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Washington Post
3 days ago
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- Washington Post
Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows 'X' as a third gender choice on birth certificates
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Activists on Monday celebrated a decision by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court to allow nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people to update their birth certificates. The ruling comes after a group of six nonbinary people filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico's governor, its health secretary and other officials. The ruling means that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people will now be able to select 'X' as their gender marker on birth certificates. Pedro Julio Serrano, president of Puerto Rico's LGBTQ+ Federation, called Friday's ruling a historic one that upholds equality. Meanwhile, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón told reporters that she was awaiting recommendations from Puerto Rico's Justice Department regarding the ruling. The ruling comes more than seven years after a U.S. federal court ordered Puerto Rico's government to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates following a lawsuit if they so wished. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
Associated Press
3 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows 'X' as a third gender choice on birth certificates
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists on Monday celebrated a decision by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court to allow nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people to update their birth certificates. The ruling comes after a group of six nonbinary people filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico's governor, its health secretary and other officials. The ruling means that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people will now be able to select 'X' as their gender marker on birth certificates. Pedro Julio Serrano, president of Puerto Rico's LGBTQ+ Federation, called Friday's ruling a historic one that upholds equality. Meanwhile, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón told reporters that she was awaiting recommendations from Puerto Rico's Justice Department regarding the ruling. The ruling comes more than seven years after a U.S. federal court ordered Puerto Rico's government to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates following a lawsuit if they so wished. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
Irish Times
12-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Times
Don't pathologise trans people
Sir, – In her recent letter about gender identity, Sara Morrison claimed that 'dissent is pathologised' (Letters, May 9th ) and she is right, but not in the way she suggests. We as trans people dissent from a rigid gender binary that tells us who we are and how we should live. And we are pathologised for this: labelled as mentally unstable, subjected to invasive psychiatric assessments, denied essential healthcare, segregated from public life, and excluded from decisions that impact our bodies and lives. We are treated as modern folk devils to be 'fixed' for our dissent from the norm. Does this sound familiar? Women have historically faced – and continue to face – many of the very same barriers. That's why, if you care about women, you should care about trans people too. Our struggles – and our freedom – are shared. – Yours, etc, KY WALKER, READ MORE National LGBTQ+ Federation, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin.
