The Biden administration signaled openness Monday to adding a third gender to federal IDs.
“Speaking of executive orders on gender equity, the president and the vice president campaigned during the election on giving a third gender option on federal government IDs to individuals who want them. Does the president see value in signing an executive order to make that happen?” a White House reporter asked Executive Director of the White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein during a press conference.
“I haven’t looked yet to see whether that requires an executive order,” she replied. “I would note that we are very inclusive in our definition of ‘gender,’ and we intend to address all sorts of discrimination and fight for equal rights for people, whether that’s LGBTQ+ people, women, girls … men. So, that’s certainly something that we will look at. But I honestly don’t know whether that requires an executive order.”
White House officials are signaling their openness to adding a third gender option to federal IDs.
Jennifer Klein, the executive director of the White House Gender Policy Council, said she didn’t know whether it would require an executive order. pic.twitter.com/UPudbV2Nq6
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the reporter asked a “good question” and said the administration “will have to look into it a little more.”
At least 14 states currently offer a third gender option on driver’s licenses.
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The question came on International Women’s Day, which President Biden celebrated by signing two executive orders: one that establishes a Gender Policy Council within the White House and another that reviews Trump-era changes to Title IX.
“In our nation, as in all nations, women have fought for justice, shattered barriers, built and sustained economies, carried communities through times of crisis, and served with dignity and resolve. Too often, they have done so while being denied the freedom, full participation, and equal opportunity all women are due,” Biden said.
