Gender recognition

Recognition of non-binary gender identities in law and other paperwork is an important issue confronting modern society. This also deals with policies about transgender people in general and related policies about intersex people. Recognition here means whether an organization acknowledges that such people exist and have valid identities, and the organization does this by routinely giving them a place where they aren't forced into being wrongly categorized as a gender that doesn't match their gender identity. In the case of recognition of nonbinary people, this means the system doesn't force them to wrongly say they are one of the binary genders (female or male). Through networking and activism, people can find out which organisations acknowledge non-binary genders, and can ask for acknowledgement from organisations that still need to do so.
For international recognition on the Internet, see websites and social networks.
== Recognition worldwide ==
One international problem is that all passports and other identity documents list gender (they are usually called "sex"),Lauren Bishop. "Gender and Sex Designations for Identification Purposes: A Discussion on Inclusive Documentation for a Less Assimilationist Society." 30 Wis. J.L. Gender & Soc'y 131, 134-35. Fall 2015 (containing a broad comparative discussion of this problem in academic legal scholarship). available at http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/wordpress/wjlgs/fall-2015-volume-xxx-no-2/ Archived on 17 July 2023 and most countries require that gender to be either female or male."X gender markers on passports." http://lgbt.libdems.org.uk/en/page/x-gender-markers-on-passports Archived on 17 July 2023 A few countries allow passports to have a nonbinary gender marker, called X (unspecified or X-gender), T (transgender or third gender), E (eunuch), I (intersex) or O (other), depending on the country. Having a nonbinary marker on one's passport can make it impossible to travel to a country whose passports don't give that option.Aron Macarow. "These Seven Countries are Way Ahead of the US on Trans Issues." February 9, 2015. Attn. http://www.attn.com/stories/868/transgender-passport-status Archived on 17 July 2023
Another global problem for transgender rights is that many countries require too much of a transgender person in order to allow them to have a legal transition. Many countries require proof of surgery in order to do this. Many countries even require transgender people to go through bottom surgeries that would effectively sterilize them in order to transition. International law calls compulsory sterilization a crime against humanity,As quoted by Guy Horton in Dying Alive - A Legal Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Burma April 2005, co-Funded by The Netherlands Ministry for Development Co-Operation. See section "12.52 Crimes against humanity", Page 201. He references RSICC/C, Vol. 1 p. 360Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court http://legal.un.org/icc/statute/romefra.htm Archived on 17 July 2023 but it is still the law in many countries.
In the table below, countries are listed in alphabetical order. To make them easier to skim, they use a colour code based on traffic lights:
* Blue (#9FF) means it's friendly to nonbinary people. This can mean it allows unspecified gender options.
* Yellow (#FFB) means it's somewhat friendly to nonbinary people. This can mean it plans to become friendly to nonbinary people. Or it can mean the country is divided on giving nonbinary people their rights, but leaning toward acceptance. 
* Red (#F99) means it's not friendly at all to nonbinary people.
* White or blank background means we don't have information about this yet, or it's difficult to call whether it's more good or bad for nonbinary people. 
Country 	Nonbinary markers allowed on passports or other identity documents? 	Legal gender change requirements 	Other notes on transgender, nonbinary, and intersex rights, recognition, and government views
Australia 	Starting in 2000, Australia allows nonbinary and intersex people to get passports with the nonbinary gender marker "X (indeterminate/unspecified/intersex)," requiring only a letter from a doctor, not proof of surgery.https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx Archived on 17 July 2023 Can change birth certificate to "sex: not specified.""NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v Norrie [2014] HCA 11 (2 April 2014)" . High Court of Australia. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2014/11.html Archived on 17 July 2023"X marks the spot for intersex Alex" Archived 2013-11-11 at WebCite, West Australian, via bodieslikeours.org. 11 January 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110023525/http://www.bodieslikeours.org/pdf/xmarks.pdfHolme, Ingrid (2008). "Hearing People's Own Stories". Science as Culture. 17 (3): 341–344. doi:10.1080/09505430802280784. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09505430802280784 Archived on 17 July 2023	Can change birth certificate, including to a nonbinary option, "sex: not specified," if the person has had a "sex affirmation procedure"."NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v Norrie [2014] HCA 11 (2 April 2014)" . High Court of Australia. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2014/11.html Archived on 17 July 2023 However, people have to be unmarried at the time of the change."BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 32B Application to alter register to record change of sex" . Retrieved 26 July 2015. http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/bdamra1995383/s32b.html Archived on 17 July 2023 	"The Australian Government recognises that individuals may identify and be recognised within the community as a gender other than the sex they were assigned at birth or during infancy, or as a gender which is not exclusively male or female. This should be recognised and reflected in their personal records held by Australian Government departments and agencies." (PDF)
