giving options such as "other" or "intersex". This acknowledges the existence of nonbinary people, which is good, but requires you to be either out or closeted, and can create mismatches with other paperwork, which is trouble.
-* red (#f99) is mandatory selection, without gender-neutral options. For a title, the only remotely gender neutral titles it offers are things such as "Dr". For a gender, it only allows only [[female]] or [[male]]. This is the worst because it is [[nonbinary erasure]]. Activists need to let the organization know it can be more inclusive.
+* red (#f99) is mandatory selection, without gender-neutral options. For a title, the only remotely gender-neutral titles it offers are things such as "Dr". For a gender, it only allows only [[female]] or [[male]]. This is the worst because it is [[nonbinary erasure]]. Activists need to let the organization know it can be more inclusive.
 * white background means we don't have information about this yet, or some other situation (describe)
@@ Line 26: / Line 27: @@
 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529022753/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/united-airlines-transgender-non-binary-gender |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
 ==Charities==
@@ Line 33: / Line 36: @@
 ==Education==
-Schools of all kinds, as well as other educational resources.
+See [[Educational bodies (USA)]].
-Note that for [[gender nonconforming]] [[children]] and teens, homeschooling or unschooling is an option. This still involves a lot of paperwork, but it's a life-saving option for youth who have difficulty with fitting in or feeling safe around peers and faculty at school. Homeschooled or drop-out teens can work to pass the General Education Development (GED) test instead of getting a high school diploma. A GED certificate will satisfy all employers and colleges that ask for a high school diploma.
-===Colleges and universities===
-In the USA, many colleges use paperwork that makes problems for transgender people, especially nonbinary people. The Common Application and Universal College Application, used by many USA colleges, used to restrict answers to only the binary sex assigned at birth of the applicant. However, starting in the 2016-2017 academic year, these applications updated the "sex" field to "sex assigned at birth" and added an optional free text field for gender.<ref name="OConnor">{{Cite web |title=College Applications Just Got Way More Gender-Inclusive |last=O'Connor |first=Lydia |work=HuffPost |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-application-gender_n_57225c03e4b01a5ebde4faf9}}</ref>
-The [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person] article is highly recommended, because it goes into more detail about many aspects of college life for a nonbinary person in the USA, and some common problems in paperwork.
-{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
-! Organization
-! Gender
-! Notes
-|-
-| American University
-|
-| Allows gender-neutral housing, "limited to the 'social justice' house for first years"<ref name="College">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person]. October 21, 2013</ref>
-|-
-| Bard College
-|
-| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" />
-|-
-| Bowling Green State University
-|
-| Allows gender neutral housing, but is limited to Founders Hall and one floor of MacDonald Hall for 2016-17 academic year<ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/residence-life/housing-options/gender-neutral-housing.html</ref><ref>http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/05/01/BGSU-to-offer-less-expensive-all-gender-dorm.html</ref> Also has some gender neutral bathrooms accross campus <ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/multicultural-affairs/documents/gender-neutral-bathrooms.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/multicultural-affairs/documents/Gender%20Neutral%20Bathrooms_List+Campus%20Map.pdf</ref>
-|-
-| Burlington College
-| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Can choose "I do not wish to identify"<ref name="College" />
-||
-|-
-| College of Wooster
-|
-| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" />
-|-
-| Connecticut College
-| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Uses the Common App, which asks for sex assigned at birth, and has free text field for gender identity<ref name="OConnor" />
-| >
-|-
-| Dickinson College
-|
-| Allows gender-neutral housing, new to first years<ref name="College" />
-|-
-| Evergreen State College, the
-| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Can choose "unspecified"<ref name="College" />
-||
-|-
-| Gutenberg College
-| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Paper application doesn't ask<ref name="College" />
-||
-|-
-| Goucher College
-| style="background-color:#f99;"| Application requires you to say whether your "sex" is M or F only, then asks a separate question in which you can write in your "gender."<ref name="College" />
-||
-|-
-| Grinnell College
-|
-| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" />
-|-
-| Hampshire College
-|
-| Allows gender-neutral housing. Has gender-neutral bathrooms in all dorms and all over campus. Campus-wide