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16 Sep 2011

Australian passports to allow for 3 gender options: male, female and 'X'

Intersex people, who are biologically not entirely male or female, will be able to list their gender on passports as "X" while transgender people will be able to pick whether they are male or female without having to undergo surgery, if their choice is supported by a doctor's statement.

The Associated Press reported on Sep 14:

 

Australian passports will now have three gender options – male, female and indeterminate – under new guidelines to remove discrimination against transgender and intersex people, the government said Thursday. 

 

Intersex people, who are biologically not entirely male or female, will be able to list their gender on passports as "X." 

Transgender people, whose perception of their own sex is at odds with their biology, will be able to pick whether they are male or female if their choice is supported by a doctor's statement. Transgender people cannot pick "X." 

Previously, gender was a choice of only male or female, and people were not allowed to change their gender on their passport without having had a sex-change operation. The U.S. dropped the surgery prerequisite for transgender people's passports last year.

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讀者回應

1. 2011-09-17 12:43  
Very interesting. However I wonder how X gender people may be treated when they turn up in some countries. For example Malaysia, Singapore, the Arab countries and others.
2. 2011-09-17 15:50  
very nice...
3. 2011-09-17 21:19  
the immigration officer will have a interesting time.
wink!

Kirk
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4. 2011-09-18 10:45  
Politically correct, but it will be seen as a public statement in many countries and could lead to harassment at immigration and in hotels where you have to produce your passport.
5. 2011-09-18 11:32  
Good. Things are never just black or white. It's about time someone stepped up to the plate!
6. 2011-09-18 18:59  
Good positive move. Give people the choice to represent themselves as X if they wanted to.

@4 - This is more than just political correctness, this is the government showing leadership and presenting a higher vision of where a civilized enlightened and accepting society could head towards. This has to make life a little bit easier for the X'es.
7. 2011-09-18 20:20  
Well done, it gives people the choice to be represented. OK, there are a few countries where your passport might cause problems, but then again, why bother visiting those backward countries.
回應#8於於2011-09-19 16:29被作者刪除。
9. 2011-09-19 16:34  
Old passport lol. Well done Australian Passports Office and Federal Government. Gay, Lesbian and Transexual are recognized sexual preference same for straight. Don't think they will put deaf or impaired hearing on passport. No need when I travel aboard. Not all immigration officers ask me questions...
10. 2011-09-19 21:52  
Nah, that's not the genders, this is Oz. The genders are (1) Bruce (2) Sheila (3) pooftah . And we all know what rule number 6 is. Nahw pooftahs. At least no married ones.
11. 2011-09-20 06:22  
So the beer XXXX is what?
12. 2011-09-20 14:36  
um... it's a move in the right direction, but only biologically intersex people are allowed to list X as their gender. what about people who may have been born biologically male or female, but who don't ascribe to either gender?
13. 2011-09-20 22:23  
I prefer apple and dislike garlic. It shouldn't be an issue.
14. 2011-09-21 03:26  
let's relocate to Aussie!!
15. 2011-09-25 01:14  
Is cool. I was wonder if others country's could have the new same rules. It's will be more cool then ever....
16. 2011-09-28 00:29  
wah.....niceeeeee:)

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