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Albertans can choose F, M or X in the sex category on driver’s licences and other official identification after the government rolled out a third option Friday.

“This is an important step in supporting transgender people, those who are transitioning or who do not identify with a specific gender,” Premier Rachel Notley told a news conference. “The X marker also offers privacy to those who don’t wish to disclose their gender.

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“Everyone has the right to be who they are.”

The changes apply to vital statistics records including birth and death certificates, as well as marriage licences. Albertans 12 and older who want to change their markers no longer need a supporting medical letter, but minors need parental consent. Parents can also amend birth certificates for children under 12 with a medical letter.

The move follows the proclamation of the Vital Statistics and Life Events Modernization Act in 2016, which allowed a non-binary identifier on records.