In the US, for the first time, a passport was issued with a mark about the third gender “X”. This is stated in the statement of the official representative of the State Department of the United States of the Prizes on the department website.
“We look forward to the opportunity to offer [such a passport] to everyone who submits an application for obtaining it, as soon as we develop the necessary system and update the form,” it is noted in the document. According to price, this will happen in early 2022.
The representative of the State Department emphasized that Washington is committed to the promotion of freedom and equality of all people, including representatives of the LGBT community. Until now, in order to indicate the floor, differing from the birth certificate, US citizens needed a certificate from a doctor.
The plans of the American administration for the introduction of the Third Gender became known in the summer of 2021. Then US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated that this step was called to guarantee equal rights for the LGBT community.