UK passport authority rejects call for ungendered passports

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http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/04/22/uk-deputy-lib-dem-leader-really-disappointed-at-ips-rejection-of-trans-and-intersex-inclusive-passports/

UK: Deputy Lib Dem leader 'really disappointed' at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports

The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats says he is "really disappointed" by the Identity and Passport Service's decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain.

In a letter Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes commented: "I am really disappointed by the UK Passport Service response. The outcome of the review appears to completely contradict the spirit of the government's own Transgender Action Plan.

"The plan recognised the need to review how gender identification is represented in passport application forms and passports. I will continue to urge the government to follow the lead of countries such as New Zealand and Australia which have already adopted 'X' as a valid third category for essential personal identification documents."