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* On February 25, Ro Khanna, a Democratic member of the USA House of Representatives, proposed the Gender Inclusive Passport Act, which would add an "X" option to USA passports.<ref name="Sanders">{{Cite web |title=Proposed Bill Would Add Gender-Neutral Option to U.S. Passports |last=Sanders |first=Wren |work=them. |date=25 February 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 |url= https://www.them.us/story/gender-neutral-option-us-passports}}</ref> | * On February 25, Ro Khanna, a Democratic member of the USA House of Representatives, proposed the Gender Inclusive Passport Act, which would add an "X" option to USA passports.<ref name="Sanders">{{Cite web |title=Proposed Bill Would Add Gender-Neutral Option to U.S. Passports |last=Sanders |first=Wren |work=them. |date=25 February 2020 |access-date=13 June 2020 |url= https://www.them.us/story/gender-neutral-option-us-passports}}</ref> | ||
* Marvel Comics' series ''The New Warriors'' introduced a nonbinary superhero named "Snowflake", and received widespread backlash.<ref name="Villarreal">{{Cite web |title=Marvel criticized for first non-binary superhero named “Snowflake” |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |work=[[LGBTQ Nation]] |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/marvel-criticized-first-non-binary-superhero-named-snowflake/ }}</ref> | * Marvel Comics' series ''The New Warriors'' introduced a nonbinary superhero named "Snowflake", and received widespread backlash.<ref name="Villarreal">{{Cite web |title=Marvel criticized for first non-binary superhero named “Snowflake” |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |work=[[LGBTQ Nation]] |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 |url= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/marvel-criticized-first-non-binary-superhero-named-snowflake/ }}</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 | *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 went 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 July, a nonbinary New Yorker sued the state in pursuit of an "X" [[gender marker]] on their driver's license. New York currently only allows "M" or "F" gender markers on licenses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York state sued over driver’s licenses that limit gender to ‘M’ or ‘F’ |work=syracuse.com |date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=October 20, 2020 |url= https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/07/new-york-state-sued-over-drivers-licenses-that-limit-gender-to-m-or-f.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary NYU Law Student Sues To Get "X" Gender Option On NY Driver's Licenses |last=Cruz |first=David |work=Gothamist |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=20 October 2020 |url= https://gothamist.com/news/nonbinary-nyu-law-student-sues-get-x-gender-option-ny-drivers-licenses}}</ref> | * In July, a nonbinary New Yorker sued the state in pursuit of an "X" [[gender marker]] on their driver's license. New York currently only allows "M" or "F" gender markers on licenses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York state sued over driver’s licenses that limit gender to ‘M’ or ‘F’ |work=syracuse.com |date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=October 20, 2020 |url= https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/07/new-york-state-sued-over-drivers-licenses-that-limit-gender-to-m-or-f.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary NYU Law Student Sues To Get "X" Gender Option On NY Driver's Licenses |last=Cruz |first=David |work=Gothamist |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=20 October 2020 |url= https://gothamist.com/news/nonbinary-nyu-law-student-sues-get-x-gender-option-ny-drivers-licenses}}</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> | ||