The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled that the government must allow an 'X' gender marker on birth certificates, a significant advancement for nonbinary individuals. This ruling came after a lawsuit was filed by six nonbinary plaintiffs who sought recognition of their gender identity in official documentation. The court found that existing policies violated the Equal Protection Clause by failing to justify the differential treatment of nonbinary individuals compared to binary individuals. The ruling supports the importance of accurate representation in legal documents.
Puerto Rico's current Birth Certificate Policy is not supported by a rational basis, and therefore violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Their request is simple: to be permitted to have a gender marker on their birth certificate that reflects their true gender identity, like everyone else.
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