States have begun to recognize the importance of offering a third gender option on official identification documents.

You Can Register for Gender-Neutral Licenses in These States

For years states have required anyone seeking a driver’s license or other official ID to declare themselves either male or female. Gender nonbinary and intersex individuals were left in the position of having to pick one or the other, despite neither accurately representing their identity.

While that problem persists in a number of states, since 2017 there has been fast moving progress in the direction of offering another choice.

The following states have moved to offer a third gender option on their official IDs, allowing their residents to avoid daily hassles that can occur when one is forced to present identification, such as during traffic stops and at the airport, that does not match their identity.