Dana Zzyym,who identifies as intersex, claims forcing people to pick ‘male’ or ‘female’ is discriminatory, or while other countries already have additional choices A Colorado resident denied a passport for refusing to identify as either male or female on the application form has sued the federal government to try to force the US to join a handful of other countries that allow people to earn travel documents without picking a gender. Lambda Legal announced the lawsuit Monday on behalf of Dana Zzyym (pronounced Zimm) of Fort Collins,Colorado, who was born with ambiguous sex characteristics – referred to as intersex. It names Secretary of State John Kerry as a defendant and claims that requiring people to check a box marked either “M” or “F” is discriminatory and asks people like Zzyym to lie. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com