Current Version
| Region | Illinois |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Description | Before July 1st, 2023, non-binary people could not put their gender as “X” on official documents. |
| Sources | https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/birth-records/gender-reassignment https://illinoiseagle.com/2024/03/29/illinois-drivers-licenses-can-now-be-gender-neutral/ |
Revision History (4)
Revision by Unknownmiles. Replacing description to better fit it not being recognized and then putting what used to be the description in the current status
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| Description | On July 1st, 2023 non-binary people were given the option of “X” on their birth certificate. Although non-binary options for drivers licenses and ids were legalized in 2019, it wasn’t until March 29th, 2024 that technology issues in the Illinois DMV became resolved and allowed for a non-binary option. | Before July 1st, 2023, non-binary people could not put their gender as “X” on official documents. |
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Revision by Unknownmiles. Adding more links and info. Also changing date since non binary people could put an x on their birth certificate about a year earlier
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| End Date | Mar 29, 2024 | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Description | Although non-binary options were legalized in 2019, it wasn’t until March 29th, 2024 that technology issues in the Illinois DMV became resolved and allowed for a non-binary option. | On July 1st, 2023 non-binary people were given the option of “X” on their birth certificate. Although non-binary options for drivers licenses and ids were legalized in 2019, it wasn’t until March 29th, 2024 that technology issues in the Illinois DMV became resolved and allowed for a non-binary option. |
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| Sources | https://illinoiseagle.com/2024/03/29/illinois-drivers-licenses-can-now-be-gender-neutral/ | https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/birth-records/gender-reassignment https://illinoiseagle.com/2024/03/29/illinois-drivers-licenses-can-now-be-gender-neutral/ |
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Revision by Unknownmiles. The law ended
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| End Date | (NONE) | Mar 29, 2024 |
Revision by Unknownmiles. Riding status and changing all links. Adding info
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | Jul 14, 2020 | (NONE) |
| Description | Illinois-born citizens can change their gender marker to X on their birth certificate. X gender marker will be available on driver's licenses in 2024. | Although non-binary options were legalized in 2019, it wasn’t until March 29th, 2024 that technology issues in the Illinois DMV became resolved and allowed for a non-binary option. |
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| Sources | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/25/20832644/pritzker-approves-non-binary-state-id-cards-drivers-licenses https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/birth-records/gender-reassignment https://www.lambdalegal.org/x-markers https://www.equalityillinois.us/gender-neutral-designation-on-illinois-birth-certificates/ | https://illinoiseagle.com/2024/03/29/illinois-drivers-licenses-can-now-be-gender-neutral/ |
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