California has become the first state to legally recognize a third gender, according to Mashable.
On Sunday, Governor Jerry Brown signed The Gender Recognition Act (Senate Bill 179) into legislation, which allows residents to register their genders as male, female, or non-binary on birth certificates and driver’s licenses
The bill states that “the binary gender designations of female and male fail to adequately represent the diversity of human experience”. It enables transgender individuals to legally change their gender more easily, and those who identify as ‘non-binary’ to be legally recognized as such.
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Previously, it was only possible to change genders on legal documents by providing a letter from a doctor stating that the applicant had undergone treatment for gender transition. With this new law, this requirement is removed.
Non-Binary Children in Sweden
Sweden is known for being incredibly liberal and forward-thinking when it comes to issues concerning gender. Vice’s documentary, ‘Raised Without Gender’, shows how a non-binary family is raising their children without imposing any gender roles in the home or school environment.
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