The State Department has issued its first passport with an “ X ” gender marker for Americans who do

The United States has issued its first passport with an X gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday. The department did not identify the passport recipient, but Dana Zzyym of Fort Collins, Colorado, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview it was their passport.... Zzyym, who prefers a gender-neutral pron

Dana Zzyym poses for a photo, Wednesday, Oct.... The department did not identify the passport recipient, but Dana Zzyym, an intersex activist from Fort Collins, Colorado, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that they received it.... Zzyym had stayed up late celebrating Intersex Awareness Day with two visiting activists....

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Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday that bans the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth

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