Austria 	The first passport with an "X" as a gender marker was issued on May 14, 2019 to the intersex activist Alex Jürgen, thanks to the country's constitutional court, who ruled that citizens have the right to have their gender identity accurately represented in their official documents.Austria recognises third gender option in official documents — PinkNews.co.uk Archived on 17 July 2023 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition.Europe Map & Index 2017." Transgender Europe. http://tgeu.org/trans-rights-map-2017/ Archived on 17 July 2023 As for the civil registry, the term "divers" can be used as long as the person can provide a document certifying their intersex status. 	It is possible to change to an ambiguous name. However, there are high fees for a name change unless one can prove to have a reason that is approved by the state. A name that doesn't correspond to the legal gender can also be chosen, but only as a second or third name - the name that is listed first has to correspond to the legal gender or be ambiguous."Vornamensänderung." TransX. http://www.transx.at/Pub/Recht_Vornamen.php Archived on 17 July 2023
Argentina 	Identity documents can be issued without a gender marker at all thanks to the Gender Identity Law, passed in 2012. In November 2018, two nonbinary people were able to make this change without a judicial procedure for the first time.DNI sin indicación de sexo y como un trámite — Página12 (in Spanish) Archived on 17 July 2023 	Argentina allows transgender people to get access to legal and medical resources they need to transition, without requiring these things in order to be legally recognized as their gender. They can change their legal gender based on their written declaration, without even a diagnosis."Argentina Adopts Groundbreaking Gender Identity Law." Transgender Europe. May 10, 2012. http://tgeu.org/argentina-adopts-ground-breaking-gender-identity-law/ Archived on 17 July 2023 See Argentina's Gender Identity Law as of 2012 here. While this law is said to be the most progressive transgender law in the world,"FAQ about identity documents." Lambda Legal. http://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/transgender/identity-document-faq Archived on 17 July 2023 it doesn't directly mention intersex or nonbinary people.	
Armenia 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Azerbaijan 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Bangladesh 	In 2011, started to allow passports to show a gender called "other".http://www.attn.com/stories/868/transgender-passport-status Archived on 17 July 2023Tristin Hopper, "Genderless passports ‘under review’ in Canada." May 8, 2012. National Post. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/genderless-passports-under-review-in-canada Archived on 17 July 2023 	 	
Belarus 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Belgium 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition.(Since 1 January 2018:) Loi du 25 juin 2017 réformant des régimes relatifs aux personnes transgenres en ce qui concerne la mention d'une modification de l'enregistrement du sexe dans les actes de l'état civil et ses effets http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/loi/2017/06/25/2017012964/justel Wet van 25 juni 2017 tot hervorming van regelingen inzake transgenders wat de vermelding van een aanpassing van de registratie van het geslacht in de akten van de burgerlijke stand en de gevolgen hiervan betreft http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/wet/2017/06/25/2017012964/justel 	The government publishes vacancy notes with the mention "M/F/X".M/F devient M/F/X: l’administration fédérale veut plus de neutralité liée au sexe lors des recrutements http://www.selor.be/fr/nouvelles/2015/12/mf-devient-mfx-l’administration-fédérale-veut-plus-de-neutralité-liée-au-sexe-lors-des-recrutements/ M/V wordt M/V/X: federale overheid wil meer genderneutraliteit in vacatures http://www.selor.be/nl/nieuws/2015/12/mv-wordt-mvx-federale-overheid-wil-meer-genderneutraliteit-in-vacatures/ Anti-discrimination legislation covers gender identity and expression. Loi du 10 mai 2007 tendant à lutter contre la discrimination entre les femmes et les hommes http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/loi/2007/05/10/2007002098/justel Wet ter bestrijding van discriminatie tussen vrouwen en mannen http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/wet/2007/05/10/2007002098/justel
Bolivia 	 	Since August 2016, transgender people in Bolivia can change their legal gender as long as they are over 18 years old, pass a psychological test and write a letter of application.Bolivia Lets Transgender People Choose Their Legal Identity — Tele Sur (English edition). Archived on 17 July 2023 	
Bosnia and Herzegovina 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Brazil 	 	 	
Bulgaria 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Cambodia 	 	 	Some Cambodian families abuse, burn, or torture transgender children. They are sometimes believed to be possessed.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbt-cambodia_us_5614ed2de4b0fad1591a0ced Archived on 17 July 2023
Canada 	As of June 2019, Canada allows for "X" in the sex field of immigration documents including passports and proof of citizenship certificates https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/gender-x-documents.html Archived on 17 July 2023. Some provinces allow-- or plan to soon allow-- hidden or "X" markers on identity documents such as birth certificates and driver's licenses; see Recognition (Canada) for the latest details on which. 	Requirements vary from province to province. Generally minimally medical intervention is required. Explicit anti-discrimination protections for transgender people only in Alberta, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario, implicit elsewhere. 	
