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How will China handle passports with more gender marker options?

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Digitae0nJ

For incoming applicants of visas, passport holders from the US (and likely other countries) allow the non-binary or X option.
Pretty much all official documentation in China that includes identifying information like certifications, medical records and visas only allow male or female in the sex/gender space.  The Chinese government would consider it a type of discrepancy or missing information if a person's gender is recorded as X on their passport.  And I don't think this standardization is changing anytime soon.
I am a teacher in China and I currently identify as transgender non-binary and my driver's license for the state I'm from lists me as X.  As soon as it's time to renew my passport I will have that updated also.

What are your thoughts on possibilities for China to account for this increase in inclusivity for non-conforming gender identities that exist outside of China while any type of progress within China seems non-existent?  Will it just remain a headache (or unavoidable reason to stay in the closet) for many LGBTQ foreigners interested in working and living in China?

aroliver1993

Legitimately interesting question. Shame there aren't any replies to this.

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