I was just reading an article over at Time (I'd post the link, but I don't want my thread to get moved to the 'Media' section) that talks about Nepal issuing passports with a designation for people who identify as neither male nor female. It says in part:
The deal is that they're placing an "O" (for "Other") in the sex box of their passports based on the applicant's preference.Nepal is just the latest country to authorize a third gender category for passport holders, however. To date, Bangladesh, India, Denmark and Australia, among others, offer the designation on travel documents.
It strikes me that this could put an end to the 'bathroom bills' that seem to be popular in the US -- if transgender people could get official documents with a designator that distinguishes them then they could (I hope) get away from the designator on their birth certificates. Of course, chances of this happening spontaneously in the US are pretty small, but it wold be a worthy goal to work toward.
If you could get an "O" on your Driver's license, for example, would you do it?
