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central scrutinizer

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Fri Jun 30, 2017, 09:38 PM Jun 2017

Oregon to allow non-binary people to mark X on their driver's license

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35721579-75/story.csp

Under a rule approved June 15 by the Oregon Transportation Commission, residents who do not identify as either male or female — M or F — will have a third option for their license.

The rule is in response to a court ruling that allowed Jamie Shupe, 52, of Portland, to declare non-binary status on their birth certificate. The DMV said: “In order to comply with the order, DMV needed about a year to implement the change. Time was required to study state laws, update computer systems, work with business partners such as law enforcement and courts, and change administrative rules.” All that is done, and now X can be used to mark the gender.

Aimed at adapting to changing societal understanding of gender, the DMV rule goes deeper than simply adding an X, however.

In addition to allowing for a non-binary option, the DMV has simplified what had been a long and expensive road changing gender identification on Oregon drivers licenses, said DMV spokeswoman Lauren Mulligan.

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