US airlines to change ticketing process to allow passengers to choose a non-binary option under gender
Multiple major airlines in the United States have said that they will soon change their ticketing process to allow passengers to choose the gender they identify themselves with, which will also include the option of identifying themselves as other than male or female, reports state.
The airlines' sites will soon include gender option choices like "undisclosed" or "unspecified." Reports state that there could also be an additional optional title of "Mx." The airlines reportedly said that they are including other options to make themselves be more inclusive while dealing with a diverse population of travelers, according to the Daily Mail.
Soon after the announcement was made, it was welcomed by multiple advocacy groups for transgender people. Human Rights Campaign's Beck Bailey commented on the decision, saying: "It's a significant step forward for non-binary individuals, so they are not faced with a mismatch between their ticketing information and their legal identification." He added that although he did not know of people with non-binary identification being kept off planes but the fear of being stopped because of their gender identification added to their stress.