United States issues its 1st passport with “X” gender marker

The department now also allows applicants to self-select their gender as male or female, no longer requiring them to provide medical certification if their gender did not match that listed on their other identification documents. The United States joins a handful of countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Nepal and Canada, in allowing its citizens to designate a gender other than male or female on their passports. Stern said her office planned to talk about the U. ′ experience with the change in its interactions around the world and she hopes that might help inspire other governments to offer the option.