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Comparison: Olympia & Seattle Gender X DOL Hearings

For the curious, here’s a candid comparison of the first two Washington State DOL hearings regarding a proposed addition of an “X” gender option to state-issued IDs and licenses, from the perspective of a first-time attendee of a public hearing.

PoliticsJay ConradAugust 16, 2019gender x, IDs, washington state, washington, public hearing, comparison, seattle, olympia

No "X" on IDs? Washington State's Confusing Stance on Non-Binary Recognition

Unlike other regions of the U.S. and Canada, Washington state allows X-gender designation on birth certificates, but not on driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs. Why is that?

PoliticsJay ConradAugust 2, 2019IDs, washington, washington state, birth certificate, recognition, legal