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Australian top court recognizes ‘non-specific’ gender
Australia’s highest court has officially admitted the existence of a third “non-specific” gender, putting an end to years of legal battle for sexual equality by the activist, Norrie.
From now on, not everyone on the koala continent will be forced to identify themselves as a man or woman when dealing with officials, and could describe themselves as gender neutral.
“The High Court… recognizes that a person may be neither male nor female, and so permits the registration of a person’s sex as ‘non-specific’,” the judicial body said in a unanimous judgment.
The ruling has brought a happy ending to the long legal battle fought by sexual equality campaigner, Norrie. For a few years, the activist fought for overturning the New South Wales state edict saying that gender is a “binary” concept connected with only men and women.
“I’m overjoyed,” said Sydney-based Norrie, who prefers to go by first name only.
“It’s been a long time from start to end but this has been a great outcome. Maybe people will understand now that there’s more options than just the binary. So while an individual might be male or female, not all their friends might be and maybe they might be more accepting of that,” Norrie said, as cited by AFP.
From now on, not everyone on the koala continent will be forced to identify themselves as a man or woman when dealing with officials, and could describe themselves as gender neutral.
“The High Court… recognizes that a person may be neither male nor female, and so permits the registration of a person’s sex as ‘non-specific’,” the judicial body said in a unanimous judgment.
The ruling has brought a happy ending to the long legal battle fought by sexual equality campaigner, Norrie. For a few years, the activist fought for overturning the New South Wales state edict saying that gender is a “binary” concept connected with only men and women.
“I’m overjoyed,” said Sydney-based Norrie, who prefers to go by first name only.
“It’s been a long time from start to end but this has been a great outcome. Maybe people will understand now that there’s more options than just the binary. So while an individual might be male or female, not all their friends might be and maybe they might be more accepting of that,” Norrie said, as cited by AFP.
http://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/australian-top-court-recognizes-non-specific-gender/