Rejected petition Allow 'X' gender marker on UK passports

UK passports only offer the choice of male or female, but many UK residents do not identify with either of these. This petition calls on the UK government to offer an 'X' gender marker to indicate indeterminate gender, in the case where someone does not feel comfortable choosing 'M' or 'F'.

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Many countries now offer 'X' as an option on passports and the UK recognizes these as valid; including Australia, Canada, Iceland, and New Zealand.

In 2020, a judge ruled "if the international trend towards more widespread official recognition of “non-binary” identity continues, then at some future date, denial could constitute a breach of human rights."

Rights are always rights, regardless of 'international trends'. We should be setting an example, not following behind everyone else.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make non-binary a legally recognised gender identity in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/580220

Allow gender inclusiveness on all official documents: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560159

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Date submitted 22 May 2021
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