US EditionPuerto Rico Supreme Court allows ‘X’ as a third gender choice on birth certificates
- On May 30, 2025, Puerto Rico's Supreme Court decided that nonbinary individuals can identify their gender on birth certificates with an "X" designation.
- The decision followed a lawsuit filed by six nonbinary individuals challenging the birth certificate policy for violating equal protection rights.
- The court directed Puerto Rico’s government to revise the gender change application to offer an 'X' option for the gender marker, aligning the territory with at least seventeen other states that recognize nonbinary or gender-neutral identifiers on birth certificates.
- Pedro Julio Serrano, who leads Puerto Rico's LGBTQ+ Federation, described the decision as a landmark ruling that promotes equality.
- Governor Jenniffer González Colón said she awaits Justice Department recommendations regarding implementation and will comply with the ruling.
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The Federal Court for the District of Puerto Rico, through Judge María Antongiorgi Jordan, issued a ruling allowing non-binary persons to change their birth certificate to reflect their identity with an "X."Read more]]>
Activists celebrated a federal district court decision in Puerto Rico on Monday allowing non-binary and gender-nonconforming people to update their birth certificates.
Puerto Rico Supreme Court recognizes ‘X’ as third gender for birth certificates in landmark decision
Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has mandated that the government include an “X” gender marker on birth certificates in a ruling issued on Monday. A group of nonbinary Puerto Ricans filed the case, and the ruling allows for the representation of those who identify outside of the gender binary.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. “Puerto Rico’s current Birth Certificate Policy is not support…
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