New York City creates gender-neutral 'X' option for birth certificates

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the provision into a law on Tuesday, making New York City the fifth place to do so after California, Oregon, Washington state and New Jersey. Three states and Washington, DC, also allow gender-neutral driver licenses. Transgender advocates have been pressing governments to allow identity documents to be more easily changed to match gender identity.

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