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Colombia adds non-binary gender option on passports

/ 05:22 AM August 25, 2023

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Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia has begun issuing passports with the gender option “X,” for people who identify as non-binary, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

“The foreign ministry recognizes the diversity of genders,” said Andrea Garzon, an official with the passport service, who announced the move in a video on the foreign ministry’s website.

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In March 2022, a Colombian court ruled that people should be able to have their gender registered as non-binary, rather than male or female, on official identity documents.

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In the following seven months, 26 people opted to make this change on their identity cards and birth certificates, according to official data.

Colombia, which has a population of 50 million, joins over a dozen other countries which allow this option, such as Australia, Pakistan, Nepal, New Zealand, Germany, Argentina, the United States, and Mexico.

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