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'''''Nonbinary rights are human rights.''''' | '''''Nonbinary rights are human rights.''''' | ||
These rights apply to all people, and | These rights apply to all people, and therefore apply to nonbinary people. The rights of nonbinary people, like all minorities, are often violated more often than those who are in the majority. The ways in which these rights are often violated are different than those in other groups. | ||
This is a general list of nonbinary rights. Each section lists sources with detailed information about how these rights can and should be applied. | This is a general list of nonbinary rights. Each section lists sources with detailed information about how these rights can and should be applied. | ||
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==Where to Find Information About Nonbinary Rights== | ==Where to Find Information About Nonbinary Rights== | ||
While human rights are non-negotiable regardless of where a person is, what rights have been recognized by a country’s government will vary. It is important for nonbinary people and their allies to be aware of what rights nonbinary people have and do not have according to the government they live under. Here is a list of what rights nonbinary people have by country. To find out how to expand and protect the rights nonbinary people have look in the [[activism]] section of this wiki. | |||
Canada: | |||
*[http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-because-gender-identity-and-gender-expression The Ontario Human Rights Commission]: has a policy that prevents discrimination based on gender identity and/or gender expression in any part of their personal or professional lives. | |||
United States of America: | United States of America: | ||
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Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s right to accurate documentation has been violated: | Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s right to accurate documentation has been violated: | ||
*United States of America: [https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/co_20180919_victory-state-department-cannot-rely-on-binary-only-gender-policy | *United States of America: [[Dana Zzyym]], a U.S. Navy veteran who is intersex and nonbinary, had their application for a passport denied due to Dana 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 Dana 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203231500/https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/co_20180919_victory-state-department-cannot-rely-on-binary-only-gender-policy |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Education<ref>“Schools.” ''National Center for Transgender Equality'', National Center for Transgender Equality, transequality.org/know-your-rights/schools.</ref>== | ==Education<ref>“Schools.” ''National Center for Transgender Equality'', National Center for Transgender Equality, transequality.org/know-your-rights/schools.</ref>== | ||
Nonbinary people deserve to have a safe environment to learn in, which includes: | Nonbinary people deserve to have a safe environment to learn in, which includes: | ||
*Having their gender identity or gender expression recognized | *Having their [[gender identity]] or [[gender expression]] recognized | ||
*Not being bullied or harassed based on gender identity or gender expression | *Not being bullied or harassed based on gender identity or gender expression | ||
*Being able to join any school activity | *Being able to join any school activity | ||
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==Employment<ref>“DOL Policies on Gender Identity: Rights and Responsibilities.” ''U.S. Department of Labor'', U.S. Department of Labor, www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rights-center/internal/policies/gender-identity.</ref><ref>“Employment (Federal).” ''National Center for Transgender Equality'', National Center for Transgender Equality, transequality.org/know-your-rights/employment-federal.</ref>== | ==Employment<ref>“DOL Policies on Gender Identity: Rights and Responsibilities.” ''U.S. Department of Labor'', U.S. Department of Labor, www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rights-center/internal/policies/gender-identity.</ref><ref>“Employment (Federal).” ''National Center for Transgender Equality'', National Center for Transgender Equality, transequality.org/know-your-rights/employment-federal.</ref>== | ||
Nonbinary people deserve equal opportunity employment, free of any discrimination based on gender and gender expression. | Nonbinary people deserve equal opportunity [[employment]], free of any discrimination based on gender and gender expression. | ||
Nonbinary people deserve to not have invasive questions about their gender identity and gender expression. | Nonbinary people deserve to not have invasive questions about their gender identity and gender expression. | ||
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==Freedom of Movement== | ==Freedom of Movement== | ||
Nonbinary people deserve to not be discriminated against based on gender and gender expression in | Nonbinary people deserve to not be discriminated against based on gender and gender expression in regard to: | ||
*Businesses | *Businesses | ||
*Housing | *Housing | ||
* | *[[Travel]]ing | ||
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*United States of America: | *United States of America: | ||
==Health Care<ref>“Queering Reproductive Health, Rights & Justice.” ''National LGBTQ Task Force'', National LGBTQ Task Force, www.thetaskforce.org/reproductive-justice.html.</ref><ref>“Health Care.” ''National Center for Transgender Equality'', National Center for Transgender Equality, transequality.org/know-your-rights/health-care.</ref>== | ==Health Care<ref>“Queering Reproductive Health, Rights & Justice.” ''National LGBTQ Task Force'', National LGBTQ Task Force, www.thetaskforce.org/reproductive-justice.html.</ref><ref>“Health Care.” ''National Center for Transgender Equality'', National Center for Transgender Equality, transequality.org/know-your-rights/health-care National Center for Transgender Equality Rights Healthcare.</ref>== | ||
Nonbinary people deserve free health care which includes, but is not exclusively the following: | Nonbinary people deserve free health care which includes, but is not exclusively the following: | ||