Nearly 16,000 Californians have identified themselves as nonbinary on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards since the state opened up a third option in 2019.
Nearly 16,000 Californians have identified themselves as nonbinary on their driver’s licenses and state identification cards since the state opened up a third option in 2019, according to reports.
Since the Gender Recognition Act went into effect, 15,904 Californians have asked for and received a license or ID card with the gender marked as “X” as opposed to “M” or “F,” according to data obtained from the California Department of Motor Vehicles by theYounger Californians were disproportionately represented among those using a gender neutral designation, with 10,340 of those opting for the “X” gender between the ages of 16 and 29, according to the data.
The law eliminated the requirement that a physician must write a letter saying that a person was undergoing medical gender transition treatment to apply for a nonbinary designation on their license. Now, people can apply for a status change on their word alone.
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