Chile 	Requires a court order in order to have an "X" gender option. 	 	
Colombia 	In February 2022, the Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled that a non-binary person was entitled to a birth certificate and identity card with a "no binario"/"NB" gender marker.https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/08/colombias-constitutional-court-advances-gender-diversity Archived on 17 July 2023 Since August 2023, passports issued within Colombia included 3 options of namely male, female and X.https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1821705/colombia-adds-non-binary-gender-option-on-passports 	Since 2015, transgender persons can change their legal gender and name manifesting their solemn will before a notar, no surgeries or judicial order required. 	
Costa Rica 	The recognition of non-binary identities became available since 2022 only for passports and immigration documents.https://thecostaricanews.com/costa-rica-recognizes-from-this-past-monday-the-non-binary-gender-in-immigration-documents-for-foreigners/ Archived on 17 July 2023https://nicaraguainvestiga.com/mundo/83008-costa-rica-permite-pasaportes-con-genero-x-para-personas-no-binarias/ Archived on 17 July 2023 	 	
Croatia 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Cyprus 	 	 	
Czech Republic 	M or F only.https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/22/non-binary-czech-republic/ Archived on 17 July 2023 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Denmark 	Denmark allows people to get passports with the gender marker X, although the procedure is currently quite administratively difficult."Denmark: X in Passports and New Trans Law Works." Transgender Europe. September 12, 2014. http://tgeu.org/denmark-x-in-passports-and-new-trans-law-work/ Archived on 17 July 2023 	Since 2014, no longer requires sterilization, gender identity disorder diagnosis, or ending a marriage in order to change legal sex."Denmark becomes Europe’s leading country on legal gender recognition | The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights" . Lgbt-ep.eu. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2015-04-10. http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/press-releases/denmark-becomes-europes-leading-country-on-legal-gender-recognition/ Archived on 17 July 2023 Requires applicants to be over 18, and to wait six months after applying before legal sex change takes effect. 	Danish law includes protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.Main legislation Archived on 17 July 2023 Danish law includes hate crimes legislation, which adds extra penalties for crimes committed against people because of their sexuality and for their gender identity or form of gender expression.
Estonia 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Finland 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition as of 2023. 	
France 	M or F only. In 2015, for the first time, France allowed an intersex adult to change their birth certificate to "gender neutral".Joseph Patrick McCormick. "France legally recognises person as ‘gender neutral’ for the first time." Pink News. October 15, 2015. [1] 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. Doesn't require a note from a doctor or medical intervention, but does not use self-certification alone http://tgeu.org/france-adopts-1st-gender-recognition-law-trans-people-continue-being-judged/ Archived on 17 July 2023 	
Georgia (country) 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Germany 	Since December 2018, German citizens can apply for a third gender marker as long as they provide a note from their doctor. Although the law was initially passed for intersex people, some perisex nonbinary people have managed to get a third gender marker too by getting a note from a trusted doctor. "Ratgeber für inter- und transgeschlechtliche Menschen", LSVD. https://www.lsvd.de/recht/ratgeber/intersexuelle/ratgeber-fuer-inter-und-transgeschlechtliche-menschen.html Archived on 17 July 2023 	In 2011, Germany stopped requiring transgender people to be coercively sterilized in order to transition."German Federal Court Outlawing Forced Sterilisation (2011)." Transgender Europe. January 7, 2015. http://tgeu.org/german-federal-court-verdict-on-forced-sterilisation-2011/ Archived on 17 July 2023 	The coalition agreement for the current federal government provides for legislation clarifying that surgery on intersex children is only allowed in cases that are urgent and involve a lethal health threat. Coalition agreement (see lines 782-784) https://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/_Anlagen/2018/03/2018-03-14-koalitionsvertrag.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=5 Archived on 17 July 2023 Some nonbinary people have legally adopted neutral names, arguing the TSG ("law on transsexuals") does not apply to them."Namensänderung ohne Transsexuellengesetz". nibiTrans*Ich (blog).[3]
Greece 	 	Greece allows transgender people to change their gender markers if their gender expression matches their gender identity.https://www.ilga-europe.org/resources/news/latest-news/greece-gender-recognition-law-oct2017 Archived on 17 July 2023 	
India 	India recognises transgender people as a third gender. Additionally, hijras are also recognised as a third gender. 	 	
