American Airlines announces non-binary gender options for customers

Published December 22, 2019 10:04pm ET



American Airlines has become the second U.S. carrier to feature more than two gender options, adding “U” and “X” designations for customers.

United Airlines was the first American airline to offer more than male and female options for ticket purchasers in March. American and others are following suit as airlines seek to adapt to regulatory changes in states that allow people to identify outside of the two traditional genders on driver’s licenses.

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