British citizens may soon be able to use “X” to indicate their identity, if a liberal organization has anything to say about it.
Stonewall, an LGBT organization, petitioned the British government to allow transgender people to identify as “X.”
“Some trans people find it very validating of their identity to have that gender-designator,” Tara Stone, a member of the Stonewall Trans Advisory Group, told BBC. “And additionally, in terms of getting access to other things in daily life, having a piece of identification that marks out your gender is actually really useful.”
Australia already offers the “X” designation.
The United States does not offer a third gender option, but does allow passport holders to change gender based on doctor verification. {eoa}
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