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In October 2018, New York City became the first municipality in the United States to adopt a law allowing residents born there to select a gender-neutral option (X) on their birth certificates. The law removed a previous requirement that New Yorkers obtain an affidavit from a medical professional before a birth certificate could be amended to remove or change a sex designation. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the bill, titled Amending sex designation on birth records and the issuance of birth records, into law on 9 October 2018, and it took effect on 1 January 2019. The bill also allowed parents to select X instead of male or female on their newborns' documents. Although some readers questioned whether the story was true, New York City isn't the first part of the U.S. to enact such a law: California, Oregon, Washington state, and (beginning 1 February 2019) New Jersey also have gender-neutral birth certificate options. According to the recently adopted New York bill: The official Twitter account for the New York City mayor's office reminded residents that the law would go into effect come the New Year: In a statement, NYC Unity Project Director Ashe McGovern welcomed the new law, saying:
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