Indonesia 	 	 	
Ireland 	M or F only. 	In 2015, Ireland passed a law allowing transgender adults to legally transition to either female or male only, without a requirement of medical intervention. Intersex and nonbinary people and minors are still left out.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/16/ireland-transgender-law-gender-recognition-bill-passed Archived on 17 July 2023 Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Iceland 	Options are male, female, nonbinary, other, and the option to decline to answer. 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	In June 2019, the Icelandic Parliament voted unanimously on a bill to implement a "self-determination gender change model law", including an "X" marker on identity documents."Gender Autonomy Act Applauded", mbl.is. https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2019/06/21/gender_autonomy_act_applauded/ Archived on 17 July 2023 It was implemented in January 2021.
Italy 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Japan 	M or F only, despite having a localized term. 	Japan made legal transition possible in 2004. In order to get one, Japan requires that a transgender person must be unmarried, has never had children, has had genital surgeried. 	
Kenya 	Since 2022, intersex people can now be identified with an 'I' gender marker on their birth certificate in Kenya. 	 	
Latvia 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Lithuania 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Malaysia 	 	Malaysia has no legislation for changing a legal sex, and instead deals with this on a case-by-case basis. 	
Malta 	Since September 2017, Malta can issue official identity documents with X as a gender marker. On January 2018, Malta released the first passport with an 'X' as a gender marker. 	The only requirement for a neutral gender marker is an oath in front of a notary. 	
Mexico 	In May 2023, Mexico allows an "X" gender marker on passports. 	 	
Montenegro 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Nepal 	Allows passports to use a third gender marker, called "other", which includes all transgender and nonbinary people. 	 	
Netherlands 	 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized or any kind of therapy in order to have legal gender recognition, but it requires a diagnosis. 	In 2018 Leonne Zeegers was the first Dutch citizen to receive a passport with gender marker "X". Leonne does have an intersex condition but the judge ruled in their favor based on their gender, which is nonbinary. In October 2019, Nanoah Struik was the second adult citizen to get an X on their passport. Nanoah doesn't have an intersex condition so this makes them the first person to have that gender marker without having an intersex condition.
New Zealand 	Allows passports to use a nonbinary gender option, X.Clarissa-Jan Lim. "New "Third Gender" Option on Nepal Passports Finally Protects the Rights of LGBT Community." Bustle. January 8, 2015. http://www.bustle.com/articles/57466-new-third-gender-option-on-nepal-passports-finally-protects-the-rights-of-lgbt-community Archived on 17 July 2023 You can change it simply by applying for it. 	Since 1995, in order to change the gender on your birth certificate, you need to show that you wish to live in your intended gender, and that you have undergone "medical treatment" for it. You can change your driver's license simply by applying for it. 	New Zealand allows asylum seekers or refugees who face harm on the basis of "gender" and "identity"https://www.immigration.govt.nz/audiences/supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/asylum-seekers Archived on 17 July 2023. In the New Zealand refugee confirmation form, the options for gender are "Male", "Female", and "Other (specify)" which is a write-in field.
Norway 	Although the country has not yet recognized a non-binary gender, the government announced its intention to legally recognize non-binary identities in 2021. Additionally, a nonbinary gender option for passports was advocated by some members of the Norwegian Labour Party in 2017. 	People over 16 can change their legal gender without any kind of diagnosis or treatment. Minors between 6 and 16 years old need their parents' permission.Easier to change legal gender, Norwegian Government (2016) Archived on 17 July 2023 	
Pakistan 	Pakistan legally recognises hijras and eunuchs, even though transgender topics are generally taboo. 	 	
Philippines 	 	This country doesn't allow transgender people to change their legal sex, but made an exception for an intersex person. 	
Poland 	 	Transgender people must undergo sex reassignment surgery before changing their legal gender. 	
Portugal 	 	Transgender people can change their legal gender without any requirements. Minors who are 16 or 17 years old need their parents' permission and a favorable opinion from a psychologist. 	
Romania 	M or F only. 	Requires transgender people to undergo sex reassignment surgery in order to have legal gender recognition. Genital surgery is required in order to change legal sex. Allowed to marry in accordance with new legal sex. 	
Russia 	No known legal recognition, even though some say there was a third gender in the past. In July 2021, Russia announced that people from other countries with a non-binary gender marker in their passports would not be allowed to enter the country. 	Only intersex minors can change their legal gender. Affirmative surgeries are required. 	"Any medical intervention with a goal of creating in a person's body primary or secondary characteristics of the opposite sex is prohibited". People who have changed their legal gender aren't allowed to marry or adopt children. On October 2023 the court has banned "the international public movement of LGBT" as extremist with up to 12 years of imprisonment for people who belong to or support it. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/30/russia-supreme-court-bans-lgbt-movement-extremist
Serbia 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Slovakia 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
Slovenia 	 	Requires transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition. 	
