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Maine Is Third State to Approve of Third Gender on State-Issued Licenses and ID Cards
The non-binary option will allow for individuals to have an “X” listed under gender, as opposed to “M” or “F.”
Following in the footsteps of Oregon and California, Maine will be the third state in the U.S. to offer a third, gender non-binary option on official state driver's licenses and ID cards.
In June 2017, a South Portland resident filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commision. They requested a gender non-binary marking be issued on their state license. The complaint was denied due to computer limitations.
This week, however, the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles was able to come to a historic agreement with the Maine Human Rights Commission.
As of yesterday any Maine resident is able to apply for a sticker from the Maine BMV, reading, "Gender has been changed to X - non-binary." This sticker is a temporary fix until July 2019, where a system upgrade will allow the BMV to print driver's licenses and ID cards with three gender options: "M" "F" or "X."
