US immigration announces ‘third gender option’ on citizenship form.
As of Monday, immigrants can now select a third gender option, or “X,” when applying for naturalization.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a news alert that revealed that it had revised Form N-400, the Application for Naturalization, to provide “Another Gender Identity,” the first USCIS form to do so.
“Historically, USCIS forms and associated documents have only offered two gender options: ‘Male (M)’ and ‘Female (F).’ This has created significant barriers for requestors who do not identify with either of those options. Limiting benefit requestors to two gender options also creates administrative challenges for USCIS when we receive birth certificates or other official government-issued documents with a gender other than M or F,” the statement read.
You can read further details in an article by Lindsay Kornick in the Fox News web site at: https://bit.ly/4ahXWvi.