The USA, which is the third most populous country in the world with a population of approximately 330 million, signed a decision that closely concerns more than 1 million citizens. A new era was entered in the issue of “gender indication”, which was brought to the judiciary for the first time in October after a woman did not want to define herself as a woman or a man. As a result of the outcome of the judiciary, a person living in the state of Colorado was given a passport with the gender division expressed as “X”. The Joe Biden administration decided to spread this situation across the country.
The government, which started a new era for Americans who do not want to define themselves as male, female or transgender and whose number is estimated to exceed 1 million across the USA, announced that those who wish can define themselves as “X” in passports.
“Every American has the right to be themselves”
With this decision, the Biden administration plans to challenge state anti-trans laws. It is also said that this decision may be included in more documents in the coming days. While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the option to mark gender as “X” could be used in documents other than passports next year, a brief statement came from the White House.
The White House announced the decision, saying, “Every American has the right to be themselves. But many trans Americans still face systematic barriers, discrimination, and acts of violence.” Defending this decision as revolutionary for LGBTi+ individuals, activists reminded that until last year, those who wanted to change their gender in the country had to get a document from a doctor.
So what do you think about this decision? Do you think this decision will be implemented in other countries as well? You can specify in the comments…
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