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October 18, 2017

New California Law to Introduce Third "Nonbinary" Gender on State IDs
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California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will allow
residents to claim a third gender when applying for official documents.
Beginning in 2019, anyone applying for a driver's license or birth
certificate will be able to identify themselves as "female," "male" or
"nonbinary." The legislation follows similar bills that passed in Oregon
and Washington, D.C., with other states including New York set to follow
suit.


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