{"id":433614,"date":"2021-04-20T09:37:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=433614"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:37:48","slug":"new-jersey-makes-gender-x-an-option-on-drivers-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-makes-gender-x-an-option-on-drivers-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Makes Gender \u2018X\u2019 An Option On Driver\u2019s Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jersey-makes-gender-x-an-option-on-drivers-licenses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=433614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"42.844039054471\">\n<p>Driver\u2019s in New Jersey will now have the option of choosing \u201cX\u201d for their gender, the state\u2019s Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The state will now offer the existing \u201cM\u201d and \u201cF\u201d options along with \u201cX,\u201d which is an unspecified gender, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/mvc\/press\/archives\/2021\/041921.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MVC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiversity and inclusion are core values for New Jersey, and for all of us at the MVC. We know this new option will be deeply impactful for many residents, as access to resources and the ability to live and work freely so often hinges on having documentation that correctly reflects your identity,\u201d MVC Chief Administrator Sue Fulton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The state originally planned to end the \u201cX\u201d option for late 2020 but the changes were delayed due to the coronavirus, according to the MVC. New Jersey driver\u2019s can change their license identification by filling out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/mvc\/pdf\/license\/genderchange.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">form<\/a>, surrendering their current licenses or ID and paying an $11.00 fee to receive a replacement, according to MVC. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/30\/cnn-biological-sex-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: CNN Straight News Piece Says \u2018There Is No Consensus Criteria For Assigning Sex At Birth\u2019)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.1862745098039\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For those wishing to change their gender marker on a license or ID, that option is available in New Jersey by self-attestation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/25waZq5TBO\">https:\/\/t.co\/25waZq5TBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cape May County News (@HeraldNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeraldNews\/status\/1384208019668434946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that New Jersey has joined 19 other states and Washington, DC in offering X gender markers on driver\u2019s licenses and state IDs,\u201d Executive Director of Garden State Equality said in a statement. \u201cThis option will allow New Jerseyans, particularly nonbinary and intersex people, to enjoy a right many of us take for granted \u2013 having ID that accurately reflects who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/06\/16\/oregon-becomes-first-state-to-allow-third-gender-option-on-driver-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oregon<\/a> became the first state back in 2017 to legally recognize non-binary and intersex individuals on driver\u2019s licenses or state ID cards. The state allowed residents to choose between the standard male\/female option as well as option \u201cX.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driver\u2019s in New Jersey will now have the option of choosing \u201cX\u201d for their gender, the state\u2019s Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) announced Monday. 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