Navy veteran becomes first American to receive gender 'X' passport

A U.S. Navy veteran who identifies as intersex made history Wednesday after becoming the nation’s first person to receive a gender “X” passport.

Dana Zzyym, a 63-year-old born as a male who now who goes by the pronouns they/them, received their U.S. passport with the gender “X” marker, issued by the State Department, the Daily Mail reported. Zzyym initially filed for the gender-change option to be on their passport in 2015, writing “X” on the application instead of marking in boxes “M” for male or “F” for female.