British Passports will allow for same sex parents
British passports will now allow for holders to include same-sex parents, should they so desire, by the end of the year.
BBC reported that passport-recipients will be given the options of filling out their parents names under classifications titled "parent one" and "parent two" alongside "mother" and "father.”
The Home Office may also allow transgender people to list themselves as being part of a third gender, thus bypassing the ‘male’ and ‘female’ designations.
A spokeswoman for Identity and Passport Service (IPS) told BBC: "It is essential that any parent provides the necessary information on their status as parents or guardians when applying for a passport on behalf of their child. This protects the interests of the child and ensures that IPS are able to issue passports securely and safely to the right person. The passport application form is therefore being updated to incorporate same-sex parents."
The developments come in the wake of complaints by gay rights organization that the existing passport forms are "discriminatory.”
via ibtimes.com
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