http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14926598
I just came across this on BBC. I thought it was great, and really interesting considering the discussions we've been having about legal gender. In class yesterday we talked about people who could legally change their gender status through passports and birth certificates, and I thought it was very progressive of countries to allow people the freedom to express their identity like that. But Australia takes it to a whole new level. I was wondering if anyone knew of other countries that allow this? Do you guys think we could ever get this kind of legislation in the states? I think it's an important step towards officially recognizing flaws in the male/female gender binary. It could help naturalize the transgender experience and even lead to more improvements, like bathrooms that don't rely so rigidly on traditionally defined gender and/or sexuality.
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