Starting Monday non-binary gender marker are available on Connecticut driver licenses.
Yea, we never saw this coming it was a complete surprise to us, but starting Monday you can get an “X” on your driver license.
Spread the word!
I received an email this evening tell me about the new DMV policy and it came out of the blue. It also explains a voice mail that I got this evening about doing training at the DMV on non-binary people.
And reading the bottom of the paragraph I noticed there is a comment that said the "X" is because the birth certificates will now be able to be non-binary, with an "X"
CT gender marker change form... GENDER DESIGNATION ON A LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD
Update 1/25/20 3:00 PM
This is from an article in the New Haven Register…
“We want to be sure that we’re fair for everyone, to respect people’s gender identity.” said DMV Deputy Commissioner Tony Guerrera.
Connecticut is one of 12 states that allow non-binary gender identification on drivers’ licenses, according to Guerrera.
“I said to myself, why shouldn’t Connecticut?” he said.
[…]
Guerrera said the move had been spearheaded within the department by himself and DMV Commissioner Sibongile Magubane. He said it was one of their “top 5” agenda items as soon as they were appointed.
“This was an initiative of myself and the commissioner right when the governor got elected,” Guerrera said.
Ultimately this was an internal move by the DMV, but two bills proposed last year would have updated state forms to allow non-binary gender options.
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