Denver – Challenge To Gender Selection On US Passports Heads To Court

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    Dana Zzyym, of Fort Collins, Colo., right, talks about the arguments in a hearing on Zzyym's lawsuit requiring people to pick a gender to get a passport outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse early Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in Denver. Zzyym, who was born with ambiguous sex characteristics, claims that requiring people to designate their sex to get a passport is discriminatory. Zzyym's attorney, Paul D. Castillo, from the south-central regional office of Lambda Legal in Dallas, looks on. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Denver – A federal judge in Denver is considering whether the U.S. government should require people to pick a gender to get a passport.

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    The issue emerged through a lawsuit filed by a Colorado resident who was denied a passport for refusing to check “male” or “female” on the application. A judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday.

    Lambda Legal sued last year on behalf of Dana Zzyym of Fort Collins, who was born with ambiguous sex characteristics. The lawsuit claims that requiring people to check a box marked either “M'” or “F” is discriminatory and asks people like Zzyym to lie.

    Countries including Australia, New Zealand and Nepal allow people to have their gender marked as “X” or “other” on passports.


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    bennyt
    bennyt
    7 years ago

    Sodomite should also be one of the choices!

    RebelSheep
    RebelSheep
    7 years ago

    Mandatory gender selection is unfair to intersex individuals.

    7 years ago

    What about those with XXY chromosomes?