New PennDOT Policy Affirms Life Experiences of Non-Binary Pennsylvanians

ACLU of Pennsylvania
3 min readOct 4, 2019

By Naiymah Sanchez, Trans Justice Coordinator, ACLU of PA

Naiymah Sanchez speaks outside City Hall in Philadelphia in 2017. (Photo: Ben Bowens)

Over the summer, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced a new policy that will allow a third gender marker option on drivers’ licenses. Along with ‘M’ for male and ‘F’ for female, license holders will also have the option to choose ‘X’ for gender non-binary.

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