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*In the USA, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed Senate Bill 246 on March 31, allowing for driver's license applicants to mark “male,” “female” or “non-binary” when designating their sex. The bill goes into effect July 1.<ref name="VanSlooten">{{Cite web |title=Northam signs Va. non-binary driver’s license bill into law |last=Van Slooten |first=Philip |work=Washington Blade |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/04/07/northam-signs-va-non-binary-drivers-license-bill-into-law/}}</ref> | *In the USA, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed Senate Bill 246 on March 31, allowing for driver's license applicants to mark “male,” “female” or “non-binary” when designating their sex. The bill goes into effect July 1.<ref name="VanSlooten">{{Cite web |title=Northam signs Va. non-binary driver’s license bill into law |last=Van Slooten |first=Philip |work=Washington Blade |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/04/07/northam-signs-va-non-binary-drivers-license-bill-into-law/}}</ref> | ||
* The 2020 USA Census made headlines for lack of a nonbinary gender option.<ref name="news_The2">{{Cite web |title=The 2020 Census Is Underway, But Nonbinary And Gender-Nonconforming Respondents Feel Counted Out |last=Schmid |first=Eric |work=St. Louis Public Radio |date=March 17, 2020 |access-date=May 14, 2020 |url= https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/2020-census-underway-nonbinary-and-gender-nonconforming-respondents-feel-counted-out#stream/0}}</ref><ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=The 2020 Census Fails Nonbinary Folks, But It’s Important To Take Part Anyway |last=Brown |first=Jera |work=Rebellious Magazine |date= |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://rebelliousmagazine.com/the-2020-census-fails-nonbinary-folks-but-its-important-to-take-part-anyway/}}</ref> | * The 2020 USA Census made headlines for lack of a nonbinary gender option.<ref name="news_The2">{{Cite web |title=The 2020 Census Is Underway, But Nonbinary And Gender-Nonconforming Respondents Feel Counted Out |last=Schmid |first=Eric |work=St. Louis Public Radio |date=March 17, 2020 |access-date=May 14, 2020 |url= https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/2020-census-underway-nonbinary-and-gender-nonconforming-respondents-feel-counted-out#stream/0}}</ref><ref name="Brown">{{Cite web |title=The 2020 Census Fails Nonbinary Folks, But It’s Important To Take Part Anyway |last=Brown |first=Jera |work=Rebellious Magazine |date= |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://rebelliousmagazine.com/the-2020-census-fails-nonbinary-folks-but-its-important-to-take-part-anyway/}}</ref> | ||
*In August 2020, the well-known videogame journalist and internet personality [[Jim Sterling]] came out as nonbinary.<ref>{{Cite tweet|last=Sterling|first=Jim|title=I am non-binary pansexual gendertrash. I like all pronouns. I haven't been this comfortable with myself before. Ever''.''|user=jimsterling|number=1298199496652918784|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825123123/https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/1298199496652918784|archive-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> | |||
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