7 Countries Giving Transgender People Fundamental Rights the U.S. Still Won't

[ZombieHorde]

By Valentine Pasquesoone April 9, 2014

On March 20 a White House petition was launched asking the U.S. government to consider one thing: Recognize non-binary genders and give citizens who don't fit in the male or female categories a new, legal status.

"Legal documents in the United States only recognize 'male' and 'female' as genders," the petition says, "leaving anyone who does not identify as one of these two genders with no option."

So far, more than 89,000 people have signed and supported the petition online. It needs 11,000 more signatures before the Obama administration will be required to respond to the matter.

But even if the petition does reach the 100,000-mark, it's unlikely the government will be changing its gender policies anytime soon. This doesn't mean the discussion should stop, however. Recently, inititatives like this petition and Facebook's 50 new gender options for its users have raised questions about the treatment of people who feel they don't fit in the male-female gender binary. Do we ignore them? Or do we try to find a way to achieve a legal and social solution? This would mean a significant, if not radical change for Americans, including the nearly 700,000 transgender citizens living in the U.S.

Here is the list. If you click on the link, you will see why the author included the country on list.
1. Nepal
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Bangladesh
5. Germany
6. New Zealand
7. Australia

Eta link!!!
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[Heidi]

1. Kick!

[Boreal]

2. Yes, yes, yes!

I would take it a step further, too. Why do human individuals have to identify themselves beyond anything but human, period? Why must we always be divided by gender, race, color, ancestry, or anything else? How about documents say NOTHING about gender, race, etc? I'm sick of human beings being put into boxes and then played off against each other. We're human, we have the same rights, and that's all that should matter.

[JJChambers]

3. Transgendered folks should have options on forms that make them feel included

Even if "other" or N/A was the option added.

[LittleBlue]

4. Can't see this changing any time soon

Can you imagine the fallout of doing this with the far right and unaffiliated voters? Democrats won't be touching this with a 10-foot pole for the next few decades.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. gee I heard the same bullshit about gay rights just a few years ago.

O NOES! WOES IS US IF WE DO THE RIGHT THING!

Guess what? People respect you when you stand up for what you believe in. Conversely, when you pretend and pose, people don't give you any respect at all.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Until the day Obama evolved, most of DU would say 'it is impossible for a candidate to

support gay marriage and win, the only pragmatic thing is to settle for civil unions for at least a generation seeking equality is letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, you people can scream for a pony all you want but let's be realists and give up'.
The next day the same people sported rainbow Harvey Milk avatars and claimed they had been present at Stonewall.

[Nye Bevan]

7. Funny and true.

I would love Obama to come out strongly against the death penalty. I think a few minds here would be changed.