Good News for the LGBTQ+ community in NYC

The legislation, which is due to come into effect from 1 January 2019, is aimed at adults who don't identify as either male or female, or those who would prefer not to be categorized by gender at all

Those who want to change their gender to “X” will be allowed to do so without a doctor’s sign off. The bill was passed last Wednesday and the city’s board of health also signed off on the new rules.

The move makes New York one of the only US cities where people can identify as being gender non-binary, with California and Washington state had previously made similar moves.

The “X” designation is also expected to be used for babies who are born intersex