Gender X

I know that this topic is a bit from our past class discussions, but I stumbled upon it yesterday and found it very interesting. Below is a link to an article, "Germany allows "indeterminate" gender at birth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24767225

This article talks about how Germany is now the first western European country to allow the gender at birth to be determined as X instead of simply Male or Female. Germany has passed legislation to allow this new gender as a selection in an effort to tend to intersex individuals.

In the article is discussed that with this new gender no more will doctors and parents have to rush in hast to surgically construct a child's gender if in fact the baby is born intersex (has both male and female anatomy or has no specifically identify anatomy). Having the option to delay the choice will provide individuals of intersex to have time to determine if they identify as male or female, or even as no gender at all and remain intersex. I believe that this is really important because now individuals of intersex will have a better opportunity of feeling accepted and realize that they are in fact "normal". After all people are people.

While Germany is making new head ways with this innovated and open minded new legislation, the article highlights several other countries around the world that have created similar laws and have even taken the actions of Germany a step further. It makes for a really interesting read.