In keeping with the Biden administration’s newly announced gender inclusivity strategy, the State Department has printed its first gender neutral passport, marked with an “X” designation.
The State department confirmed the news Wednesday, although the identity of the person to whom the passport was issued was not revealed. The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, told the Associated Press that the new option for the document reflects the “lived reality” that increasingly more people identify with a gender different than the one assigned at birth.
“When a person obtains identity documents that reflect their true identity, they live with greater dignity and respect,” Stern said.
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