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."

Certain parts of the world have become very good at making my own country (the U.S.) look awfully backward.