Arkansas' elimination of 'X' for sex on driver's licenses spurs lawsuit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Several transgender, intersex and nonbinary Arkansas residents sued the state of Arkansas on Tuesday over its decision to no longer allow “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas asked a Pulaski County judge to halt the state’s decision to reverse a practice that had been in place since 2010. The new emergency rule will also make it harder for a person to change their sex on the cards.
The state Department of Finance and Administration announced the change last month, and a legislative panel approved an emergency rule carrying it out. The lawsuit argues that the state did not follow the proper steps for implementing the rule, including a 30-day notice and public comment period.
“By forcing plaintiffs to adopt gender markers that do not cohere to their own identities, the rule imposes a dignitary harm — one they are forced to carry around with them and relive every time they use their identification,” the lawsuit reads. “The emergency rule causes plaintiffs to suffer the stress and anxiety inherent in being told by the state that a core element of their being is not worth recognizing.”
Related articles
Brad Stevens selected as NBA's executive of the year after Celtics' NBA
Brad Stevens was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s executive of the year after helping build a Boston C2024-05-01People visit exhibitions at Times Art Museum in Beijing
A woman takes pictures at the Times Art Museum in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2022. (Xinhua2024-05-01China home to 340 unicorns at end
China was home to 340 unicorns at the end of last year, or start-ups founded after 2000 with valuati2024-05-01Floriade Expo 2022 opens in Almere, the Netherlands
A woman visits Japan's pavilion at Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere, the Netherlands, on April 14, 2022.2024-05-01Astros to option slumping 2020 AL MVP José Abreu to their spring training facility in Florida
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros will option slumping first baseman José Abreu to their spring trai2024-05-01Public satisfaction increases on Chinse delivery rates
The public are becoming more satisfied with China's parcel delivery service last year, and meanwhile2024-05-01
atest comment