Transgender, Third Gender, No Gender: Rights Perspectives on Laws Assigning Gender, Part II
[Neela Ghoshal is a senior LBGT rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.] People whose identities do not fit into a rigid female/male gender binary have, in many countries, been on a years-long quest to obtain official documents that reflect their identities by using a non-binary “X” marker in lieu of the typical “F” or “M.” If you have never questioned your assigned gender, you may...