I think that far too often when I write a blog post on my current country of residence, it ends up being negative. So I want to bring attention to some good news from New South Wales, where a person has won the right to be identified as neither male nor female:
The Australian high court has ruled that New South Wales must recognise a third gender after handing down its decision in the long-running case of Norrie, who has been fighting since 2010 to have a sex change recognised as non-specific.
Notable is the following argument apparently used in court, suggesting that bureaucrats can't count past two:
Among the arguments of the registrar was that it would cause “unacceptable confusion” if state legislation, the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (NSW), were to recognise more than two genders. The high court rejected the argument.
More seriously, congratulations are due to Norrie, for successfully winning this four-year legal struggle (and winning costs, too)!
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