Nonbinary rights

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What are Nonbinary Rights?

Nonbinary rights are human rights.

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.

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:

• 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:

• National Center for Transgender Equality – Know Your Rights

Documentation

• Nonbinary people deserve to have their documentation (driver's license, passports, hospital records, etc.) accurately reflect their gender identity.

Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s right to accurate documentation has been violated:

• 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.

Education

Nonbinary people deserve to have a safe environment to learn in, which includes:

• Having their gender identity or gender expression recognized
• Not being bullied or harassed based on gender identity or gender expression
• Being able to join any school activity

Nonbinary people deserve to have sex education which includes information about their sexual health.

Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s rights related to education has been violated:

• United State of America:

Employment

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.

Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s right to employment has been violated:

• United States of America:

Freedom of Movement

Nonbinary people deserve to not be discriminated against based on gender and gender expression in regard to:

• Businesses
• Housing
• Traveling

Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s right to freedom of movement has been violated:

• United States of America:

Health Care

Nonbinary people deserve free health care which includes, but is not exclusively the following:

• Reproductive health care
• Health care services (such as Hormone Replacement Therapy or getting a hysterectomy) which re-affirms their gender identity.
• Access to therapists, counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, etc. who understand and support their gender identity and gender expression.

Here is a list of cases in which nonbinary people’s rights concerning health care has been violated:

• United States of America: