The US state of Maine has officially introduced a non-binary option to state residents’ birth certificates, which was announced onInternational Non-Binary People’s Day on Tuesday, July 14. Those who identify outside of the gender binary can now receive gender-neutral birth certificates on request, with parental permission required for citizens under 18 who wish to make this alteration to their birth documents.After the amendment process has been completed, an ‘X’ will be displayed on the resident’s birth certificate, denoting gender neutral status.
Maine made this non-binary marker available on driving licences in 2018, and the year after it was made possible for state citizens to alter their gender marker without approval from a medical.