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Title: New Zealand Government to recognize gender diverse people as well as male and fe
Post by: stephaniec on July 18, 2015, 01:34:53 AM
Zealand government to recognise 'gender diverse' people as well as male and female

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/07/17/new-zealand-government-to-recognise-gender-diverse-people-as-well-as-male-and-female/

Pink News/Nick Duffy  07/17/2013

"The New Zealand government is changing the way it records gender – allowing people to identify as "gender diverse".

The government's official data collection body  Statistics NZ announced the change, which will be the new standard across government agencies."

Title: Re: New Zealand Government to recognize gender diverse people as well as male and fe
Post by: suzifrommd on July 18, 2015, 05:26:57 AM
Certain parts of the world have become very good at making my own country (the U.S.) look awfully backward.