Puerto Rico Supreme Court allows 'X' as third gender choice on birth certificatesThe ruling means that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people will now be able to select 'X' as their gender marker on birth certificates.
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June 2, 2025
Activists on Monday celebrated a decision by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court to allow nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people to update their birth certificates.
The ruling comes after a group of six nonbinary people filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico's governor, its health secretary and other officials.
The ruling means that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people will now be able to select 'X' as their gender marker on birth certificates.
The ruling comes more than seven years after a U.S. federal court ordered Puerto Rico's government to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates following a lawsuit if they so wished.-----------------------------------
