Residents of New York can now choose an "X" marker for their gender on state identification cards
Highlights
- Residents of New York can now choose an “X” marker for their gender on state identification cards.
- The Gender Recognition Act will go into full effect on June 24.
- The legislation will allow people to attest to their own gender identity when petitioning a court or updating an identification document.
- It will also eliminate the requirement to publish name changes in a local newspaper, and allow parents the choice to be designated as “father,” “mother” or “parent” on their child’s birth certificate, the legislation will also allow parents to be named “father” on the birth certificate of their child, among other things, the act will go to full effect.