New Passports Allow 3Rd Gender Option....

[Maximus]

Typically on a government form, there are only two genders listed, either 'male' or 'female'. Throughout the 20th century this was never seen as a problem.
However, with the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) movement, some countries are making an exception for those who have an unknown gender identity.
For example, a person who is born a woman but self identifies as a man will no longer have documentation that says 'F' for 'Female', instead, if he or she chooses, she can have her gender read 'X' for undetermined!
This seems like a trivial and minor change on a passport, but in reality, this change is seen as a massive push for the Transgender community, who are often detained at airports if they don't look like the gender that their passport says!



Australians have been given a third choice when describing their gender on passport applications, under new guidelines aimed at removing discrimination.
Transgender people and those of ambiguous sex will be able to list their gender as indeterminate, which will be shown on passports as an X.
People whose gender was different from that of their birth were previously required to have reassignment surgery before they could change their passport to their preferred sex.
An Australian senator, Louise Pratt - whose partner was born female and is now identified as a man - said the reform was a huge step forward.
"There have been very many cases of people being detained at airports by immigration in foreign countries simply because their passports don't reflect what they look like," she told Australian radio.
"It's very distressing, highly inconvenient and frankly sometimes dangerous."

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[Jatka Bandi]

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[Hitman]

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[JALSA_KISHORE]

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