The Social Security Administration said Thursday it will allow people to select their gender from their Social Security records. The agency is “committed to lowering barriers and ensuring the fair treatment of the LGBTQ + community,” Kilolo Kijakazi, acting commissioner of Social Security, said in a statement.
The option will likely be available this fall, the agency said. This means that people will be able to choose their gender in their Social Security records without having to provide documentation of their sex designation to officials, he explained.
Other U.S. government agencies are also moving toward more inclusive policies, such as the State Department announcement on Thursday that Americans will be able to identify with “X” gender designation to his U.S. passports as of April 11th. This designation aims to make federal documents more inclusive for transgender, intersex, non-binary, and non-gender-compliant individuals.
People who want to update their gender marker on their Social Security records will need to apply for a replacement card, even though Social Security cards do not include a person’s sex designation, he said. agency.
The Social Security Administration said it is also exploring the possibility of upgrading its systems to support a “X” gender designation for the Social Security number card application process.
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