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Arkansas stops offering ‘X’ as an alternative to male and female on driver’s licenses and IDs

Arkansas will maintain existing licenses and IDs with an "X" designation, with 342 licenses and 174 IDs currently holding this option.
Changes in Arkansas will make it tougher for transgender individuals to modify their listed sex on licenses and IDs, requiring an amended birth certificate rather than just a court order.
At least 22 states and the District of Columbia permit an "X" option on licenses and IDs.

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Associated Press News

Arkansas stops offering alternative to male/female state IDs

Arkansas is no longer allowing residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards. The Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday announced

2 months ago·United States

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Arkansas stops offering 'X' as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs

Arkansas is no longer allowing residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards

2 months ago·United States

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KIFI

Arkansas ends gender-neutral policy for driver’s licenses and IDs

By Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration rescinded a policy Tuesday that allowed state driver’s license and ID holders to electively change their gender without any “verifiable information” or use the gender-neutral “X” in place of gender. The ACLU of Arkansas said in a statement that policy changes like these threaten the “safety and dignity” of the state’s transgender, intersex and non-binary communit…

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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The Hill

Arkansas rolls back gender-neutral driver’s license policy

Arkansas will no longer allow drivers to use an “X” for their gender on driver’s licenses, state regulators said Tuesday, rolling back a policy that was inclusive to nonbinary people. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the changes are being made to “safeguard” state IDs. The agency also announced it will make it…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Arkansas stops offering 'X' as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

2 months ago·Flin Flon, Canada

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Star Tribune

Arkansas stops offering 'X' as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs

Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use ''X'' instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday that will also make it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their licenses and IDs.

2 months ago·Minneapolis, United States

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