South Africa 	 	Since 2003, legal gender can be changed after medical treatment. Hormone therapy is seen as enough, surgery isn't required."Changing your name and gender in your identity document: the Alteration of Sex Description Act 49 of 2003" (PDF). Gender Dynamix. Retrieved 29 September 2013. http://www.genderdynamix.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Act-49-English.pdf Archived on 17 July 2023 	Anti-discrimination laws are interpreted to include gender identity.
South Korea 	 	While the Supreme Court declared that transgender people need to undergo SRS in order to change their legal gender, in 2013 a court ruled that five transgender people could make the change without a surgery, and the same happened in 2017. 	
Spain 	Even though Spain does not provide recognition for non-binary or intersex people on a national level, three provinces have introduced such recognition: Canarias, La Rioja, and Navarra. 	All transgender people may change their legal gender without a surgery, including minors. 	
Sweden 	Sweden does not recognize a third or non-binary gender option, however introducing as such has once been proposed. 	In 2012, Sweden stopped requiring transgender people to be coercively sterilized in order to transition,"Swedish Verdict outlawing forced Sterilisation (2012)." Transgender Europe. http://tgeu.org/administrative-court-of-appeal-in-stockholm-on-sterilisation-requirement-in-gender-recognition-legislation-19-dec-2012/ Archived on 17 July 2023 and in 2014, stopped requiring a mental health diagnosis in order to get legal gender recognition."Swedish Court outlaws diagnosis requirement." September 7, 2014. Transgender Europe. http://tgeu.org/administrative-court-in-stockholm-striking-out-diagnosis-in-gender-recognition-16-05-2014/ Archived on 17 July 2023 	
Switzerland 	A proposal to add a third "X" gender marker is also under discussion. In 2022, however the government was not prepared allow a third or non-binary gender option.https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-gender-a48e05b6e5d0c307b3ead2bdd686f9a5 	Doesn't require transgender people to be sterilized in order to have legal gender recognition as of 2022. 	
Thailand 	 	 	
Turkey 	 	Requires transgender people to have surgery for legal gender recognition. 	
United Kingdom (UK) 	As of 2015, some politicians are working to introduce passports with an option for an X gender marker."Gender neutral passports move a step closer to reality after Labour backing." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gender-neutral-passports-move-a-step-closer-to-reality-after-labour-backing-10123734.html Archived on 17 July 2023 In 2015, the Ministry of Justice refused to allow a nonbinary legal gender.https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104639 Archived on 17 July 2023 	In order to legally transition, you're first required to have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and to have lived as your gender for two years, but you're not required to have had surgery.https://www.gov.uk/apply-gender-recognition-certificate/changing-your-gender Archived on 17 July 2023 	In 2015, the Ministry of Justice stated that, unlike binary trans people, nonbinary people aren't protected under equality law.https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104639 Archived on 17 July 2023http://beyondthebinary.co.uk/specificdetriment-what-you-told-us/ Archived on 17 July 2023 In the UK, most kinds of paperwork and ID show a person's title, which is the main place where gender shows on those documents. Recognition of the gender-neutral title "Mx" is coming to be widespread.
United States of America (USA)	Some states allow a third gender marked on official documents such as birth certificates or driving licenses. As for the federal government, the State Department announced in June 2021 that "The Department has begun moving towards adding a gender marker for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons" for passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA). A government employee stated that the new gender marker would be available by the end of 2021. 	Each state has different laws regarding legal transition. Most states require proof of surgery in order to legally transition, and the rest require a letter from a doctor saying you've had some kind of transition.As for passports, "You do not need to provide a medical certification or physician's letter, even if the gender you select on Form DS-11 does not match the gender on your previous passport or other documents." 	In the USA, documents and ID rarely show a person's title.
Uruguay 	 	 	
Vietnam 	 	Forces transgender people to go through surgery in order to transition. Before late 2015, transgender people could not change their gender markers. 	
== See also ==
* Practical resources
* Charities and groups that benefit gender variant people
* Attitudes towards nonbinary people by country
== External links ==
* Wikipedia:LGBT rights by country or territory
* Transgender Europe: Toolkit: Legal gender recognition in Europe
* Transgender Europe: Trans Rights Europe Card Game
* Transgender Europe: Trans Rights Europe Map & Index 2016
== References ==
Category:Recognition