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It will be in April when, in the United States, the inclusive passport is issued.
Now the US Passport will place the ‘X’ option for non-binary users.
In Mexico, in February of this year, the first non-binary birth certificate was issued.
For the first time in its history, the United States passport will have the ‘X’ option for non-binary usersa breakthrough in terms of inclusion that will arrive soon.
According to what the State Department said, the inclusive passport will be available from April 11 and the same will happen with birth certificates.
Now, in addition to including the genders “male” and “female”, both passports and birth certificates will have a category ‘X’which alludes to the fact that the user identifies as non-binary, a fact that will undoubtedly be of great relevance in a context that increasingly seeks greater diversity and freedom of being.
Through a statement, the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced the decision of the State Department after a long process of investigation:
“After careful consideration of the research conducted and feedback from community members, we have concluded that the definition of gender marker X on Department of State public forms will be ‘Unspecified or other gender identity. ‘. This definition is respectful of people’s privacy while promoting inclusion,” said Blinken.
For a few months there had been talk of the possibility of opening up more on issues of inclusion, where the passport and birth certificate would change in such a way that those people who identify as non-binary would have the possibility of choosing their gender without any type of limiting.
However, it is not until now that, as reported by Antony Blinken, as of April 11, the United States passport will already include a new category ‘X’ for non-binary users, a decision that has been applauded by organizations of human rights.
Mexico also took a step towards inclusion
More than a trend or fashion, the issue of inclusion is becoming a reality that is even growing with the passing of days and is reaching more sectors.
The new generations are, to a large extent, responsible for the great changes that are taking place throughout the world and, in that sense, they are setting the tone for what will happen in the coming years.
Somehow, these trends have arrived with the new generations; according to a recent study by the Trevor Project, 26 percent of queer members of Gen Z ascribe as non-binarywhile another 20 percent still question their gender identity.
On February 11, in Mexico, in the state of Guanajuato, to be more precise, the first non-binary birth certificate was issued in the country.
Fausto Martínez, originally from Celaya and who uses the pronoun “elle”, made history by being the first to receive his non-binary birth certificatewhich he achieved after a long process that began in October of last year, when he asked the National Electoral Institute (INE) to modify his voter card with the gender with which he identifies, which is “non-binary.”
Finally, at the beginning of February 2022, the first non-binary birth certificate was issued in Mexico by the General Directorate of the Civil Registry of the State of Guanajuato.