The UK could become the next country to issue gender neutral passports if an activist trying to force the government to overturn its policy wins a court appeal on Tuesday.
Christie Elan-Cane has argued the UK's current passport process is"unacceptable," and breaches international human rights law. They are pushing the Home Office to allow an"X" gender option, alongside male and female.Elan-Cane's original legal challenge was rejected last year by London's High Court, but their appeal is being heard on Tuesday.
But some say it's just the first step"Legitimate identity is a fundamental human right, but non-gendered people are treated as though we have no rights," Elan-Cane said in a statement ahead of the case. "It is unacceptable that someone who defines as neither male nor female is forced to declare an inappropriate gender in order to obtain a passport," Elan-Cane added.
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