Puerto Rico Supreme Courtroom permits ‘X’ as a 3rd gender selection on start certificates

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Activists on Monday celebrated a choice by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Courtroom to permit nonbinary and gender-nonconforming individuals to replace their start certificates.

The ruling comes after a gaggle of six nonbinary individuals filed a lawsuit towards Puerto Rico’s governor, its well being secretary and different officers.

The ruling signifies that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming individuals will now be capable of choose ‘X’ as their gender marker on start certificates.

Pedro Julio Serrano, president of Puerto Rico’s LGBTQ Federation, referred to as Friday’s ruling a historic one which upholds equality.

In the meantime, Gov. Jenniffer González Colón instructed reporters that she was awaiting suggestions from Puerto Rico’s Justice Division concerning the ruling.

The ruling comes greater than seven years after a U.S. federal court docket ordered Puerto Rico’s authorities to permit transgender individuals to alter their gender on start certificates following a lawsuit in the event that they so wished.