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| Region | Australia |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Sep 15, 2011 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, only intersex people are afforded that right. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. |
| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8 https://web.archive.org/web/20110915194405/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/15/travel/main20106611.shtml |
Revision History (6)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and info that this only applied to intersex people.
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| Start Date | 2011 | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. It's not recognised in New South Wales, for example. | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, only intersex people are afforded that right. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. |
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| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8 | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8 https://web.archive.org/web/20110915194405/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/15/travel/main20106611.shtml |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. It varies until all states do it.
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| Value | Recognized | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Recognized | Varies by Region |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. It's not recognised in New South Wales, for example. | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. It's not recognised in New South Wales, for example. |
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edited by Notdog1996. For the sake of consistency with other countries that allows X on passports
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Recognized |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2013 | 2011 |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. However it's not recognised in new south wales | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on passports since 2011, making it one of the first countries to offer it. However, for other IDs, the availability of the X gender marker varies by states. It's not recognised in New South Wales, for example. |
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| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8 |
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| Value | Recognized | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. However it's not recognised in new south wales |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 1, 2013 |
created by DuffdeNecker
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Australia does have recognition of nonbinary gender through the X marker on legal documentation. |
| Sources | https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/australian-government-guidelines-recognition-sex-and-gender |